Kids growing up in violent homes react to danger in same way as battlefield soldiers

By Keitri Kendrick, Dec 6, 2011 Filed under: Kids TextSizeA AA soldiers. 1 suppose there is nothing unusual or revelatory in that. My question is why is it only these fwo groups which are compared with each other?I would imagine that anyone faced with or experiencing threat to themselves or others close to them react the same way and that those
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reactions become entrenched in their behaviour and responses if their situation is not addressed and they are taught that, generally, they are safe, if that is a true thing to teach them.

Is this just another study to show how 'necessary* the mental health services are? I have not feit so powerless since I was a child in a violent home as t have over the last 20 years, since my contact with the mental health services began and I was inextricably involved with and locked in to their abuse and ntimidation and dishonesty Since it nas been raised in this article l will assume it is not off-topic. It is not OK to tske non-consenting sdults, or children, that have not been informed of the cause for concern or involved in conversation about those concerns, and iock them up and drug them like animals with which we cannot communicate. I propose that if the individual does not feel served, ultimately the community is not served. And in this situation, if the individual does not FEEL served, they are NOT served, nor is their family, whatever power games and denials are involved 46 minutes ago

Iisamh86 Why to the feminist movements continue try to blur the lines between domestic Violence' and what is an argument? They are worlds apart. The new term slipped in calling any domestic problems domestic 'abuse' Violence in families affects children's brains a s m u c h a s d a n g e r on the battlefield affects soldiers, s a y scientists. Couples argue, kids argue, people argue, the entire world argues. Simple Both children a n d soldiers b e c o m e increasingly aware of potenal threats. fact Stop treating adults arguing/not getting on as domestic violence, l t s not T h e long-term impact for children m a y be a higher susceptiMity to mental health problems, according to experts from University College London ( U C L j a n d the A n n a F r e u d C e n t r e . The people who do this are actualiy doing the true victims of genuine violence in the home or by a partner a huge dis-service. Family courts now also treat argumg as 'domestic abuse', a play on words from domestic 'violence' that allow hostile mothers deny contact to children and keep unfair amounts of property. Not sure? Well go search the book 'Family Court HelF, a truly shocking true story of what goes on in those places. devalues the seriousness of real and genuine violence in the home.

rt is already known that a b u s e d children or those who witness domestic violence are at greater risk of anxiety a n d d e p r e s s i o n in later life.

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" E n h a n c e d reactivity to a biologically salient threat cue s u c h a s anger m a y represent a n adaptive r e s p o n s e for t h e s e children in the short l e r m . h e l i n g k e e p them out of danger However, it m a y also constitute a n undertying nauiofciotogical risk factor increasing their vulnerability to later mental health problems. a n d partcuafty anxiety T h e next step for u s is to try a n d understand h o w s t a t * t h e s e c h a n g e s a r e . Not every cnd e x p o s e d to family violence will go o n to devetop a mental h e a h problem; many bounce back and lead s u c c e s s f u l lives. W e want to know m u d i more about those m e c h a n i s m s that h e l p s o m e children b e c o m e resilient." j brain s c a n s on 2 0 L o n d o n c h i ! to violence at h o m e . a n d who h a d a l 1 I never saw my father raise a finger against my mother, but I heard the shouting and what he called her. I lived in constant fear. I flinched every time he moved. At home I was a terrified and nervous child. I only remember one instance of violence he committed against ME, and that was when I was about 10 But I was afraid and frozen for years before that. I think if you speak to military people some of them would say that they suffer even though nothing has EVER touched them physically. 13 minutes ago T h e scientists carried out out r with an a v e r a g e a g e of 12 who f referred to local soctal s e r v i c e s Lisa, your comment appeared in the interim between me writing mine and it appearing 10 minutes later. Sorry, I couldnt see the reply button, so 1'm re-posting here where it is more appropnate.

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Obviously there will be some children so traumatised that help is needed, but this level of tripe in this article should be thrown away and the Tags : - tc A s u s c ChfJdren, Domestic Violence, Families, Family Life, H o m e . Kids, News. And-Views, researches made to pursue a real job. Who authorised that research, on what grounds and which pratt put their name to it.

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