Vulnerability

1374027130 toc = Definition: = Vulnerability is the state of being exposed whether in the form of harm or criticism
 * HGD** Chapter 1, pp. 9

The quality or state of having little resistance to something harmful ([|Merriam-Webster Dictionary])

= Examples: = Some children are born with certain vulnerabilities, such as the tendency towards emotional irritability or alcoholism, a physical abnormality, an allergy, or whatever.

For example, a mouse evading an eagle, the mouses vulnerability is that is not faster then the eagle. This vulnerability increases the risk of being caught by the eagle.

= Analogies: = Similar vulnerabilities between newly born birds and newly born puppies, for example, are that neither the baby nor the puppy have the ability to fend off any type of attacker. These similar vulnerabilities can lead to serious injury or even fatality in some cases of attack.

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=In the News:= [|Risk Factor for Depression Can Be 'Contagious'] During major life events, people can develop higher levels of cognitive vulnerability when around others with a high level of cognitive vulnerability. These changes in cognitive vulnerability increased their risk of depressive symptoms in the future.

[|Infants in Poverty Show Different Physiological Vulnerabilities to the Care-Giving Environment] "Some infants raised in poverty exhibit physical traits that make them more vulnerable to poor caregiving, according to new research published in // Psychological Science //, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The combination of physiological vulnerability and poor caregiving may lead these children to show increased problem behaviors later in childhood."

[|Research Provides Clues to Alcohol Addiction Vulnerability] "A Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center team studying alcohol addiction has new research that might shed light on why some drinkers are more susceptible to addiction than others."

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