Trauma Essay

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Relationships hold people together but when they break they cause emotional turmoil. Divorce is cited as the most prevalent cause of trauma in the contemporary society. It is a life experience that causes trauma at intensities that only few other life experiences are able to yet it is not among the most frequently treated. Personal and emotional trauma linked to divorce determines how individuals in the society cope after they have undergone divorce. In cases of trauma caused by divorce, it involves the children and the breaking up spouses (Clarke-Stewart & Brentano, 2008).
When a relationship is at the last stages of its lifespan which would lead to a divorce, one partner has always made a decision to end the relationship because it is no longer working for them. This is the partner who is least affected by the divorce process because in most cases they always have settled for alternative relationships. It is rare for both partners in a relationship to come to the same realization that they need to divorce. Personal trauma is caused by self doubt and perception of failure which in turn develops into emotional trauma which incorporates depression, low self esteem and stress. Women are perceived to however adjust faster to emotional trauma than men. This is because men have a long way to adjust because they are confronted with loss of intimacy, social connection, interruption of parental roles, and reduced finances (Clarke-Stewart & Brentano, 2008).
According to Clarke-Stewart and Brentano (2008), psychiatrists and psychologists, in an attempt to create an understanding on what causes divorce in the society, disputed the explanations fronted by religious groups and sociologists. They suggested that divorce was neither caused by im...

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...rocedures which violate role boundaries and exceed the limit of their competencies in suggesting their opinions. It is therefore important for psychologists to act within the mandate provided for and give the most competent opinion possible with regard to child custody cases (Greenberg et al., 2004).
Conclusion
Relationship breakups lead to divorce in marriages, which in turn introduce distress in the environment. Traumas are distressing emotional experiences which individuals cannot efficiently and effectively cope with. Multicultural and diversity issues present in the modern society increase the rates of divorce and also influence the methods of treatment by psychologists. Psychologists need to adapt to high professional standards in handling child custody cases as their opinions play an important part in determining the welfare of the child and family involved.

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