Essay Impact of Trauma on the Structure and Function of the Mind – Social Science Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

Assessment Description:

Write a report on the impact of complex trauma and the core treatment dimensions for successful complex trauma recovery  

This report must cover the following:

• The impact of trauma on the structure and function of the mind and dissociative functioning
• The impact of trauma on the structure and function of the Autonomic Nervous System and dissolution of function
• A theoretical explanation of why Sophie is clingy in some situations 
• The influence of negative of the child’s adaptive behaviours on her perception, feeling and relationships
• The importance of a relatively peaceful environment and facilitating awareness and cooperation of ‘parts of self’ in complex trauma recovery
• The theoretical reasons for the interventions put into place by the team 

Background: Sophie is an 8 year old Caucasian girl who has lived with her aunt, Helen, for the past 5 months. Helen is committed to caring for Sophie and is seeking custody. Sophie’s behaviours are escalating and Helen is finding it more difficult to care for her and would like support. Sophie constantly asks Helen if she will be staying with her forever.

Sophie has moved around to many different relatives and family friends since she was 2. She was removed from her parents at age 2 and returned when she was 3 and recently removed again 1 year ago. In her early years she was exposed to chaotic and violent environments. She was born while her mother was in a transition home and shortly afterwards her parents reunited for a period of time but her father then disappeared as there were warrants for his arrest. She has not seen her mom for the past year. While in the care of her mom she moved around a lot and mom had many different men in the homes.

Query of FASD and has many ADHD symptoms but no diagnosis.

Strengths: Sophie can be engaging and smiles shyly upon first meeting someone new. She is engaging when she is comfortable with people and can be quite chatty and funny. She does well with colouring and painting. Sophie has lots of energy and loves to climb on the playground equipment. She likes to help younger children and often plays well with her younger cousins.

Challenges: She tends to be clingy with Helen and does not want to leave her side. Sophie seems to question non-stop how long she will be allowed to live with Helen. She can be explosive when her needs are not met and when things do not go as she thought they were planned. It can take her a couple minutes to explode but hours to calm down. These meltdowns can happen frequently. When she is exploding she yells, swears, throw things and can destroy things around her. She does this both in home and in school. She has locked herself in the bathroom when she was triggered by something and cousin had to be called to get her out. She gets extremely angry and can be aggressive