Stevens, Maurice “From the Past Imperfect: Towards a Critical Trauma Theory.” Letters 17.2 (2009). 1-5. Web. Stevens discusses the origins of trauma, and the “evidentiary value” assigned to traumatic experience as a medical and legal issue.
In The Unthinkable, Amanda Ripley describes how people who are in the middle of a disaster tend to “collect” things, such as carrying a stapler down dozens of flights of stairs in the World Trade Center on September 11th (citation). She also talks about how flight attendants are can more effectively calm people (or at least control…
Williams, Rush, et al. “Borderline Personality Disorder and Military Sexual Trauma: Analysis of Previous Traumatization and Current Psychiatric Presentation.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2015): 1-14. Sage. Web. 21 July 2015. From the Abstract: …veterans with comorbid MST[military sexual trauma]-related PTSD and BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder] had significantly greater PTSD criterion B (avoidance) symptoms, depressive symptomatology, and…
Gil, Sharon and Michael Weinberg. “Secondary trauma among social workers treating trauma clients: The role of coping strategies and internal resources.” International Social Work 58.4 (2015): 551-61. Sage. Web. 21 July 2015. From the Abstract: A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that emotion-focused and avoidance coping strategies, previous history of exposure to a traumatic event, and…
Jardin, Charles, et al. “Secure Attachment Moderates the Relation of Sexual Trauma With Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents From an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2015): 1-21. Sage. Web. 21 July 2015. This study indicates to me that the degree of attachment is a major psychological factor for children – thus, to deprive a…
Herman, Judith. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. 1992. New York: Basic Books, 1997. Nook file.
What if there was some social or environmental factor was proven to change the function of the human brain? Well, what about PTSD? And how about poverty and malnutrition? Can we say we’re educating students effectively if we aren’t first addressing these societal issues that affect learning ability? Read on for fMRI studies:
