Class 5: Trauma and the Stress Response System

Topics

•       The Stress Response System: The HPA Axis

•       Neurodevelopmental impact of chronic activation of the stress response system

•       Allostatic load and epigenetics

•       Neurodevelopmental mediation of early adversity and pathways for risk and resilience

•       Small Group: Mid-Term Paper Review Activity (2:00-3:00 PM)

Readings and Multimedia:

•       NIMH (2018). Brain Basics.

•       Berens, A. E., Jensen, S. K. G., & Nelson III, C. A. (2017). Biological embedding of childhood adversity: From physiological mechanisms to clinical implications. BMC Medicine, 15, 135. doi: 10.1186/s12916-017-0895-4

•       Bruce, L. (2005). The biology of belief: Unleashing the power of consciousness, matter and miracles. Santa Rosa: Elite Books. 31-43.

Supplemental Readings:

•       Shapiro, J. & Applegate, J. (2018). The neurodevelopmental impact of stress, adversity and trauma: Implications for social work with vulnerable parent-child dyads. In Shapiro, J. & Applegate, J., Neurobiology and Clinical Social Work.

•       Bernard, K., Hostinar, C. & Dozier, M. (2015). Intervention effects on diurnal cortisol rhythms of child protective services referred infants in early childhood preschool follow up. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(2), 112-119. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2369

Watch: Bruce Perry Slides on Brain Development and Toxic Stress