Psychology 2320A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, Acute Stress Reaction, Bulimia Nervosa
6 Apr 2016
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Introduction: trauma- and stressor-related disorders is new category in dsm-5. Infant-caregiver attachment: attachment: the process of establishing and maintaining an emotional bond with parents or other significant individuals. An ongoing process beginning between 6-12 months of age. An internal working model of relationships comes from a child"s initial crucial relationship. Insecure attachments are implicated in a number of childhood disorders. Babies learn to regulate their emotions through the manner in which we respond to and mirror their emotions. Not doing so can cause the child emotional dysregulation. Trauma and stress-related disorders: post traumatic stress disorder: acute stress disorder is characterized by: The development during or within 1 month after exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor of at least nine symptoms associated with intrusion, negative mood, dissociation, avoidance, and arousal. Children who react to more common (and less severe) forms of stress in an unusual or disproportionate manner may qualify for a diagnosis of adjustment disorder.
