Common behavioral adaptations in children to trauma include:
-- Aggression
-- Defiance
-- Withdrawal
-- Perfectionism
-- Hyperactivity, reactivity, impulsiveness
-- Rapid and unexpected emotional shifts
For many children who have experienced traumatic events, the school setting can feel like a battleground in which their assumptions of the world as a dangerous place sabotage their ability to remain calm and regulate their behavior in the classroom. Unfortunately, many of these children develop behavioral coping mechanisms in an effort to feel safe and in control, yet these behaviors can frustrate educators and evoke exasperated reprisals, reactions that both strengthen the child’s expectations of confrontation and danger and reinforce a negative self-image.
The Impact of Trauma on Learning Part 2: Classroom Behavior (part 2 of 3 parts)
See also the 1st and 3rd part of this video:
The Impact of Trauma on Learning Part 1: Academic Performance
(view part 1 here) [ Ссылка ]
The Impact of Trauma on Learning Part 3: Relationships
(view part 3 here) [ Ссылка ]
and see also the first video in this series:
How Prevalent is Traumatic Experience?
(view on YouTube) [ Ссылка ]
Presenter: Joel Ristuccia, Ed.M.
The Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative
More information is on our website : [ Ссылка ]
