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Module 3: Identifying Trauma in Children
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Trauma is often misdiagnosed in children
! ADHD ! Depression ! Bipolar disorder ! Learning problems ! Willful opposition ! Anxiety
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The PTSD triad
INTRUSIVE thoughts, nightmares, flashbacks
+ negative thoughts/moods/feelings
AROUSAL & ANXIETY
AVOIDANCE & NUMBING
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What are some of the behaviors?
! Passive/compliant ! Withdrawn/disconnected
! Anxious/on edge ! Aggressive
! Moody ! Easily distracted ! Easily enraged ! Perfectionistic
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More examples . . .
! Loss of previously-acquired skills (especially toileting) ! Fear of separation ! Sleep problems & nightmares without recognizable
content ! Somber, compulsive play with traumatic themes
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More examples in children . . .
! Phobias & anxieties ! Acting out trauma through play, stories, or
drawings
! Aches & pains with no apparent cause
! Irritability, aggression, & tantrums
! Withdrawal & “zoning out”
! Inner dialogue with phantom selves or alter personalities
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Over-arousal
Stuck in a hyper-vigilant state:
! Fidgety
! Anxious
! Unable to concentrate
! Overly reactive
! Aggressive
! Unpredictable
! Angry Blocks unwanted thoughts & memories
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Under-arousal
! Decreased activity ! Decreased alertness ! Flat or absent emotions ! Difficulty achieving mental & physical goals
Blocks unwanted thoughts & memories
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