The overlapping and synergistic characteristics of the most prevalent conditions and
threats to child well - being — combined with the remarkable pace of new discoveries in developmental neuroscience, genomics, and the behavioral and
social sciences — present an opportunity to confront a number of
important questions with fresh information and a new perspective.
Thus, severe external
threat may result in renewed clinging and neophobia in both children and adults.8, 41,111 Because the attachment system is so
important, mobilization of
social supports is an
important element in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).