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Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model
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2011
Pseudofracture, a reproducible murine model of sterile musculoskeletal trauma, allows for evaluation of late term post-traumatic immune responses. This article describes the procedural execution of the model step by step, including the potential for experimental model combinations to permit study of multiple trauma.
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Acute Brain Trauma in Mice Followed By Longitudinal Two-photon Imaging
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2014
Acute brain trauma is a severe injury that has no adequate treatment to date. Multiphoton microscopy allows studying longitudinally the process of acute brain trauma development and probing therapeutical strategies in rodents. Two models of acute brain trauma studied with in vivo two-photon imaging of brain are demonstrated in this protocol.
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Direct Mouse Trauma/Burn Model of Heterotopic Ossification
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2015
An Achilles tenotomy and burn injury model of heterotopic ossification allows for the reliable study of trauma induced ectopic bone formation without the application of exogenous factors.
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Examining Recall Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood Using the Elicited Imitation Paradigm
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2016
The elicited imitation procedure was established to examine the development of recall memory in infancy and early childhood. This procedure has been widely used to establish a solid foundation of the nature of recall memory in infancy and early childhood.
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Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Exam: Image Acquisition
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2023
The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam is a diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound examination used to screen for the presence of free fluid in the pericardium and peritoneum. Indications, techniques, and pitfalls of the procedure are discussed in this article.
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Prolonged stress can influence how a young person perceives threat, regulates emotions, processes memories, and forms relationships. These effects may shape emotional, cognitive, and social development over time rather than producing one uniform outcome. Understanding these domains helps psychologists connect early adversity with later difficulties while recognizing that developmental responses can vary across individuals.
Supportive caregiving can be especially important when a child has experienced adversity because the overview identifies limited support as a factor that may intensify developmental effects. Caregiving relationships provide context for understanding emotional regulation, perceived safety, and attachment. This makes the social environment a central consideration when psychologists study outcomes associated with childhood trauma.
Childhood trauma is associated with conditions and difficulties that may include post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and problems with attachment. These outcomes reflect different areas of psychological functioning, including emotional responses and relationships. Researchers examine such patterns to understand how early experiences relate to later mental health without assuming that every affected child develops the same condition.
Psychologists assess both exposure to traumatic experiences and their possible effects on functioning. The evaluation considers how adversity may relate to threat perception, emotional regulation, memory, relationships, and mental health conditions. This approach supports a more complete understanding than focusing only on the event itself, because it connects the experience with developmental and psychological outcomes.
Trauma-informed care is used when professionals need to respond with awareness of how adversity may affect safety, emotional regulation, relationships, and mental health. Its purpose is not limited to identifying symptoms; it supports care that strengthens safety and resilience. In psychology, this approach can guide early intervention and help address difficulties linked with childhood trauma.
Research can identify how early adversity relates to later emotional, cognitive, and social difficulties, helping inform prevention and early intervention strategies. These strategies aim to strengthen safety, resilience, supportive caregiving, and long-term mental health. Studying both trauma exposure and developmental outcomes allows psychologists to target support before difficulties become more persistent or impair relationships and functioning.