Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do - Softcover

Human Services, U.S. Department Of Health And; Health, National Institutes Of; Mental Health, National Institute Of

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492914045 ISBN 13: 9781492914044

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Violence or natural disasters can cause trauma in young people. Trauma is hurt or harm. It can be hurt to a person’s body. It can be harm to a person’s mind. Parents and family members play important roles. They help children who experience violence or disaster. They help children cope with trauma. They help protect children from further trauma. They help children get medical care and counseling. They also help young people avoid or overcome emotional problems. These problems can result from trauma. There are two types of trauma – physical and mental. Physical trauma includes the body’s response to serious injury and threat. Mental trauma includes frightening thoughts and painful feelings. They are the mind’s response to serious injury. Mental trauma can produce strong feelings. It can also produce extreme behavior; such as intense fear or helplessness, withdrawal or detachment, lack of concentration, irritability, sleep disturbance, aggression, hyper vigilance (intensely watching for more distressing events), or flashbacks (sense that event is reoccurring).

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1492914045
• ISBN 13: 9781492914044
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24