What is Trauma?
What is an example of a traumatic experience?
Anything that causes multiple long term distressing symptoms for a person
Name one type of coping skill
Distraction, sensory, mindfulness, grounding, etc.
Name three ways to communicate with someone
non-verbal: body language, facial expressions, writing
Verbal: talking, yelling, etc.
What is George Harrison's favorite color? Bonus points if you guess the favorite colors of the other members of the Beatles.
George: Purple
Ringo: Red
John: Green
Paul: Blue
What was the name of Taylor's first album?
Taylor Swift
Name three common symptoms of trauma
flashbacks, dissociation, avoidance, nightmares, isolation, aggression etc.
Give an example of a distraction skill
reading, naming things in the room, naming 10 Beatles facts, etc
Name one way to communicate with someone non-verbally
writing notes, drawing a picture, using body language, creating a color code and using things such as bracelets
What is George's favorite number?
7
What is Taylor's favorite number?
13
What is complex trauma?
having multiple experiences of trauma throughout multiple time periods that create multiple complex symptoms including flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation, hypo/hyper arousal etc.
Why are sensory or body based coping skills effective
They help to calm your body down and bring you out of an aroused state. They can be grounding. They can help to reset your brain and bring it out of survival mode
What does DEARMAN stand for?
Describe
Express
Assert
Reinforce
Mindful
Appear
Negotiate
When did the Beatles break up?
1969
Name Taylor's albums in order. Bonus points if you can name the re-records
Debut/Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Fearless (Taylors Version), Red (Taylors Version, Midnights, Speak Now (Taylors Version), 1989 (Taylors Version), TTPD
How does trauma impact your survival instincts?
It causes your brain to have a harder time shutting survival mode off which causes you to react impulsively out of survival instincts to every day situations
Give an example of a sensory or body based coping skill
holding and ice cube, taking a hot or cold shower, yoga, going for a run, essential oils, applying weight to your body
Name one healthy and one unhealthy way to communicate with someone
Healthy: talking, active listening, writing notes, DEARMAN, using compromise, etc.
Unhealthy: yelling, swearing, using aggression, avoiding/not communicating etc.
Who was the last person to join the Beatles?
Ringo
What is the name of Taylor's current tour?
The Eras Tour
What are some common misbeliefs that people with PTSD and CPTSD may have about themselves?
"I am worthless" "I am gross" "It was my fault" "No one loves me" etc.
What symptoms do coping skills help with
depression, anxiety, flashbacks, dissociation, nightmares, etc.
Give an example of DEARMAN
Able to communicate a need to someone demonstrating all parts of DEARMAN
What was George's last Wife's name?
Olivia
Name one person Taylor collaborated with on her most recent album
Post Malone
Florence and the Machine