severe TBI suffer from an increase risk of suicide, divorce, chronic unemployment, economic strain, and substance abuse (p.8).Children suffering from TBI suffer similar difficulties as that of an adult, but may be able to recover at a further extent. The plasticity (the brains ability to change its structure and functions) of a childs brain is far more than that of an adult. If a child that is at the age of two can shift language processing from one hemisphere of the brain to the other (Coon, 78). While an adult has established their patterns or norms and it is hard for an adult to be able to change. As where the child who suffers from TBI later in life will not know the difference. The NIH study concluded that children with TBI suffer from interactions of physical, cognitive, and behavioral sequel interfere with the task of new learning. (NIH p.8) When a family member suffers from TBI, it is extremely hard for the family as a unit. Many TBI patients suffer an increased rate of suicide, divorce, chronic unemployment, economic strain, and substance abuse. An adult with TBI may attempt to live life as they did before and only find it to be difficult to do so. For example, Bob is married and has two beautiful children. His job is as an insurance salesman. His job demands that he have great memorization skills, organizational skills, people skills, and attention to detail. Bob gets into a car crash and sustains a TBI from hitting his left frontal and temporal lobes on the diver window. After Bob leaves the hospital he will have to take, see a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, and a support group for people who have a TBI. When Bob goes home he notices that he is having a hard time relating to his family the way he use to. His children will ask him if he could help them with their homework and he becomes frustrated easily. His wife asks if he could please bring in the laundry from down stairs and...
