"The Effects of Trauma on Schools and Learning." The Effects of Trauma on Schools and Learning. The Center for Mental Health Services, n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015. This source explains how it happens, what to do, and the effects it makes on different people. On preschoolers it can make them very clingy to their parents or the opposite they may try to exclude people out. For elementary kids it can make them very aggressive, angry, and very easy to irritate, they may also get headaches or stomach pains. For middle school and high school students they may start not doing as well in school or they may change their relationship with teachers, parents or even friends. They also can be very self conscious. Many students who go threw or have PTSD start …show more content…
This can cause post traumatic stress disorder. Usually these peoples lives have been threatened or someone close to them have been threatened. Children with PTSD will show intense fear, helplessness, anger and sadness,but there are many more signs of PTSD. Children will also try to avoid things that remind them of the situation. They can also become less responsive, or show less of their feelings. The best way to deal with it is to do early intervention, PTSD may last months or even years. Priest, Dana, and Anne Hull. "The War Inside." Washington Post (Washington, DC). 17 Jun. 2007: A1+. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 05 Nov. 2015. This article talks about how troops come back from the war with physical injuries and mental injuries. It also tells about Jean Cruz who helped in the capturing of Saddam Hussein. When he came home he was traumatized by war, and had reoccurring images. He would hurt himself just to feel he war adrenalin again. Then he started to struggle financially, and got more depresses. At one point he did try to get help, but they turned him down. He kept trying but eventually gave up and lost