Cycle of Violence
Attachment Theory
Additional Approaches
Vicarious Trauma
Resources
100

This is the first phase of the cycle of violence.

What is Tension Building Phase?

100

According to attachment theory, children with this attachment style are often clingy and need constant reassurance from caregivers.

What is Anxious Attachment?

100

This type of response ensures that individuals feel safe, supported, and not re-traumatized when receiving services.

What is a trauma-informed approach?

100

The term for the emotional toll and psychological impact that occurs when a professional hears about or works closely with traumatic events experienced by others

What is Vicarious Trauma?

100

The agency that helps individuals who have experienced sexual violence or intimate partner violence navigate the legal system and their options

What is The Journey Project?

200

In this phase of the cycle does abuser loses control and violent behaviour may occur.

What is Incident Phase?

200

A child with his attachment style may appear in different to their caregiver and and has difficulty forming close relationships.

What is Avoidant Attachment?

200

This approach focuses on survivors' abilities, resources, and resilience rather than just their vulnerabilities.

What is the strengths-base approach?

200

This profession is most commonly associated with experiencing vicarious trauma due to their frequent exposure to clients traumatic experiences.

Who are Social Workers?

200

EPO is an abbreviation of this.

What is Emergency Protection Order?

300

The three R’s to breaking the cycle of violence are.

What is Recognize, Respond, and Refer?

300

This attachment style is characterized by child who is comfortable exploring the world, but seeks comfort from a caregiver in times of distress.

What is Secure Attachment?

300

This theory views individuals as being influenced by multiple interconnected environments, such as family, school, and community.

What is systems theory?

300

This type of vicarious trauma can manifest as professionals having difficulty separating their work life from their personal life leading to burn out.

What is Compassion Fatigue?

300

The geographical location the Journey Project serves this area.

What is all of Newfoundland or those whose experience happened in Newfoundland?

400

This can often happen in the honeymoon phase that leads the victim to believe the abuse may be over.

What is the abuser expresses remorse and may make promises to change?

400

This attachment style is characterized by a child who experiences emotional confusion and dysregulation due to having a caregiver that is both a source of comfort and distress.

What is Disorganized Attachment?

400

In domestic violence cases, a trauma-informed approach recognizes that survivors may struggle with this common reaction, where they remain in or return to abusive situations.

What is trauma bonding?

400

This practice is essential for professionals working with trauma survivors to prevent or manage vicarious trauma

What is Self-Care?

400

These professionals can apply for an EPO on the applicant's behalf.

Who are police officers and lawyers?

500

This term is used to describe the psychological state that victims often experience in the tension building phase where they anticipate the abusers anger, but feel powerless to prevent it

What is Hyper-Vigilance?

500

This famous psychologist developed attachment theory.

Who is John Bowlby?

500

A strengths-based approach encourages survivors to recognize these, which can be personal, social, or community-based.

What are protective factors?

500

According to the CASW 2018 study, this percentage of social workers who left child protection were influenced by vicarious trauma and burnout

What is 45%?

500

The maximum duration of an EPO.

What is 90 days?

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