Triggers
Name 3 Environmental cravings
bars, people using, parents house, neighborhoods, music, conflict, etc
What are 3 symptoms of anxiety
sense of impending doom, shaking, feeling on edge, uncontrollable worry, physical tension such as a rapid heart rate or restlessness, and difficulty sleeping or concentrating
Name the 4 trauma responses.
Fight, flight, freeze, fawn.
What is grounding?
A technique used to reconnect with the present moment.
A key, essential component of a healthy relationship that allows you to say "no."
What are boundaries?
Name 3 Internal Triggers
anxiety, shame, loneliness, guilt, depression, grief, etc
What is emotional dysregulation?
an inability/difficulty with managing the intensity and duration of emotional responses
What is hypervigilance?
Constantly scanning for danger.
What is the amygdala?
The almond-sized portion of the brain responsible for fear and threat activation.
This researcher is known for studying shame and vulnerability
Who is Brené Brown?
Name three healthy responses to triggers
Calling support, grounding skills, leaving the environment, meetings, journaling.
Name 3 symptoms of depression.
persistent feelings of sadness, emptiness, a loss of interest in activities, frequent crying, hopelessness, extreme lethargy, difficulty with memory and concentration, or irritability over small matters
What is dissociation?
Feeling disconnected from yourself or surroundings, feeling "numb", Feeling like you are an outside observer of your own body, actions, or thoughts.
What is mindfulness?
Paying attention to the present moment without judgment.
This fawn response occurs when a person attempts to avoid conflict by doing what?
Pleasing or appeasing the threat.
Stress impacts emotional regulation and coping ability.
What is catastrophizing?
Assuming the worst possible outcome.
Why might trauma survivors avoid emotions?
Emotions may feel unsafe or overwhelming.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
The branch of the nervous system controlling automatic processes (like heart rate) affected by trauma.
What happens to the prefrontal cortex during a trauma response?
It shuts down/becomes less active.
What does playing the tape through mean?
Thinking through the possible consequences of using
Name three protective factors in recovery.
Support systems, coping skills, structure, therapy, meetings.
How can trauma affect relationships
Trust issues, fear, avoidance, emotional reactivity.
What is the window of tolerance?
The state in which a person is able to function effectively, which trauma can disrupt.
This primary attachment style is formed when caregivers are consistently responsive and emotionally available
Secure attachment style