What is Trauma?
This refers to an event, or series of events, that is harmful and has lasting effects on a person's well-being.
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What is trauma?
This is a behavior that helps a person deal with a hard or difficult experiences. It can make them act quiet or keep to themselves.
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What is emotional withdrawal?
This type of trauma is caused by a person's negative experiences with large organizations or systems, like the justice system.
What is Institutional or Systemic Trauma?
This ACE happens when children are left behind when parents migrate overseas.
What is Separation from Parents?
A strategy that involves paying attention to what's happening in your body to notice the difference between stress and calm.
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What is Tracking?
This is not just the event itself, but how the body and mind respond to it.
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What is a Trauma Response
This is a physical or emotional response shown by always being on edge or quick to anger.
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What is being on high alert (hypervigilent)?
This type of trauma happens when a person is repeatedly exposed to violence or danger in their own neighborhood, like hearing gunshots.
What is Community Violence?
This is a type of ACE that involves any unwanted sexual contact or exposure.
What is Sexual Abuse?
This strategy helps you get back to your "Resilient Zone" by having you think about things that bring you peace, joy, or comfort.
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What is Resourcing?
This is a feeling of being on edge or jumpy, which is a common response to trauma.
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What is hypervigilence or being "jumpy" or "nervous"
This is one of the many physical signs of trauma, often caused by the body's stress response.
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What is body pain?
This type of trauma happens when a person is repeatedly bullied or has negative social interactions with their peers.
What is social trauma?
A type of ACE that can include constant beating or harsh discipline in the home.
What is Physical Abuse?
A strategy that involves connecting your body to the surface you're on, like feeling your feet on the floor.
*Hint- We started the training with this activity.
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What is Grounding?