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J Heston

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PubMed1998

Stressors and development: a reciprocal relationship.

In this article we have attempted to delineate the importance of developmental levels in a young person's response to stressors and, conversely, the effect of stressors on levels of development. In so doing, we isolated specific lines of development from their context. We neglected the important roles of rewards and punishments, permissions and prohibitions, family and community dynamics, values, stories and myths. Even in this simplified schema, we have not addressed the importance of protective and risk factors, neither of which are found in isolation; but all of these issues are the subject of articles elsewhere in this issue.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

Anticipatory stress in children and adolescents.

OBJECTIVE: Circumstances surrounding the New Madrid earthquake prediction on Dec. 3, 1990, offered a unique opportunity to study the effects of a disaster warning stage on children and adolescents. METHOD: An initial structured interview was administered to 553 third- and 10th-grade students before December 3, with follow-up interviews conducted 6-8 weeks later. RESULTS: This study documents the existence of a mild but prevalent PTSD-like reaction that arose from exposure to a prediction of disaster. CONCLUSIONS: Further study of anticipatory stress reactions is needed to provide insights into the development of methods for providing support to children during disaster warnings.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Physical and sexual abuse in childhood: relationship with post-traumatic stress disorder.

This study describes the reactions of children and adolescents to physical and/or sexual abuse, suggesting two distinct symptom pictures. Findings indicate that a majority (55%) of this clinical population develop symptoms characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder, whereas abused children and adolescents who do not develop associated post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms exhibit more anxiety, depression, externalizing behaviors, and more problems overall. Significant differences were also found between children and adolescents reacting to single event abuse who display more behavior disorders and victims of ongoing abuse who appear significantly more disturbed, with symptoms ranging from depression to psychosis.

Adolescent↗