Assignment 2: Kinds of trauma II : Phyllis Young
Assignment 2:
Choose a different kind of childhood trauma than you addressed in Assignment 1, and address How common is it for children to experience this kind of trauma? Are there specific effects that result from this kind of childhood trauma? What kinds of behaviors do children who have undergone this kind of trauma demonstrate? Many trauma interventions are developed from heartfelt concern for children and their families, but have no scientific basis. Give at least one example of an intervention that is well-meant, but not bnased in science, and one that has a scientific underpinning.
a. Natural disasters
b. Terrorism
c. Illness
d. Abuse
e. Divorce
f. Economic stress
g. Military family stress, PTSD
Paper will be submitted in MS word or RTF format only!
Your paper will be graded on these criteria:
Possible grade
Student grade
The paper addresses the issues specified by the assignment
20
The author shows insight and sophistication in thinking and writing
30
Three academic citations were used; websites are acceptable. You MUST use in-text citation as well as reference page.
20
Paper was well organized and easy to follow. Paper was at least 1000 words, not including cover page or references. Cover page, ABSTRACT, paper body, citations and Reference list were in the American Psychological Association format.
20
Few to no spelling, grammar, punctuation or other writing structure errors
10
TOTAL
100
