Please someone help me with this, I'm giving 15 points 1) What parts of the brain (specific structures) are mainly affected by early trauma such as
neglect/abuse?
2) What are two long-term of effects of maltreatment/trauma on the brain?
3) What are the "five protective factors" that can strengthen families, prevent abuse and neglect,
and promote healthy brain development?
4) What is meant by "dissociation"?
3) What are some potential "signs/symptoms" of abused/neglected children?

frontal cortex. In particular, neglect has been shown to harm the frontal cortex, the area of the brain responsible for planning, decision making, and memory (Perry, 2002; DeBellis, 2005). Extreme neglect can actually make children's brains smaller.Maltreatment can cause victims to feel isolation, fear, and distrust, which can translate into lifelong psychological consequences that can manifest as educational difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, and trouble forming and maintaining relationships.Five Protective Factors are the foundation of the Strengthening Families Approach: parental resilience, social connections, concrete support in times of need, knowledge of parenting and child development, and social and emotional competence of children.Dissociation, in chemistry, the breaking up of a compound into simpler constituents that are usually capable of recombining under other conditions. ... Most dissociating substances produce ions by chemical combination with the solvent.Neglect signs and symptomsPoor growth or weight gain or being overweight.Poor hygiene.Lack of clothing or supplies to meet physical needs.Taking food or money without permission.Hiding food for later.Poor record of school attendance.

Prefrontal cortexMaltreatment can cause victims to feel fear, and distrust parental resilience, social connections, concrete support in times of need, knowledge of parenting and child development, and social and emotional competence of children.Dissociation is a mental process of disconnecting from one's thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identityPoor growth or weight gain or being overweight, Poor hygiene, Lack of clothing or supplies to meet physical needs ,Taking food or money without permission, Hiding food for later., Poor record of school attendance.

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The answer would be c