Sibling competition within families.

  1, Considering that sibling competition is different than sibling abuse, state what you believe is the value of sibling competition within families. 2. In your own words, describe how an investigator might distinguish between sibling abuse and sibling rivalry. 3. The amygdala serves an important function with regard to trauma. What is the role of the amygdala? 4. For children that have experienced significant trauma, which part of the brain becomes less developed and how does this subsequently affect the child's functioning? 5. In your own words, explain the relationship between experiencing trauma as a child and the child's subsequent lack of emotional regulation. In other words, how does one connect to the other? 6. Name the form of talk therapy suggested for children who have experienced trauma. (Hint: we viewed a video on this form of therapy) 7. Experts in the field suggest that parents should avoid having children apologize to each other in the heat of the argument when there has been an argument between them. In your own words, offer an alternative step parents can take to help the children resolve the conflict. 8. What has been your most interesting topic to learn about this far into the course?