Child Maltreatment
May lead to dissociation-related impairment
Human trafficking
Financial difficulties
Exams
Exposure to traumatic events/situations that overwhelms your ability to cope.
Intense adverse experiences sustained across time
Chronic disruption in the growth of developmental competencies
May lead to regressive behaviors
From short-lived, often positive, events
May result in posttraumatic stress symptoms or PTSD
Witnessing domestic violence
Vacation
Living in a violent neighborhood
More intense events, but still relatively short lived
Getting a new sibling
Temporary interruption in previously established developmental competencies
May lead to attachment impairment
