Those that warn that letting babies cry is damaging to their brains cite studies of babies that were subjected to
chronic neglect or abuse or raised in orphanages and lacking strong attachment figures.
Not exact matches
While it is absolutely true that ongoing stress is bad for a baby's brain, the stress that is shown to cause developmental problems is the
chronic stress suffered by babies who are
abused or neglected,
or void of any parental figure in their life (such as babies born in orphanages in China).
A growing body of empirical evidence indicates that significant adversity during childhood (e.g., from
abuse or neglect, exposure to violence, deep and persistent poverty, and /
or the cumulative burdens of racial
or ethnic discrimination) can contribute to lifelong problems in learning, behavior, and
chronic health impairments such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes cancer, and depression, among many others.
Sadly, some of the dogs and cats that come to us have been
abused or neglected, and others are injured
or suffer
chronic illnesses.
Sadly, some of the cats that come to us tend to be overlooked by adopters because they suffer
chronic illnesses
or are shy
or lack socialization due to possible earlier
abuse or neglect.
She'll offer to purchase dogs from homeless people when she perceives that the animal is not a cherished companion but a prop
or, worse, a victim of
chronic neglect and
abuse.
But when multiple traumatic events contribute to a health problem — such as physical, sexual,
or emotional
abuse, parental
neglect, severe illness, accident, injury,
or health - related trauma that result in
chronic impairment to health and well - being — the time to heal may be longer.
«I specialize in working with adults 18 years and older, who may be experiencing a variety of issues including but not limited to: the residual effects of
chronic abuse,
neglect or trauma; grief and loss; anxiety; depression
or life transition.
Felitti and colleagues1 first described ACEs and defined it as exposure to psychological, physical
or sexual
abuse, and household dysfunction including substance
abuse (problem drinking / alcoholic and /
or street drugs), mental illness, a mother treated violently and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as
neglect, parental separation, loss of family members
or friends, long - term financial adversity and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort of 9508 American adults, more than half of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey of 4000 American children found that 60.8 % of children had at least one form of direct experience of violence, crime
or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the health conditions of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to
chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung and liver diseases, and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs and physical and mental health outcomes, such as increased risk of substance
abuse, suicide and premature mortality.4 7
The court may terminate parental rights due to repeated
abuse or chronic neglect or endangerment.
Perinatal depression may be comorbid with marital discord, divorce, family violence (verbal and /
or physical), substance use and
abuse, child
abuse and
neglect, failure to implement the injury - prevention components from anticipatory guidance (eg, car safety seats and electrical plug covers), 10 failure to implement preventive health practices for the child (eg, Back to Sleep), 10, — , 13 and difficulty managing
chronic health conditions such as asthma
or disabilities in the young child.11, 14 Families with a depressed parent (ie, any parental depression) overutilize health care and emergency facilities.14 Studies of families of a person with major depression that began before 30 years of age demonstrate that the parent, siblings, and children are 3 to 5 times more likely to have major depression themselves.
The most effective prevention is to reduce exposure of young children to extremely stressful conditions, such as recurrent
abuse,
chronic neglect, caregiver mental illness
or substance
abuse, and /
or violence
or repeated conflict.
Toxic stress response - can occur when a child experiences strong and /
or prolonged multiples stressful events without adequate adult support, for example, physical
or emotional
abuse,
chronic neglect, parental mental illness,
or exposure to violence.
Babies can and do experience mental health problems that can undermine their development, especially when exposed to
chronic, unrelenting stress and trauma from situations such as living in poverty, experiencing
abuse or neglect,
or witnessing domestic
or community violence.
When children experience strong, frequent,
or prolonged adversity — such as physical
or emotional
abuse,
chronic hunger and
neglect, caregiver substance
abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence,
or the accumulated burdens of family poverty — the stressful environment can become toxic.
Some things that can cause a disruption to the normal attachment process include
neglect,
abuse, separation from the primary caregiver, changes in the primary caregiver, frequent moves / placements, traumatic experiences, maternal depression parental drug use
or a parent's own attachment issues,
chronic pain such as colic,
or a child not being allowed to express their need.
Parents living in disadvantaged communities with high levels of
chronic unemployment, poverty, social exclusion, criminality, violence and substance
abuse problems as well as parents of children with behavior problems; parents of children who are performing poorly in school; parents in families with substance
abuse issues; parents in families with a history of violence,
abuse,
or neglect; parents with difficulty managing their child's behavior, and lastly, parents who are at high risk of
abuse and
neglect
Play therapy has been widely researched as an effective and developmentally appropriate method for working with children dealing with the following types of concerns, among others: depression, grief and loss, social adjustment problems, speech difficulties, trauma, hospitalization, reading difficulties, selective mutism, enuresis and encopresis problems, fear and anxiety,
abuse and
neglect, aggression / acting out behaviors, attachment difficulties, autism,
chronic illness and disability, and parental separation
or divorce.
In situations of domestic violence, rape & incest,
abuse &
neglect, alcoholism & chemical dependence and
chronic, persistent severe psychiatric dysregulation among others, options for productive negotiation are very limited
or perhaps nonexistent.
Depression Anxiety and Social Anxiety Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Relationship Issues / challenges / conflicts
Chronic worry / catastrophic thinking: Childhood
abuse &
neglect Men's Issues Low Self - Esteem Stress Relief Life Transition Grief & Loss Compulsive thoughts & /
or behavior
Basically, codependency is considered to be a set of compulsive behaviors learned by someone to help them cope in a setting where addiction,
neglect, physical / emotional
abuse,
chronic illness
or other dysfunction has an environment of significant emotional pain and /
or stress.
Toxic stress response can occur when a child experiences strong, frequent, and /
or prolonged adversity — such as physical
or emotional
abuse,
chronic neglect, caregiver substance
abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence, and /
or the accumulated burdens of family economic hardship — without adequate adult support.