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Psychological trauma (also known as mental trauma, psychiatric trauma, emotional damage, or psychotrauma) is an emotional response caused by severe distressing events, such as bodily injury, sexual violence, or other threats to the life of the subject or their loved ones; indirect exposure, such as from watching television news, may be extremely distressing and can produce an involuntary and ...
NoBullying.com lists a variety of reasons that bullying in college occurs. The first reason is that there are new targets available to the bully’s disclosure. The bully has said goodbye to the people he or she previously socialized with and/or bullied, so there is a need to satisfy such behaviors. Another reason is there is less direct authority.
These people may develop symptoms of depression, stress, and trauma. Those who are primary care providers for patients with terminal illnesses are at a higher risk of developing these symptoms. In the medical profession, this is often described as " burnout ": the more specific terms secondary traumatic stress and vicarious trauma are also used.
Two years after he came home from his second combat tour, Tremillo is still haunted by images of the women and children he saw suffer from the violence and destruction of war in Afghanistan. “Terrible things happened to the people we are supposed to be helping,” he said. “We’d do raids, going in people’s homes and people would get ...
Young people of color ranked safety first, while white and Latino youth prioritized kindness over safety. This story was produced by the LA Post and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Show comments
And after a 2007 decision to raise the age that young people can be tried as adults, from 16 to 18, the state has also reduced the number of teenagers heading to adult prisons. Child advocates say that, while imperfect, the collective effort of judges, educators, attorneys and state lawmakers has helped the state rethink its relationship to ...
Vicarious trauma, conceptually based in constructivism, [12] [13] [14] arises from interaction between individuals and their situations. A helper's personal history (including prior traumatic experiences), coping strategies, support network, and other things interact with his or her situation (including work setting, nature of the work, and clientele served) and may trigger vicarious trauma.
The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades. It's Still Not Fixed.