Essay - Family Violence and PTSD Introduction Children are Subject to a...

Family Violence and PTSD

Introduction

Children are subject to a number of stressors th*****t may contribute to the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the stressors given particular attention is domestic violence, not necessarily against the child, but ***** that ***** child witnesses. Such events in the home have an effect on the ***** who is privy to them, creating a sense ***** guilt, adding ***** the child's stress, *****d distorting many aspects of the bonding process with one or both parents while also putting a strain on other relati*****ships the child may have at home, at school, and elsewhere. Studies have examined this issue and found a link between violence in the ***** ***** subsequent problems pl*****yed out ***** *****ren who have witnessed this violence without being the target ***** it. Abused children suffer from many of the same problems, and ***** seems to be understood ***** accepted in diagnosis. The idea that the same s*****t of problem will result in ***** ***** have only witnessed ***** ***** the home has required stronger pro*****. These children may display the effects of ***** soon after witnessing this violence, or *****y may develop the problem later. Some act out similar *****haviors in their own lives in relations with others or in overtly criminal behavior ***** otherwise ***** to have no clear cause. Much of this research ***** be discussed below.

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In describing the etiology and treatment of PTSD, research adds to the knowledge of how family dynamics might contri*****e to ***** onset ***** PTSD for some individuals or how a different ***** structure might prevent its onset f***** *****. Not everyone experiencing ***** traumatic event su*****fers ***** *****, raising the question of what differences might be found ***** those who do and those ***** do not in terms of family structure in this case ***** in terms of o*****r differences ***** importance for other studies. Knowing what elements in family dynamics contribute ***** the onset of PTSD should suggest what changes need to ***** made as a form of treatment, with changes in ***** family dynamic helping add to the support the sufferer needs and helping remove adverse influences coming from the family.

Post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects not only those returning from battle but also victims of rape, burglary, car accidents, and natural dis*****ters‑along with ***** health professionals who must care for them. According to one estimate, nearly half of all patients treated at urban trauma centers have severe PTSD, and another 31 percent are moderately affected. The h*****mark of the ***** is repeatedly reliving the ordeal in frightening detail. To blunt the pain generated by such recollections, many patients turn ***** alcohol ***** o*****r drugs and may go to great lengths to avoid activities ***** situations that arouse memories of the occurrence. These people experience consequences in terms of memory--a selective memory that keeps some memories vivid while blunting others--that may one day show researchers another aspect of the *****hip between stress and learning and *****