When emotional abuse takes place in childhood, it wreaks havoc on
the mental architecture of the brain, affecting areas such as the amygdala, the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex.
Not exact matches
The activation
of the serve - and - return wiring in the
brain, provide the basis
of healthy
brain architecture: particularly in relation to life - long
mental well - being, empathy, emotional regulation, and cognitive skills (Feldman, Rosenthal & Eidelman, 2014; National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004; World Health Organisation, 2004).
It also helps the activation
of the serve - and - return wiring in the
brain, provide the basis
of healthy
brain architecture: particularly in relation to life - long
mental well - being, empathy, emotional regulation, and cognitive skills (Feldman, Rosenthal & Eidelman, 2014; National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004; World Health Organisation, 2004).
As early experiences shape the
architecture of the developing
brain, they also lay the foundations
of sound
mental health.
A healthy environment is crucial for infants» emotional well - being and future physical and
mental health.1 2 Experiencing severe adversity early in life can alter a child's development and lead to toxic stress responses, impairing
brain chemistry and neuronal
architecture.3 For infants, severe adversity typically takes the form
of caregiver neglect and physical or emotional abuse.
If an adult's responses to a child are unreliable, inappropriate, or simply absent, the developing
architecture of the
brain may be disrupted, and subsequent physical,
mental, and emotional health may be impaired.
A wealth
of research has shown that stress and hardship in childhood — such as that caused by abuse, neglect, exposure to violence and
mental illness in caregivers — can alter the
brain architecture of a developing child.
From birth to age two, much
of the
brain architecture related to social and emotional response is formed as scaffolding for future
mental health.
An «environment
of relationships» is crucial for the development
of a child's
brain architecture, which lays the foundation for later outcomes such as academic performance,
mental health, and interpersonal skills.
Social support and connections to services such as
mental health, as well as increased economic security, reduce parental stress and therefore the likelihood
of prolonged elevated stress reactions that can undermine the baby's development
of strong
brain architecture.