Research Journal #2

What is your topic? Or what are your key words thus far?

childhood trauma
social development
psychological disorders
mental disorders
adolescence
PTSD
social behavior

What is your research question? Have you decided to change it at all? And, if you have, how do I know that the way in which this question is formulated is appropriate to conduct a literature review with a systematic approach? 

Current Research Question: What psychological and mental disorders are associated with adolescents and adults who have experienced childhood trauma and what cognitive limitations are they more likely to experience?

Old Research Question: How does having experienced trauma during childhood influence the development of the brain with age and what differences can be seen in the processing and reaction to specific tasks and situations? Are individuals who have experienced childhood trauma more likely to develop social or emotional disorders and if so what disorders are most likely to occur?

And what are the definitions on which it depends?

• Mental disorder: disorders that impact mood, thinking, and behavior. Ex: depression, anxiety, addiction, eating disorders, etc.
• Psychological disorder: a disorder that involves thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that causes individuals distress. This can impact the ability to function daily and have a healthy social life. 
• Childhood trauma: traumatic experiences that occur to individuals between the age of 0-6. Ex: sexual abuse, physical abuse, natural disasters, accidents, war, etc.
• Cognitive limitation: relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
• Association: a connection between two or more things

What is your hierarchy of evidence? And how do I know you going about finding the most appropriate evidence/method for your research question?

Cohort studies
Case control studies
Mental disorder association
Expert opinion

How do I know that the remit of the method itself is selecting the research, rather than just you on a whim? + 1 thing you found interesting + how you imagine using the source

Anything else interesting happen?

Find a way to maybe incorporate the type of research I am using in my research question. Not sure if my research question is completely on the right track even though I feel like my actual research is. Maybe look into how children that have seen the impacts of war have been affected.