Trauma And Repercussions

Another limitation that can appear when examining the memory of trauma is that trauma victims do not elicit the same response to trauma. Individuals who experience psychological trauma, physical trauma or both all remember the abuse differently. Many trauma victims may have repressed those memories or simply forget the explicit details about their traumatic experiences. Toth and Cicchetti (1998) argue that victims will elicit different responses of they are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and experience trauma on a single or multiple occurrence. Multiple experiences of trauma may give individuals a general memory of the abuse, however, it often overlooks and forget about the unique features of their traumatic experience.

A trauma informed model of practice should centre upon a perspective that asks the client user ‘what happened to you’ rather than ‘what is wrong with you’ (Bloom and Farragher). This approach promotes the base line for which the service should be impliemented; an approach which enable to cliet to connect how their trauma has influence their behaviour, feelings, coping mechanisim and general perspective (Felitti et al. 1998). Staff within the home should have a good degree of trauma informed care as this enable for a deeper understanding of how the trauma can impact upon the individual and allow for holistic care (Harris and Fallot, 2001) and enables better support and help reduce to protential for re-tramatisation via triggers and uncousious re-enactment of trauma (SAMHSA, 2010). Implementing the above approach the client can receive the holistic carer they require in order to begin to overcome the trauma they have experienced.

Trauma occurs when a child has experienced an event that threatens or causes harm to her emotional and physical well-being. Events can include war, terrorism, natural disasters, but the most common and harmful to a child’s psychosocial well-being are those such as domestic violence, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, maltreatment, and witnessing a traumatic event. While some children may experience a traumatic event and go on to develop normally, many children have long lasting implications into adulthood.

You are cordially invited to a Trauma and Grief Support Group. This education and support group will provide materials and discussions on a variety of topics to assist individuals in their grieving process.

Debbie had many risk factors involved in her childhood and as she continued to grow up. One risk factor that had impacted her childhood family is that of social acceptance of violence. Debbie’s parents were not only accepting of the violence between their children but they were also promoting it. These violent views and values put Debbie at risk for child maltreatment and abuse as well as social and emotional issues as an adult. Debbie was in a higher risk of maltreatment being the youngest girl then that of her brothers and older sister.

In recovery a person with an addiction may go through a period of struggles or melancholy deeply rooted from a dark mood that qualifies as being a dark night of the soul. Often times, caused by true life changes and undesirable experience of the soul itself. Meanwhile, a seemingly insignificant event may cause a dark night to occur. Even when individuals experience spiritual crisis, it may cause a tremendous disruption in their mental, emotional, physical, and social functioning during sobriety or recovery. Basically, trauma or a detrimental event such as: failure, conscious or unconscious memories, and significant loss may ignite, when a person realize the highs and how the low points has ruined or caused them to be in a dark place in their

It is also known that “emotional baggage” can be carried far-past the career of first response personnel, some may fall victim quickly where others may show latent signs of suicidal tendencies or worse yet, become a public danger later in life. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), diagnosed in first response personnel, is growing out of control (Reagan, 2015). The sad cost of losing even one person during or post-disaster is life altering, regardless if it is a disaster victim or a first responder, and it reflects poorly on supervisors and those ultimately in charge. First response personnel should save lives, not lose them or fall victim to the disaster itself.

Trauma is present in many currently incarcerated prisoners caused by being subjected to prolonged incarceration in an environment that is used as a form of punishment. “Trauma is an event in which there is physical harm, the self is wounded, or when a person who directly experiences, witnesses, or learns about a violent event is damaged by it” (DeVeaux, 2013). In simpler terms, trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Symptoms of trauma may be more prevalent in prisoners detained in solitary confinement for a lengthy amount of time and prisoners who are the victim and or witness of severe attacks and sexual assaults.

Having nightmares, vivid memories, or flashbacks of the event that make you feel like it’s happening all over again

In this week, I see how all of the readings and discussions we have been divulging into are really tied together. I have a firm understanding of the importance it is to build your life and your relationships around a strong foundation. The stronger the foundation, the stronger our relationship and experiences are throughout life.

How does trauma impact human psychology, and how has the disorder we now call PTSD been perceived throughout human history?

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When I decided to take the trauma course, I was hesitant at first to take it. I did not know what to expect nor felt I would be prepare listen to stories about traumatic occurrences, despite of the number of years I have worked in the field of community mental health. Therefore, now that we are in week eight, I am delighted to have taken this course. The impression I had at first, has changed my insight concerning what is trauma, as for many years, I did not understand why a person in many instances, could not process their trauma. In a quote by Chang stated, “The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening; the smaller the doubt, the smaller the awakening. No doubt, no awakening” (Van Der Kolk, 2014, p. 22). The goes in congruence with my understanding on trauma and how it has changed during this course. As a result, I feel I am awakening when acquiring more about trauma.

I believe my own experiences have helped me with an American Indian or Native expertise. I am a Chief’s daughter and have experienced first-hand the effects of intergenerational or cross-generational trauma. Those effects spiraled down and led me into some bad behaviors which only intensified my complex trauma responses. I have had to heal and overcome from many types of trauma. In my first years in college, I learned about vicarious, historical, and intergenerational trauma and came to the realization of what I was going through. As an adult, I have had vicarious trauma as well.

Trauma to most people can be defined as a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. The risk of experiencing trauma has been a natural part of the human existence since we evolved as a species. Attacks by giant hyenas, snakes, or tigers 100,000 years ago and life threatening automobile accidents in the twenty-first century have probably produced similar psychological ramifications in the survivors of such violence. Following trauma people may experience a wide range of normal responses, both physical reactions like sudden sweating and emotional reactions like shock, fear, or anxiety are common. Truly, the notion that a person may develop symptoms, which are mostly subjective and usually not connected with any openly defined somatic