Trauma Basics
Trauma is best understood as this — not just the event itself.
What is a person’s response to overwhelming experience?
ACE stands for...
Adverse Childhood Experience
Emotional numbing or “checking out” is called this.
Dissociation
Emotional exhaustion from prolonged empathy is called this.
This nervous system response prepares the body for danger.
Fight-Flight-Freeze
One major protective factor that buffers ACE impact can be...
Constant scanning for danger is known as this.
Hypervigilance
Chronic workplace stress leading to exhaustion and reduced effectiveness is this.
Burnout
Trauma can affect emotional, cognitive, social, and this additional domain.
Physical
Higher ACE scores are associated with increased risk for these two broad health areas.
Mental and physical health areas
Difficulty with transitions often reflects challenges with this skill.
Emotion regulation
Experiencing trauma symptoms from hearing others’ trauma is this.
Vicarious trauma
Trauma exposure is linked to difficulties in this executive function skill needed for school.
Attention/focus
ACEs increase risk but do not guarantee this.
What is a diagnosis or negative outcome?
Trauma may lead to either hyperarousal OR this opposite state.
Hypoarousal
A major sign helpers need support.
Emotional exhaustion, reduced empathy, negative views