Decision-Making & Life Choices
When someone has trouble deciding what is safe or risky because of chaotic childhood experiences, what do they struggle with
What is Risk assessment.
What part of the brain and hormonal system controls the stress response and can be dysregulated by childhood trauma
What is The HPA axis.
Choosing relationships that feel “familiar” even when they are unhealthy is an example of what pattern?
What is Repeating generational cycles
What is the name of the automatic “fight, flight, freeze” response that activates when you sense danger
What is The stress response.
When someone over-controls situations or people-pleases to keep the peace, what survival behavior are they using?
What is Overcompensation (or control-seeking/appeasement).
Chronic exposure to stress hormones in childhood can interfere with what essential process for learning and memory
What is Brain development
What is the ability to pause, reflect, and intentionally choose a different path — the very goal of Reversing 20/20 Hindsight — called?
What is Intentional decision-making (or foresight to insight)
What do we call the ability to return to a calm state after stress — a key skill for healthy decision-making
What is Emotional regulation (or self-regulation).