Whilst there has been a lot of research conducted upon the psychological and physiological effects of the 9/11 tragedy on adults, far less has been conducted on children who witnessed that appalling tragedy. However, researchers at Columbia University have helped … Read the rest
Study On Effects Of Trauma Of 9/11 On Children Directly Exposed To The Tragedy
‘Upper’ And ‘Lower’ BPD: Kernberg’s Theory
According to Kernberg, the symptoms of BPD can be divided up into four major categories. These categories are as follows:
- DIFFUSE ANXIETY
- MULTIPLE PHOBIAS
- LITTLE CONSTANCY IN SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
- IMPULSIVITY OR ADDICTION PROBLEMS OR BOTH
Additionally, Kernberg asserts that … Read the rest
Effects Of Adolf Hitler’s Childhood
In the 1940s, at the request of the Office of Strategic Services (a former incarnation of the Criminal Intelligence Agency (CIA), a psychiatrist by the name of Walter Langer produced a psychological profile of Hitler, including details about … Read the rest
Unwanted: Effects Of Being Born To A Mother Denied Abortion.
What are the effects on the child of being born unwanted because his/her mother wanted an abortion but was prevented from having one? A Czechoslovakian study, known as The Prague Study, spanning over thirty years and involving 220 … Read the rest
Dysfunctional Tension Reduction Activities Complex PTSD and BPD Sufferers May Use
One of the hallmarks of both complex PTSD and borderline persona; disorder (BPD) is a feeling of constant anxiety, agitation and apprehensiveness, As a result of feeling trapped and imprisoned in this distressing state, individuals become desperate to escape … Read the rest
Therapy For Dissociative Disorder
Hunter et al. (Institute of Psychiatry, London) has developed a form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the condition that treats it in a similar way to how anxiety disorders would be treated.
The therapy developed by Hunter … Read the rest
How ‘Malignant Alienation’ May Impoverish Care BPD Sufferers Receive
Because many sufferers of BPD have been so betrayed and hurt by their childhoods they may frequently have developed psychological defences that do not immediately endear them to others such as deep mistrust of people in general and, in particular, … Read the rest
A Study On The Link Between Childhood Trauma And Adult Psychosis
STUDY 1 INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED A FIRST EPISODE OF PSYCHOSIS:
A study carried out by Morgan et al., (2007) involved 390 individuals who had suffered a first episode of psychosis. It was found that, compared to individuals … Read the rest
Three Types Of Flashback: Visual, Somatic And Emotional
Sufferers of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex posttraumatic stress disorder (Complex PTSD) experience terrifying flashbacks.
Such flashbacks can be split into three categories as follows:
- VISUAL FLASHBACKS
- SOMATIC FLASHBACKS
- EMOTIONAL FLASHBACKS
Below, I briefly describe the form … Read the rest
Why Complex PTSD May Sometimes Be Misdiagnosed As Schizophrenia
It has been noted by many researchers (e.g.Fox, 2005) that individuals who have been profoundly traumatized may display symptoms of psychosis (most frequently in the form of hallucinations and delusions). Such psychotic symptoms are especially likely to occur when … Read the rest
Bowlby’s Theory Of The Damaging Psychological Effects Of Maternal Deprivation
Bowlby stressed that what is crucial for mental health is that the baby/infant/young child experiences warm and loving nurturing from his/her mother (or primary carer) which is reliable, dependable and continuous and which both mother and offspring find gratifying.… Read the rest
Repressed Memories Of Childhood Trauma And State-Dependent Learning
According to MEMORY REPRESSION THEORY, (a theory that originates from the work of Sigmund Freud and more likely, today, to be described as memories made inaccessible due to DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA) some memories of childhood trauma in some individuals are … Read the rest
Babies Of BPD Mothers Have Problems Regulating Stress Even At 2-Months-Old.
A study published in the British Journal Of Psychiatry (2003) was conducted to investigate differences between the quality of interaction between and the effects of such differences upon the babies’ behavioural and emotional responses towards their respective mothers.
A) … Read the rest
The Possible Effects Of Genes On Development Of Borderline Personality Disorder
There exists overwhelming evidence from research into the causes of borderline personality disorder (BPD) that the condition is far more likely to occur in those who have experienced severe and protracted developmental trauma than those who have been fortunate … Read the rest
Complex PTSD, Muscle Armouring And Physical Pain.
One of the hallmarks of complex PTSD is a perpetual feeling of being under threat, stemming from constantly feeling afraid and vulnerable during childhood. This is true even though the threatening circumstances of our childhood have long since past … Read the rest
