child trauma
Early psychological injury
Trauma experienced during childhood, typically referring to lasting psychological harm from abuse, neglect, violence, or other deeply distressing events.
The term appears frequently in discussions of mental health and development: Her therapist helped her work through child trauma.
Research links child trauma to difficulties in relationships, emotional regulation, and physical health in adulthood.
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- headachesPains in the skull
- stomachachesPains in digestive region
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- neglectFailure to provide care
isolation · PTSD · therapy · emotional dysregulation · depression · hypervigilance · attachment issues · trust issues · emotional scars · domestic violence · broken home · foster care · bullying · developmental delays · counseling · bedwetting · parental separation · wounded healer
- Child Psychiatrydevelopmental disorders, neurodevelopmental, psychiatric assessment, psychiatric evaluation, adolescent depression
- hardshiphardship, adversity, difficulty, trouble, struggle
child traumasecure attachment
Reliable caregiver-child emotional bond
psychological safety · parental love · emotional safety · emotional security · safe environment
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