HDFS 3319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Major Trauma, Domestic Violence, Nocturnal Enuresis
15 Dec 2018
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Lasting mental and physical affects: types of trauma, acute. Signs and symptoms: the explanation of injury (doesn"t make sense, new injuries, medical needs aren"t met, being clumsy or accident prone. Fall a lot: awkward movements, uncomfortable, can"t raise arm without wincing, etc. Lateness or absentness: may not have child come if signs of abuse are obvious. Ignoring or rejecting a child as punishment, giving them the silent treatment. Serious accident, illness, or medical procedure: victim or witness to community violence, natural or man-made disasters, war, terrorism, or political violence, military trauma. Separation from one of both parents or parental divorce. Signs of trauma: children 0-2, demonstrate poor verbal skills, memory problems, poor appetite, low weight, digestive problems, attachment style affected. Scream or cry excessively: 3-6, difficulties focusing or learning in school, learning disabilities, perpetrators of abuse, parents of victims are usually perpetrators.
