Terry came to the conclusion that she should continue working because she is good at her job and it gives her great satisfaction a majority of the time. Outreach conducted a one-month follow up call and Terry reported she had returned to work and was doing much better. Trauma stress is a response to something which normally does not occur on a daily basis. Trauma stress results in feelings of loss of control and powerlessness. These feelings can produce social, physical and psychological changes in the traumatized individual.
Fear is the most common initial reaction.
Children may have nightmares. Children may act out with anger or hostility. Children may be reluctant to go to school. Children may wet their beds, lose their toileting skills, suck their thumbs or act like younger children. Children may be reluctant to eat, or they may hoard food or go on eating binges.