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Are some people more prone to experiencing trauma?

Alicia Álvarez García
Dr. Alicia Álvarez García
Clinical and Research Director of the Trauma, Crisis and Conflict Unit of Barcelona (UTCCB)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Some people have more risk factors for developing trauma. Some examples of risk factors that increase the likelihood of a poor prognosis are:

  • Having suffered other potentially traumatic events.
  • Not having a good support network, or having a negligent or harmful one.
  • Having a rather avoidant coping style.
  • Having coping strategies based on dissociation.
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Mar Álvarez
Mar Álvarez Segura
TEVI (domestic violence witness) Psychiatrist at the Youth and Infant Mental Health Centre in Cornella
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona
Alicia Álvarez García
Dr. Alicia Álvarez García
Clinical and Research Director of the Trauma, Crisis and Conflict Unit of Barcelona (UTCCB)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona