Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Psychological Abuse, Child Neglect, Major Trauma
6 Apr 2016
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Considerable evidence supports the significant link between childhood mental health consequences, leading some to call childhood trauma the hidden epidemic . It is now known that trauma occurring during childhood or adolescence is common, with about 1 in 4 youths reporting some form of major trauma before age 16. Traumatic events are defined as exposure to actual or threatened harm or hear of death or injury and are considered uncommon extreme stressors. Stressful events are typically more common and less extreme than traumatic events. Stressors may be a single event, such as parental separation or romantic breakups, or may involve multiple or ongoing stressful situations or events. This category also includes two other stressor-related disorders previously listed as. Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence : Child maltreatment is a generic term that refers to 4 primary acts: physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse.
