Theyoftengeneralizetheirtraumaticexperienceinto a generalizednegativeexpectationoftheworld, whichmakesitmoredifficultforthemtoseethepositivesideofthingsortrustthatgoodthingswillhappen.
Thisnegativeself-viewthenmakesvictimsmoresociallywithdrawnand, as a result, sufferfromlowerlevelsofsocialandemotionalsupportandpoorqualityofinterpersonalrelationships.