Adverse childhood experiences

psychiatric disorder that developed after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life-threatening event

physiological wound caused by an external source

maltreatment or neglect of a child

type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event

form of child abuse

human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age

Psychohistory is a transdisciplinary field of knowledge that represents an amalgam of psychology, history, psychoanalysis, political psychology, anthropology, ethnology, and related social sciences, art, and humanities. Psychohistorians examine the "why's" of history, utilizing the bottom-up approach rather than starting with psychological theories. They combine the insights of psychodynamic psychology, especially psychoanalysis, with the research methodology of the social sciences and humanities, to understand the emotional origin of the behavior of individuals, groups and nations, past and p

child born to a native parent and a parent belonging to a foreign military force

adverse childhood experiences

process by which the psychological impact of a traumatic event is transmitted from one generation to the next

effects of several wars on children

deleterious experiences in the first 18 years of life

set of symptoms experienced by those who participate in or have left certain religious groups and belief systems

cumulative or persisting emotional harm to individuals or generations