Download or read book Treating Early Childhood Trauma from an Object Relations Approach written by Diane Slap and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reason for selecting this research study is because of the increased number of children being exposed to traumatic events, often leading to long-lasting and intense effects that impacts them as adults.Early childhood trauma refers to children under the age of 12 who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, neglect, or witnessed domestic violence. After a child is exposed to trauma, distress is common, yet it may manifest differently given a child's developmental stage, severity and length of trauma, and family situation. Often a child experiencing trauma may slip through the cracks and the issues are not addressed immediately, leading to feelings of isolation and detachment. As quite frequently a child is exposed to more than one traumatic event (repeated abuse or neglect), these children are especially vulnerable to further trauma.The treatment in this study is for these same individuals when they are adults over the age of 18. The purpose of the study is to determine the several therapeutic interventions that are used in treating trauma as it manifests in adults, paying close attention to therapy informed by an object relations approach. Object relations theory is unique since the entire process aims at establishing a therapist–patient relationship that mirrors that of the mother–infant dyad, making it more effective than other therapeutic approaches.