Loss of speech, sleeplessness, self-harms, nightmares, having suicidal thoughts or actions are some signs that indicate a child that has experienced a traumatic event. Trauma is a reflective emotion, triggered by how an individual /child may react to a frightening or shocking situation. It is defined by the reaction of the child to a specific event. However, trauma to one child may not be trauma to another. But the child that experiences this can be scared for a lifetime. This strain can begin as soon as birth is given to a child, throughout his /her eighteen (18) years of childhood. Nevertheless that child can have flashback of the event straight over into their adulthood depending on how they cope with the situation.
Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety, but any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and alone can be traumatic, even if it doesn’t involve physical harm. A trauma can be triggered by any of these experiences; sexual abuse or assault, physical abuse or assault, emotional abuse /psychological maltreatment, neglect or even by a serious accident or injury. You may be able to cope with the trauma and move forward quickly because of how you handle the situation at hand, you may move
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A parent or other adult in the household often swears at the child, insults the child or humiliates the child. Emotional abuse might include the adult acting in a way that makes the child afraid that he or she might be hurt physically; situations like these can lead to mental disturbance. Excessive demands on a child 's performance may lead to negative self-image and disturbed behaviour. Acts of omission against a minor child that caused or could have caused conduct, cognitive, affective disturbance, such as emotional neglect or intentional social