PSYC23H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Clinical Trial, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Persiste(cid:374)t fear a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) ca(cid:374) affect you(cid:374)g childre(cid:374)"s lear(cid:374)i(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Early exposure to circumstances that produce persistent fear and chronic anxiety can have lifelong consequences by disrupting the developing architecture of the brain: threatening circumstances: physical, sexual, or emotional abuse; violence, etc. Experiences like abuse and exposure to violence can cause fear and chronic anxiety in children the anxiety triggers prolonged stress responses. 1/7 children, and nearly 1/40 infants, in the united states experience some form of maltreatment, including chronic neglect or physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Science shows that exposure to circumstances that produce persistent fear and chronic anxiety can have life long consequences by disrupting the developing architecture of the brain. Behavioral neuroscience research in animals tells us that serious, fear-triggering experiences elicit physiological responses that affect the architecture of the brain as it is developing. Infants begin to experience feelings of fear and differentiate them from other emotions between 6 and.
