Exposure to traumatic events/situations that overwhelms your ability to cope.
May lead to regressive behaviors
Child Maltreatment
Temporary interruption in previously established developmental competencies
May lead to dissociation-related impairment
Intense adverse experiences sustained across time
May lead to attachment impairment
Vacation
Chronic disruption in the growth of developmental competencies
Financial difficulties
May result in posttraumatic stress symptoms or PTSD
Exams
Getting a new sibling
From short-lived, often positive, events
Witnessing domestic violence
More intense events, but still relatively short lived
Human trafficking
Living in a violent neighborhood
