Childhood trauma is associated with maladaptive personality traits

Carvalho, Hudson W. de; Pereira, Rebeca Valeska Soares; Frozi, Julia; Bisol, Luísa Weber; Ottoni, Gustavo L.; Lara, Diogo R.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.10.013

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“…The positive association between harm avoidance and the severity of childhood adversity across patients with OCD, relatives, and controls is consistent with previous observations in a large community‐based sample of 12 225 subjects . Although a causal connection cannot be inferred from these cross‐sectional data, it is conceivable that traumatic childhood experiences sustainably influence personality development and may thus contribute to psychopathology.…”

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“…In fact, once the HPA axis is overactivated during developmental processes, it remains permanently unstable, overdriven, vulnerable, or dysfunctional , possibly due to epigenetic mechanisms . For example, individuals with a history of childhood abuse display lower rates of glucocorticoid expression and altered methylation status of the neuron‐specific glucocorticoid receptor promoter, as well as persistent hyperreactivity of the HPA axis and the autonomic nervous system . Similarly, a higher cortisol response to the dexamethasone/corticotropin‐releasing hormone test has been associated with higher levels of harm avoidance .…”

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Harm avoidance and childhood adversities in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder and their unaffected first‐degree relatives

Bey

Lennertz

Riesel

et al. 2017

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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Harm avoidance and childhood adversities in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder and their unaffected first‐degree relatives

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Lennertz

Riesel

et al. 2017

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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“…However, childhood maltreatment has been extensively linked to personality disorders in adulthood. 15 Moreover, stressful events and transitions, such as becoming a parent, could increase emotionality and heighten preexisting personality traits. 16 Pregnancy may thus be a particularly sensitive window for the expression of pathological personality traits in adults with personal histories of abuse or neglect.…”

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“…To our knowledge, the literature on the association between childhood maltreatment and the clinical features of personality disorders during pregnancy is sparse. However, childhood maltreatment has been extensively linked to personality disorders in adulthood . Moreover, stressful events and transitions, such as becoming a parent, could increase emotionality and heighten preexisting personality traits .…”

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Prenatal Attachment, Parental Confidence, and Mental Health in Expecting Parents: The Role of Childhood Trauma

Berthelot

Lemieux

Garon-Bissonnette

et al. 2019

J Midwife Womens Health

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Introduction: Exposure to childhood abuse or neglect may lead to negative outcomes during pregnancy in expecting parents, which may contribute to a negative experience of childbearing and have consequences for the developing fetus. This study examined the associations between exposure to childhood abuse or neglect, psychological symptoms, prenatal attachment, and perception of parental competence in expectant parents. Methods: Individuals at low sociodemographic risk were recruited in community perinatal care settings and completed self-report assessment measures of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociation, personality disorders, perception of parental competence, and prenatal attachment. Results: There were 322 participants (78% women), including 91 adults with a history of childhood abuse or neglect, Participants who were exposed to childhood abuse or neglect reported significantly higher levels of symptoms on all indices of mental health than nonexposed adults, even when controlling for sociodemographic risks. However, both groups reported similar levels of prenatal attachment and parental confidence. The impact of childhood maltreatment was similar in men and women. Structural equation modeling showed that childhood abuse or neglect leads to poor mental health and that poor mental health, but not childhood maltreatment, is associated with low parental confidence and prenatal attachment. Discussion: Psychological symptoms are frequent in expectant parents who experienced maltreatment during their childhood. However, childhood abuse or neglect is not associated with their attitude regarding parenthood and the child in the absence of psychopathology. Supporting mental health may be an important target of parental programs offered during pregnancy to women and men with a history of childhood abuse or neglect.

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“…Sobre a relação entre trauma na infância e características de personalidade, observa-se que a presença de EEPs está positivamente associada a características de personalidade como neuroticismo, abertura à experiência, extroversão e psicoticismo, e negativamente associados à autodirecionamento e cooperatividade (Hengartner et al, 2014;De Carvalho et al, 2014;Li et al, 2014). Apesar da relação entre EEPs e características de personalidade ser evidenciada, poucos estudos buscam relacionar estes dois elementos a sintomas psiquiátricos ao mesmo tempo, e, sobretudo, levando em consideração um modelo de personalidade que se proponha a investigar tanto características de personalidade mais flexíveis à influência ambiental, como características mais estáveis e menos reativas ao ambiente.…”

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Relações entre Eventos Estressores Precoces, personalidade e sintomas psiquiátricos: um estudo exploratório em amostra não clínica

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Tomaz

Araújo

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A ocorrência de Eventos Estressores Precoces (EEPs) pode ser um fator determinante para o desenvolvimento de traços de personalidade disfuncionais e transtornos mentais. O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a possível relação entre EEPs, características de personalidade e sintomas psiquiátricos em uma amostra não clínica. Trata-se de uma investigação com delineamento transversal, onde foram utilizados para coleta de dados um questionário sociodemográfico, o Inventário de Autoavaliação para Adultos (ASRI), o Questionário sobre Traumas na Infância (QUESI) e o Inventário de Temperamento e Caráter (ITC-R). Os resultados expõem associação entre a ocorrência de EEPs e maior presença do fator de temperamento evitação de danos e menor presença do fator de caráter autodirecionamento, ambos também apresentaram correlações com sintomas psiquiátricos. Sugere-se que EEPs possam exercer influência sobre o desenvolvimento de traços de personalidade que funcionem como fatores de vulnerabilidade, contribuindo para o surgimento de sintomas psiquiátricos.

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Childhood trauma is associated with maladaptive personality traits

Cited by 38 publications

References 49 publications

Harm avoidance and childhood adversities in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder and their unaffected first‐degree relatives

Harm avoidance and childhood adversities in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder and their unaffected first‐degree relatives

Prenatal Attachment, Parental Confidence, and Mental Health in Expecting Parents: The Role of Childhood Trauma

Relações entre Eventos Estressores Precoces, personalidade e sintomas psiquiátricos: um estudo exploratório em amostra não clínica

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