Which of the following is an example of a human-created social trauma that stresses children?

• A. rape, robbery, and assault in neighborhoods
• B. earthquakes
• C. drought
• D. hurricanes

Answer: (C)

Human-created social trauma refers to stressful experiences that arise from human actions within a community and shape how children feel about safety and belonging. An example of this is violence in neighborhoods—rape, robbery, and assault—because these events are produced by people and social conditions, directly exposing children to threat, harm, and disruption in daily life. This kind of trauma comes from the social environment children inhabit, not from natural forces. By contrast, earthquakes, drought, and hurricanes are natural disasters; they cause distress but are not created by human actions, so they’re not the type of human-created social trauma this item is asking about.