Mental numbness

Introduction Psychological numbness is a psychological defense mechanism. If the survivor responds in a short period of time, it can reduce the psychological pain and physical and psychological impact of the patient directly facing the disaster. However, if the disaster is confronted in a long time by denying the depression, it will cause Greater psychological distress or mental unhealthy state. Generally speaking, when faced with a traumatic accident, there will be a period of calm and calm, as if they can courageously respond to the disaster, but they have not yet begun to respond deeply to the incident, so they present a primary reaction that is shocked and confused.

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Psychological numbness: Generally speaking, when faced with a traumatic accident, there will be a period of calm and calm, as if you can courageously respond to the disaster, but this is often a kind of "quiet before the storm", that is, the survivor is actually still They did not begin to respond deeply to the incident, so they presented a primary reaction to shock and confusion, but the outside world often thought that the survivors would calmly respond and have a strong will.

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When faced with a traumatic accident, there will be a period of calm and calm, as if they can cope with the disaster, they present a primary reaction to shock and confusion.

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When faced with a traumatic accident, there will be a period of calm and calm, as if they can cope with the disaster, they present a primary reaction to shock and confusion.

Psychological injury: refers to any person's words and deeds, whether intentional or unintentional, as long as the child is temporarily or permanently harmed in terms of behavior, intelligence, mood or physical function. Psychological injury refers to the temporary or permanent negative impact of external factors on the psychological aspects of people. The impact of psychological harm on children's mental health development is enormous. Children who are psychologically hurt have suffered even more ideological and psychological retardation in their growth than children who have been physically injured. Because psychological harm is the destruction of children's self-esteem. Some children are introverted, they can only swallow their stomachs. If they are psychologically hurt, they will make them feel depressed and troubled all day long. If they take a long time, they will get mental illness such as depression. For extroverted children. In other words, if they are psychologically hurt, they will vent their inner dissatisfaction with aggressive behaviors such as aggressive behavior, cruel sex, retaliatory behavior, destructive behavior, and mischief. Therefore, in order to promote the healthy development of children's psychology, we must pay attention to the psychological harm in kindergartens, and minimize the harm of our education and behavior to children's psychology.

Trauma (or psychological trauma): refers to the psychological, emotional and even physiological abnormalities caused by more serious injuries in life. This abnormal state may be mild, and self-adjustment over time (usually within three months) will automatically heal. But there are also some traumatic effects that last longer, and often even lifelong. For more serious trauma, it is called "post-traumatic stress disorder" (PTSD) in the classification of psychology and psychiatry.

Psychological aging: Modern mental health science research points out that people's physical appearance and physical function can become old and declining as they grow older. This is a natural law that is difficult for humans to reverse. But the mind can't age, always feel youthful, energetic and confident. "Let the elderly rejuvenate forever" is a famous saying that cuts the shortcomings. Human body aging can not be controlled and changed, but people's psychological aging can be self-regulating and controlling, which is the result of exerting subjective initiative and self-mental health care. Psychological aging makes people accelerate their physiological decline, their will is depressed, their illnesses are overwhelming, their lives are lacking in fun, they become inferior and inferior, they do nothing, and they seriously damage the health and longevity of the elderly. This is a taboo for the elderly's self-psychological care.

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