Type of stressOnline version Clarify your understanding of what type of stress each example provides. by Dorothy Haskell 1 Positive stress 2 Tolerable stress 3 Toxic stress 4 Child Traumatic Stress 5 Acute trauma 6 Complex Trauma From short-lived, often positive, events Vacation Getting a new sibling More intense events, but still relatively short lived Exams Financial difficulties Intense adverse experiences sustained across time Child Maltreatment Living in a violent neighborhood Witnessing domestic violence Human trafficking Exposure to traumatic events/situations that overwhelms your ability to cope. Temporary interruption in previously established developmental competencies May result in posttraumatic stress symptoms or PTSD May lead to regressive behaviors Chronic disruption in the growth of developmental competencies May lead to attachment impairment May lead to dissociation-related impairment