i just came across the term âCPTSDâ and, well, yes.
Attachment â âproblems with relationship boundaries, lack of trust, social isolation, difficulty perceiving and responding to othersâ emotional statesâ
Biology â âsensory-motor developmental dysfunction, sensory-integration difficulties, somatization, and increased medical problemsâ
Affect or emotional regulation â âpoor affect regulation, difficulty identifying and expressing emotions and internal states, and difficulties communicating needs, wants, and wishesâ
Dissociation â âamnesia, depersonalization, discrete states of consciousness with discrete memories, affect, and functioning, and impaired memory for state-based eventsâ
Behavioural control â âproblems with impulse control, aggression, pathological self-soothing, and sleep problemsâ
Cognition â âdifficulty regulating attention, problems with a variety of âexecutive functionsâ such as planning, judgement, initiation, use of materials, and self-monitoring, difficulty processing new information, difficulty focusing and completing tasks, poor object constancy, problems with âcause-effectâ thinking, and language developmental problems such as a gap between receptive and expressive communication abilities.â
Self-concept â âfragmented and disconnected autobiographical narrative, disturbed body image, low self-esteem, excessive shame, and negative internal working models of selfâ.