Childhood Trauma In Angels And Demons

“His arms clawed at the water, searching the walls of the hollow for something to grab onto. ...He had fallen through an abandoned well covering. He screamed for help, but his cries reverberated in the tight shaft. ...Numbness set in as he treaded water in the depths of the casm, calling, crying out. He was tormented by visions of the walls collapsing in, burying him alive. ...As the night wore on, the shaft deepened. The walls inched quietly inward” (Brown 328). The novel Angels and Demons contains numerous characters who all have their own backstories, many that include childhood traumas. In the novel, the traumas that the characters experienced in their childhoods were detrimental in the shaping of their adult personalities. Not only were their personalities manipulated by the damage from these events that stole parts of their childhood innocence, but their coping skills were also affected. Childhood traumas come in various forms. For instance, one can experience
If these experiences are traumatic in nature, whether acute or chronic, they will have a more substantial impact on the person and his future emotional and psychological well-being. The many forms of childhood abuse; sexual, physical, emotional, and parental neglect, may lead to the development of psychological disorders later in the child’s life. Depression, personality disorders, social isolation, and substance and alcohol dependence are excessively common in victims of childhood abuse and parental neglect. Disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder or borderline personality disorder typically do not develop until early adulthood, demonstrating that the impact of traumas early in life affects the child for years after the incident. Childhood trauma and parental neglect in the child’s early life causes psychological disorders that will impact the rest of the child’s