Traumatic Family Attachment

Throughout the article, it talks about how understanding the signs, symptoms and common risk factors of depression would be able to assist the parents to find the best care for their adolescents (Moreh and O’Lawrence, 2016). Parent should always be aware of the signs and symptoms of their adolescents. Therefore, parents should have a close relationship with their adolescents, in order to recognize the symptoms and signs. Failing to detect the symptoms and signs of your adolescent may lead them into a major

As a result, these adolescents experience psychological trauma, financial instability, which both combined to yield a vicious cycle of foster care. Psychological Trauma Before turning 18, kids in the foster care system already experience a plethora of traumatic instances. As a result, a significant mental health risk among kids in foster care is PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Based upon the current events in our world of psychology and the world that William Faulkner has portrayed in his novel of As I Lay Dying, we can assume that the distinction and correspondence between the physiological behaviour that each character in the Bundren family sets has a strong connection between our present of time. The main reason to the explanation of why a person has such a characteristic form of behaviour is usually influenced by how and whom they are raised, which for the most part, is usually a parent or parents. In this case, Addie and Anse impact the Bundren children by their beliefs and actions which leads the children to be negatively affected in a range of forms. Faulkner’s

When the situation is calm, the abused person may be hopeful that the situation will change. Then, tensions begin to build, and the cycle starts again. Intergenerational violence A common aspect among abusers is that they witnessed abuse in their childhood, in other words, they were participants in a chain of violence.

The effects of growing up in a family where family members are at risk for the deportation can also be understood from the perspective of toxic stress, that is, the notion that adverse experiences that upset child, parent and household, can result in biological, neurological and psychological changes. (Shonkoff, Boyce & McEwen, 2009).” Furthermore Human Impact Partners stated, “a child’s health and wellbeing is predicated upon the parent’s ability to provide family economic stability, to access needed services. Thus, it is not surprising, given the multiple stresses unauthorized parents experience, that parent, legal status is a predictor of multiple adverse outcomes for children, including emotional and wellbeing.”

How so? Each parent has his or her own methodology as to how they would raise their child, this is called parenting style. A developmental psychologist Diana Baurmrind studied parenting styles during the early 1960s. The four parenting styles she developed was based on the actions and behaviors of parents and how they affect child development, paying close attention to four important areas involving a parents ' warmth or nurturance, discipline strategy, communication skills, and expectations of maturity.

Poverty, unemployment, marital conflict, social isolation and family pathology can increase risk of abuse; so can shorter terms stressors such as emotional distress, economic or legal problems. Physical abuse in children is linked to aggressive and violent behaviors in adolescents and adults including violence towards non-family members, children, dating partners and spouses. Research has linked certain characteristics of the child, as well as features of the family environment, to child abuse and neglect. Main forms of child abuse include physical, emotional and sexual harassment, and neglect (Berrayed, 2001; Aberle et al., 2007). Unfit parents negatively affect the child’s emotional development, which leads to behavioral problems.

Research objectives: (To assess whether divorce has an impact on children’s wellbeing (mentally + physically)) - explanatory To analyze and explain children’s behavior during and after a divorce (How? Why?) - descriptive -> To develop an understanding for children’s behavior during and after a divorce 1 Problem – solution 2 Argument – counter argument 3 Thematic Introduction Family plays a very big role in a child’s life. According to Alan E. Kazdin, healthy marriages are beneficial not only for couple’s but also the children’s mental and physical health, as well as protection from educational and social struggles. Hence, the child and how it’s life is going to be affected is a major factor to consider in the event of a divorce.

In the study done by Teresa Lopez, Victoria Iglesias, and Paula Garcia over parental alienation, it is mentioned that sometimes after divorce the mother can develop Medea complex, also known as Malicious Mother Syndrome (218). Also, in this article, the concept of the various ways that a parent can alienate their child is discussed. Ways such as “interrogating the child after visits, sharing personal information, interfering with child’s symbolic contact with [non-custodial] parent, hindering telephone contact…” are all proof that divorce takes its toll on adults mentally as well (Parental Alienation 227). Other forms of alienation can include the non-custodial parent speaking badly of the custodial parent or the custodial parent not allowing the non-custodial parent to partake in the process of major decision making (Parental Alienation 229). Although, this alienation affects the children as well as the parents, other studies have been done to show other affects that divorce has on adults.

The duty of family is important in youngsters because it is the main foundation and structure of youngsters itself. Chaotic background of family can affect the foundation for children's learning .According to article; divorce family can affect typical reaction of children (Kathleen O'Connell Corcoran, 1997). The increasing numbers of chaotic background of family also increase the negative changes in the parent-child relationship based on their interaction among each other’s. As we know they learn how to manage their emotions and behaviours and establish healthy relationships with adults and peers through their parent in the family. Some of them would feel alienated by their own family.

The articles main focus is to examine older youth within the foster care system and their reaction to psychological instability. The different stages of growth throughout the child/children life and what might have been the trigger to offset a change. A lot of mental disabilities are cause from a combination of dramatic factors (sexual assault, abandonment as a child, neglect) drugs, and/or alcohol. The method in which was used to gather data was Diagnostic interview Schedule for DSM-IV.

• Psychodynamic Theories The Psychodynamic theory explains child abuse as a “parental dysfunction.” Followers of this theory such as B.F. Steele (1987) stated that ‘the abusive parents submit their children to traumatic experiences similar to those they had endured during childhood.” Therefore, child abuse is explained as a cycle due to the parent having experienced such behaviours from their parents as a child, hence now displays similar behaviours to their child as a parent. • The Sociological Theories There has been much agreement with Steele’s approach, however, it has been criticized to the extent that abuse against children is not necessarily only due to the parents’ experiences as a child but the abuse of children can also be as a

Ender's Game novel written by Orson Scott Card in 1985. In 2013 the made it into a movie Director Gavin Hood. The movie Ender's Game based on the novel, but they are not completely the same. There are similarities in these two works of art. However, there are also differences.

Siblings have a bond that ties them to one another for their whole lives, whether they live together or hundred miles apart. There are some situations though that split up a sibling relationship like divorce or foster care. Foster care can be the glue to hold the children's future together, but it is the knife that cuts siblings apart. The splitting of siblings especially in foster care can be traumatic and detrimental to those children. Due to regulations of age or number of children allowed in a foster home, siblings must be split up which can cause behavioral, psychological, relationship issues with one or all of the siblings.

One of the well-known psychologists in the whole world, John Bowlby has researched and concluded how important it is for every human being to create social attachment. Important Bowlby’s theory is the theory about attachments that says how every child that is born has an urge to create attachments, because these attachments are necessary for our surviving skills. He said that if a baby that is six months old is separated from his mother, he will suffer as a grown-up person in a way where his responses to situations where he has to separate from his company, will result in a destructive behavior. Bowlby emphasized how important mother-figure is in an infant’s life by stating that without that first connection, it will be hard for that person