Early life adversity includes exposure tounusual environmental circumstances where the child experiences high levels ofstress, eventually resulting in psychological and behavioral abnormalities.
Fight or Flight
High five!!
Oh no!!
These experiences greatly affect the child’s cognitive development by increasing the amount of cortisol in the brain and hindering their ability to make decisions and increasing impulsivity.
Learning Enviroment
The hippocampus is responsible for memory, but in a traumatized brain this shrinks and often leads to memory loss.
Inappropriate Behavior at School
I HATE SCHOOL!!! I'M NOT DOING THIS ANYMORE!!
The amygdala, is responsible for our “fight or flight” response and allows us to think rationally about a situation. When this is damaged it becomes hyperactive, thus resulting in irrational and impulsive behaviors.
OUCH!!!
None of this is beneficial to a child in alearning environment
When they get frustrated, they do not have theability to regulate their emotions and will often act in an inappropriatemanner or lash out.
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