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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRAUMA & ABUSE: POSTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD),  COMPLEX TRAUMA  AND DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA DISORDER<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c054b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c054b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA IS CAUSED WHEN ONE EXPERIENCES  AN EVENT THAT :<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a235f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a235f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<ul><li>POSESEXTREME THREAT TO THE PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY OF THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.<\/li><li>ELICITS INTENSE FEAR AND FEELINGS OF HELPLESSNESS .<\/li><li>OVERWHELMS ONE\u2019S CAPACITY TO COPE, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY .<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccb082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ccb082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trauma may be caused by:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad681e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad681e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>One-time events such as accidents, assaults and natural disasters.<\/li><li>Physical, psychological and sexual abuse.<\/li><li><u>Living in an environment that I physically and\/emotionally unsafe. This can apply to adults but more commonly is the experience of children. *<\/u><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7eccba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7eccba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*(For most, trauma began at home.)<\/p><p><strong><u>In 2013<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>, the Alberta Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE) revealed that:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>Before the age of eighteen,27.2% of Albertans\u00a0 had experienced some form of abuse, and 49.1% experienced family dysfunction.<\/p><p>The association between ACEs and poor mental and physical health remained strong throughout childhood and into adulthood, even when other risk factors, such as poverty, were taken into consideration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0253c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb0253c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TRAUMA CAUSES PTSD: The Effects of Trauma on The Brain<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad18eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad18eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>Most of us know about\u00a0 \u2018fight or flight\u2019<\/u>. Usually, when faced with danger, our bodies release hormones and produces other changes that boost our ability to act.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><u>Trauma blocks this adaptive response.<\/u> Instead, the body releases a flood of adrenalinand other neuro-chemicals. The neo-cortex, responsible for functions like judgment, decision making etc., essentially shuts down, taking along higher reasoning and language, and creatinga sense of helplessness, even paralysis.<\/p><p><u>Trauma also impactsbrain structures and how they function<\/u><strong>.\u00a0 Changes in the amygdala, hippocampus, and pre-frontal lobeare responsible for the nature of traumatic memories, and the symptoms of PTSD and COMPLEX\u00a0 PTSD<\/strong><\/p><p><u>Trauma does not always lead to PTSD.<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0 Thoughmost people have some symptoms following a traumatic event,<u>t<\/u>hese usually improve quite rapidly. For others, especially those who\u2019ve had previous or repeated trauma,\u00a0 symptoms are mor persistentand develop into PTSD. <u>Seeking treatment early is the best way to get control of symptoms and reduce \u2018collateral damage\u2019 in other areas of your life. <\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f438a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f438a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SYMPTOMS OF PTSD fall into four general types: <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc686e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc686e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions.<\/p><p><strong>Symptoms of intrusive memories may include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Recurring, distressing memories<\/li><li>Flashbacks<\/li><li>Dreams or nightmares<\/li><li>Severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of the traumatic event<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Symptoms of avoidance may include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the event<\/li><li>Avoiding places, activities or people that remind you of the event<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Symptoms of negative changes in thinking and mood may include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Negativity about self, others, the world, feelings of hopelessness<\/li><li>Concentration and memory problems (including being unable to remember aspects of the trauma)<\/li><li>Feeling of detachment from family and friends, difficulty maintaining relationships<\/li><li>Lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed<\/li><li>Emotional numbness , difficulty experiencing positive emotions<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Symptoms of changes in physical and emotional reactions (also called arousal symptoms) may include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Alertness, on guard, easily startled<\/li><li>Trouble sleeping<\/li><li>Irritability and \/or angry outbursts or aggressive behavior<\/li><li>Inappropriate feelings of guilt or shame<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a03a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a03a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>COMPLEX POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND DEVELOMENTAL TRAUMA DISORDER<\/strong><\/p><p>Individuals with a history of trauma, most notably survivors of childhood abuse, domestic violence, and war, are likely to have experienced multiple traumatic events. <strong>\u00a0Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPSD) <\/strong>is the result of exposure multiple traumas.\u00a0 <u>It\u2019s \u00a0symptoms includePTSD,\u00a0\u00a0 as well as \u00a0also disturbances in emotional and interpersonal self-regulation, anxiety, anger, dissociative and avoidant behaviors, anxious arousal, anger management, dissociative symptoms, and socially avoidant behaviors.<\/u><\/p><p><strong>Developmental Trauma Disorder. <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0When children are exposed to repeated trauma or a chronic lack of emotional and physical safety in the caregiving environment, it affects their neurobiological development by impacting:<\/p><ul><li>Maturation of specific brain structures and functions.<\/li><li>Regulation of physiological and neuro-endocrine response.<\/li><li>The ability to regulate and coordinate thought, emotion and behaviour.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRAUMA &#038; ABUSE: POSTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), COMPLEX TRAUMA AND DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA DISORDER PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA IS CAUSED WHEN ONE EXPERIENCES AN EVENT THAT : POSESEXTREME THREAT TO THE PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY OF THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. 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