Six months after the bombing, Gurwitch and his colleagues evaluated these children for symptoms of post-traumatic stress.  The evaluations found that even infants and very young toddlers displayed many PTS symptoms.  Extensive posttraumatic play and peer discussion about the events occurred.  Across the age range, researchers noted hyperarousal and increased startle responses.

Additionally, disturbances in functioning such as sleep problems, increased irritability, and regressive behaviors such as a return to a pacifier or bottle were observed.  Rather than avoiding activities or people that reminded them of the bomb, infants and preschoolers welcomed opportunities to interact with staff and first responders, as well as chances to play games reminiscent of the bombing.  However, researchers noted that restricted range of affect, and a sense of a foreshortened future, both common symptoms of PTS, were relatively absent from the young children.

In a connected study, Gurwitch and his colleagues interviewed the parents of these same children.  The researchers observed that although the parents were aware of the symptoms of PTS, they tended to underreport the symptoms in their children.

For Aspect 2, 3, and 4 go to Psychology of Terrorism course.

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In this ADHD/ADD game, the adult and child together picture the next day and how they will feel in certain situations—happy and excited or angry or fearful and anxious—and how other people might feel. The child is the talker, and you are the Socratic teacher raising the issue. If the child needs help, use a little vignette from your own childhood: “I remember when I was a child, I used to get angry when . . . “The most important goal of this game is to help the child become a poet of his feelings with animation and body language and tone, as well as in words. We want to help the child with ADD/ADHD recognize the feelings at a preverbal level, which will help him avoid putting negative feelings into action. “Thinking About Tomorrow” helps the child anticipate feelings and think of ways to deal with a particular situation other than acting out. This is especially difficult for children with attentional difficulties and self-regulation.

If you need continuing education credits for your social work, psychology, MFT, or counseling license renewal go to ADD CEU continuing education courses

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