Emotions
Name that feeling!: "A state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems."
Worry
True or False: Triggers are individualized and vary from person to person, and they can be conscious or unconscious.
True
What can behaviors like tuning out and daydreaming indicate about a child's emotional state?
True or False: Children respond best to strict discipline and punishment?
False
Name that feeling! "A feeling of joy, satisfaction, or contentment."
Happiness
What is the name for strong feeligns based on trauma, for example, the sound of firecrackers for war veterans.
What are the four survival responses that are often a reaction to trauma?
Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Flock
What are the “three R’s” that a parent can use to provide a sense of safety and help support a child who is upset?
Regulate, relate, reason.
What is the name for more complex emotions that are fueled by other emotions?
Secondary Emotions
Once triggers are identified, how can we help the child?
We can help by minimizing and preventing the triggering situation if possible while also helping them to learn coping strategies to help them manage their fear/worry when they encounter the trigger.
What feelings might a child be trying to communicate when having a temper tantrum?
Loss/grief, anger, opposition, a lack of control
What is the best way to redirect a child who is touching you in a manner that is not appropriate?
Reposition and education.
What is the act of identifying and naming your feelings as you experience them?
Labeling/Emotional Labeling
What are some examples of things that happen in your home that might feel like normal occurrence but may be triggering to a child in foster care depending on their previous experiences?
Sudden changes in routines, loud noises, being asked about their past trauma directly, lack of consistency in rules/expectations, changes in care givers specific smells or foods, the sounds of opening a can or consuming alcohol, Church/youth groups, baths, entering their room at night, arguments, tickling/roughhousing, gender of caregiver/adult.
What kind of behaviors would a child possibly exhibit if they are experiencing shock?
Lack of Interest / No feelings expressed about leaving their family / Going through the motions of normal behavior and compliance but not engaging in activities they enjoy or are appropriate for their age group / coming off as being quiet, passive, or emotionally numb.
What are two healthy and safe physical outlets for a child’s anger?
Yelling outdoors, playing sports, throwing frisbees or balls outside, etc.