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Irmarie Cruz-López; Tawny N. Evans-McCleon; E. Joan Looby; Tianlan Wei; Daniel L. Gadke – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2024
School-age children are at high risk of experiencing traumatic and stressful events that can negatively impact their academic, emotional, and behavior performance. Students that have been exposed to a traumatic and adverse experience present with high rates of dropout, low academic performance, conduct problems, aggression, depression, and…
Descriptors: Trauma, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Weather, Natural Disasters
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Gangi, Jane M.; Barowsky, Ellis – Childhood Education, 2009
More and more children are forced to deal with crushing hardships. The responsibilities of adults worldwide to attend to the affected children have never been greater. In this article, the authors first give an overview of the psychological risks for children who experience war, terrorism, and disaster. They then listen to the voices of children…
Descriptors: Children, Terrorism, Risk, Mental Health
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Mohay, Heather; Forbes, Nicole – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2009
A significant number of children suffer long-term psychological disturbance following exposure to a natural disaster. Evidence suggests that a dose-response relationship exists, so that children and adolescents who experience the most intense or extensive exposure to the risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are likely to develop…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Natural Disasters, Children
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology