PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Telomere, Microsoft Powerpoint, Homicide

• School: Xavier University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 353
• Professor: Jebens

Document Summary

Top part of the brain = most malleable. Development of the top brain influences development of the bottom part of brain. Thinking (in top part of brain) shut down during exposure to violence. First impressions: exposure to violence & a child"s developing brain (video) The younger you are, the more sponge-like your brain is younger children = most vulnerable to trauma. Exposure to violence = lifetime legacy affects how one will parent one day. Children learn how to deal with stress from parents. Children need to be able to talk about their feelings and hear that it"s not their fault. Need to find healthy adults to connect to. The brain cortex can heal and form new neurons. A child"s brain will become exactly what it"s exposed to (i. e. kindness will be rewarded with kindness) Meta-analysis results found exposure to dv is a non-specific risk factor that leads to internalizing, externalizing, traumatic, and academic functioning disorders.