Abstract
Millions of children are exposed to traumatic experiences each year. Traumatized children develop a clinical syndrome with significant emotional, behavioral, cognitive, social and physical symptoms called traumatic stress. The symptoms fall into three main clusters: 1) hormonal effects of cortisol resulting from infant stress; 2) Anxiety and cardiovascular reactivity. (Significant physical and medical problems in childhood, adolescence and adulthood appear to be related to stress during infant development); and 3) bonding matters in cases of prolonged separation from mother as far as the health and well-being of the child goes. This remains an understudied public health problem.
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Comments: 2
Oddly enough, now that I'm out of there there are very few things that I am REALLY afraid of. I tend to jump into things with both feet now.
It's almost as if I'm saying "oh what the hell. No safety at home, why should I worry about the rest of the world?"
People I know are afraid to get on the bus from Guelph to Toronto. I just GO! There have been worse things in my life than that.
People worry about speaking up and offending someone. I speak sincerely, and clearly, so if someone is offended it is simply their interpretation and not my words.
People have said a lot worse (AND MEANT IT!) than I'll ever say.
The world's not all sunshine and roses.
Thanks for bringing this problem to light.
Leah's comment is an interesting example for a sociologist.