Describe and give examples in which children might be at risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder and one protective factor
What will be an ideal response?
• Definition – experience of trauma with symptoms in these areas: intrusion symptoms (e.g., flashbacks), avoidance symptoms (e.g., efforts to avoid specific places), and alternations in cognition and mood
• Usually occurs after repeated, multiple, or prolonged experiences of trauma (e.g., war)
• Can occur after one intense event (e.g., 9/11, witnessing death or destruction)
• Can occur when separation from parents occurs (e.g., refugees, orphans)
• Mass trauma – disaster, war, terrorism
• Gender differences – girls report more symptoms
• Protective factor – attachment figure
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