How Trauma Changes Your Brain: Let's Talk About Trauma - Psychotherapy Crash Course
24What is trauma? How would you describe it?
If I were to quiz you on trauma would you know how to define it? You might say something like trauma is a negative experience that you cannot forget or move past. I would give you an A+ but also challenge you to consider different situations in which trauma occurs and the impact on the victim.
For example, we all know that a child who has been abused and neglected or has seen something horrific would most likely be traumatized.
But would you also consider a 3-month-old baby who has been severely neglected to be traumatized? Would you consider an adult, who has a history of trauma, to still suffer from the trauma?
These questions will be answered in this article including a video on traumatic experience.
As a therapist working with families who have endured trauma I have seen my fair share of traumatic experience and I’ve been challenged to treat kids who are unresponsive to or defensive in treatment. The problem is often that a child who has been traumatized is locked inside of themselves and are often fearful of coming out. Why would they want to come out of “hiding” after experiencing an earth-shattering experience? Most kids would rather stay hidden.
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