Physiology and Neurodevelopment
- Significant physiological reactivity such as
rapid heart rate or breathing
- Over-reactive or under-reactive nervous
system (i.e., “shutting down”)
- Sensory processing challenges
- Somatization
Relationships with Others
- Re-enactments such as abusive relationships
- Difficulty forming healthy attachment to
caregivers
- Difficulty trusting others
Impulse Control and Self-Regulation
- Self-harming behavior such as head banging,
cutting, or burning
- Substance use or abuse
- Eating disorders
- Oppositional behavior
- Feeling detached from the body or as if
watching self from the outside
- In a dream-like state or feeling as if the world
or experiences are not quite real
- Feeling as if stressful or traumatic
experiences are happening to someone else
- Significantly fractured sense of time and
continuity
- Deficits in language development
- Abstract reasoning, or problem-solving
- Learning difficulties and Easily distracted
- Difficulty planning ahead and anticipating
the future
- Low self-esteem
- Feeling worthless or despondent
- Feel powerless to change negative
circumstances
- Hyper-vigilance
- Depression and/or anxiety
- Suicidal ideation
- Emotional numbing
- Easily frustrated and overwhelmed
