CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND ITS EFFECTS IN ADULTHOOD

Ndibuagu Daluchi Elsie

Abstract


Childhood trauma is seen as the experience of an event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful which often results in lasting mental and physical effects. Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event, like an accident, rape or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches and nausea. Children who suffer from child traumatic stress are those children who have been exposed to one or more traumas over the course of their lives and develop reactions that persist and affect their daily lives after the traumatic event must have ended. There are several types of trauma, of which include acute trauma, chronic trauma and complex trauma etc. The common therapy approaches to help heal from trauma include pharmacotherapy, which is the use of medications to manage disruptive trauma reactions, cognitive behavioural therapy, behavior therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), hypnotherapy, psychodynamic therapy and group therapy. Experiencing trauma in childhood can result in a severe and long lasting effect. When childhood trauma is not resolved, a sense of fear and helplessness carries over into adulthood, setting the stage for further trauma. Thus, the need for this work.


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Trauma, childhood, adulthood, physical health

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