Reply to "Trauma Informed Care in Higher Education"

Hey Carolyn,

As someone who has an elevated score, I blanch whenever the term "resilience" is trotted out. I understand the need quantify for research purposes, but it comes close to sounding like victim-blaming when it's said that a person lacks sufficient resilience to recover.

Just a thought here, but has any research ever been done to determine any positive characteristic or trait that might be common among those who are most affected by their childhood traumas? I mean, has anyone ever looked to see if perhaps those who experience the most severe adverse reactions might share the common characteristic of being highly empathic or introverted by nature? Maybe it's a characteristic that people deemed "resilient" LACK that explains their ability to recover so quickly.

Thanks.

2/25/1610:56 AM

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