Young people who have experienced
trauma feel unsafe at their core.
Not exact matches
This has even greater implications for children who have experienced
trauma and may
feel constantly threatened and
unsafe, further decreasing their ability to access the parts of the brain that manage rational thought.
Coping with
trauma also affects students» ability to build trusting relationships with their peers and adults, as the stress can cause students to
feel unsafe or triggers fight - or - flight responses from seemingly ordinary interactions, such as behavioral corrections.
Children may
feel unsafe in their neighborhoods; their housing and transportation systems may be inconsistent or non-existent (Walsh 2015, 131); they may not have access to medical services and nutritious food; and they may suffer from
traumas such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect (Sajnani et al. 2014, 209).
Trauma can leave one
feeling unsafe when invaded externally or internally.
The child with early
trauma doesn't trust his environment and continues to
feel unsafe.