The Risk and Resilience Factors of Childhood Trauma Across the Lifespan: A Developmental Systems Perspective

Keyword: Childhood Adversity

Abstract: Developmental trauma is characterized by the cascading processes that occur in childhood, increasing the likelihood of enduring psychopathology in adulthood. Evaluating current risk and protective factors, malleable mechanisms across cognitive, affective, and arousal domains may enhance self-regulation and systemic reorganization in adults who may have deviated from adaptive pathways.