{"id":5360,"date":"2025-07-07T10:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sehatyab.com\/hazarnaimat\/?p=5360"},"modified":"2025-08-26T16:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:04:37","slug":"ptsd-in-children-impact-of-abuse-in-madrassas-schools-and-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehatyab.com\/hazarnaimat\/ptsd-in-children-impact-of-abuse-in-madrassas-schools-and-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"PTSD in Children: Impact of Abuse in Madrassas, Schools, and Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

PTSD, also known as post-traumatic stress disorder, can impact any gender and age. In today’s time, this mental health disorder is prevalent even in children. Some kids find it tough to recover from the stress they get from a severe trauma that may include verbal, physical or emotional violence, a massive injury or even a death in the family. Traumas that have long-term effects on the kids tend to get converted into PTSD.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mostly, symptoms of PTSD persist for at least a month, and they end up disrupting the normal human functioning of the child.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we shall talk about PTSD in children and how the abuse they are exposed to at a young age in Madrasses, schools and homes impacts them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reasons for PTSD Development In Kids<\/b><\/h2>\n

There are unlimited reasons why a kid may end up having PTSD<\/a>. Most commonly, it is a direct exposure to physical and sexual abuse or emotional mistreatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another major reason for the development of PTSD is witnessing a violent act or crime. If a kid views a prolonged physical suffering or diseases of a loved one, it may impact their mental health massively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural disasters and exposure to road accidents also have a significant influence on the mental state of a witness, especially when it’s a kid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A lot of times, school teachers also resort to physical punishments to teach the students a lesson. They utilize harsh methods to bring some discipline into the class. In the Pakistani society, the Madrassa culture is prevalent. To make the students memorise lessons, they are beaten and verbally abused. At times, this physical punishment gets so intense that it ends up traumatising them. Such kids get PTSD and are impacted by the abuse for a lifetime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How To Know If It Is PTSD?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A lot of psychological issues have overlapping symptoms. You need to distinguish between them and understand if it really is PTSD or not. Some major signs of PTSd include:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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    Re-Thinking The Traumatic Experience Repeatedly<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Traumatic experiences and incidents have a massive impact on the victims. They keep re-imagining the traumatic experience time and again. These intrusive thoughts impact their normal daily functioning by bringing up negative emotions time and again. This re-imagination also leads to sleep disturbances.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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      Behavioural Changes<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The behaviour of a kid dealing with PTSD also changes abruptly. There is a sense of constant sadness in him, and he showcases irritability in every action of the day. They also showcase withdrawal behaviour in various activities of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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        Lack Of Emotional Reactions<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Kids suffering from PTSD find it tough to express emotional reactions to various happenings in life. They are unable to give appropriate emotional reactions and responses when required.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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          Social Avoidance<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          PTSD leads to the victims having severe social avoidance. The past traumas and tragedies hinder them from participating in a social set-up with full acceptance and enthusiasm. They, most of the time, avoid instances and occurrences where they may have to socialize.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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            Academic Decline<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            In students, PTSD can be a significant factor leading to lower IQ, reading inability, higher absenteeism, and lower graduation rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n