Describe and give examples of the three parental factors identified in the text that contribute to the development of PTSD in children
What will be an ideal response?
• Parents "teach" children how to cope with stress and trauma
• Shotgun effect
o Single trauma that is overwhelming to all members of the family; natural disasters, murder, etc.
• Lack of protective shield effect
o Parents don't provide the needed comfort, support, and security for children following a trauma
• Toxic family effect
o Parent responses that elicit and maintain anxiety symptoms in children; repeated stories of trauma
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Fill in the blank with correct word
Manifest content is to latent content as ________
a) obvious is to symbolic b) wish is to fulfillment c) symbolic is to obvious d) unconscious is to conscious