What is trauma?
What is the one thing that all Stetson students (and most people) have in common?
Trauma
What happens to the upstairs brain when there are very strong emotions?
So, when you experience emotions or face challenges, both floors of the Brain House come into play. Ideally, they work together in harmony. However, sometimes the downstairs brain can “flip the lid,” making it hard for the thinking and feeling people to communicate.
Name three of the effects of trauma on a person
Anxiety, anger, dissociation, numbness, sleeping problems low self esteem
What is a trigger?
Memories that lead to intense emotions that remind someone of what happened before or during a trauma.
What type of coping skill did we do when we were barefoot on the grass?
Grounding
Does trauma have to occur in childhood to be trauma?
No
Is the upstairs or downstairs part of the brain responsible reacting in an emergency?
The downstairs brain includes lower regions of the brain that are responsible for basic functions (like breathing and blinking) as well as impulses and emotions (like anger and fear).
Does trauma effect everyone the same?
No
What happens when we don't express our feelings?
We eventually explode
What type of coping skill uses all the senses?
Self-soothing
Does trauma have to happen to you to be traumatic to you?
No. Vicarious trauma occurs to someone else that you care about or you personally see happening to someone else.
What part of the brain is responsible for the fight, flight or freeze response?
Amygdala
Explain good stress versus bad stress?
This can be emotional or physical. We may feel toxic stress when we face strong, frequent, or prolonged challenges. These can include abuse, neglect, violence, or substance use in the home.
Where on the SUDS scale is seeing a ladybug in the woods?
A 1
What is a coping mechanism?
Strategies to implement when someone is faced with a stressor or trauma trigger to help deal with big emotions. Coping skills help your brain and body process and manage emotions.
What is acute trauma?
One incident of trauma
What part of the brain is responsible for executive functioning(skills that help you manage everyday tasks like making plans, solving problems and adapting to new situations) and is not fully developed until well into adulthood?
Prefrontal Cortex
A flashback is when a person relives a traumatic memory.
Finish the sentence "Emotions are _____"
Data
As part of the self care plan we developed coping skills for the body, mind, and ______?
Spirit
What is complex trauma?
A type of trauma that occurs repeatedly and cumulatively over a period of time and within specific relationships and contexts.
True of false? Trauma causes the brain to get stuck in the past.
True
How does trauma affect you?
No wrong answer
Name 3 feelings underlying anger on the Anger Iceberg
Embarrassed, annoyed, exhausted, distrustful, depressed, grumpy, tricked, trapped, overwhelmed, worried, hurt, uncomfortable, regret, stressed, guilt, shame, helpless
What document put together everything (Coping skills, warning signs, triggers, people to contact) for our safety?
Safety plan