The Role of Avoidance in the Relationship Between the Impact of Childhood Trauma and Physiological Responsivity to Fear and Reward in Adulthood
Tristan Alana Benjamin
Childhood trauma is prevalent and has been associated with deleterious physical and psychological outcomes that persist into adulthood. Extensive research on the neurobiological consequences of experiencing trauma has demonstrated an association between experiencing a traumatic event and elevated physiological arousal in response to fearful stimuli compared to healthy controls. By contrast, emerging research has found that adults who experienced a traumatic event during childhood demonstrate blu