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Latent Vulnerability is something that plays out over a child’s life in everyday situations at home and at school. In other words, it is a dynamic process. As adults we have a key role to play in enhancing the protective factors around a child. This includes supporting their social competencies, their relationships with peers and adults, and ...
Latent Vulnerability. The word latent refers to something that exists but is not yet obvious, while the word vulnerability means more likely to be harmed. So Latent Vulnerability means that a child is at greater risk of harm than may be immediately obvious to carers or professionals. However, while Latent Vulnerability is cause for concern, it ...
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Feb 26, 2020 · In this post, Eamon shares the theory of latent vulnerability and considers whether biology can shed light on the link between childhood adversity and mental health. It’s widely acknowledged that child abuse and neglect can have a negative impact on mental health – even many years after the event, as the findings described in the new EIF report on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) make ...
May 6, 2015 · The Theory of Latent Vulnerability. Latent refers to a quality or state existing but not yet developed or manifest. We suggest that there are measurable changes that follow from experiences of maltreatment that are latent in so far as they do not necessarily have an immediate clinical manifestation, but nonetheless are associated with an increased risk of, or vulnerability to, future ...
- Eamon J. McCrory, Essi Viding
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Sep 26, 2019 · We discuss this possibility in the context of the theory of latent vulnerability (McCrory and Viding, 2015). According to this model, children may respond to early adverse environments in ways that are potentially adaptive in the short term but which create vulnerability to future mental health problems in the long term.
This unseen link between childhood trauma and later mental health problems is what we call latent vulnerability. While latent vulnerability is a cause for concern, it does not determine anyone’s future. Brain changes aren’t fixed nor is the child’s destiny. While childhood trauma puts children on a more risky path, many children go on to ...
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The theory of latent vulnerability In an effort to shift the focus on prevention and the developmental mechanisms associated with the emergence of mental health problems following childhood maltreatment, McCrory and Viding have proposed the theory of latent vulnerability (McCrory and Viding, 2015; McCrory, et al., 2017).
