Course I
Introduction to Trauma
Brain Development
Attributes of a Trauma Sensitive School
100

Flight, Fright or Freeze are characteristics of 

What are Stress Responses?

100

This term describes the brain's ability to change in response to repeated stimuli

What is Plasticity?

100

These are the people at a school who need to be aware of the definition of a Trauma-Sensitive School (Safe & Supportive)?

What is EVERYONE?

200

Goal setting, anticipating consequences, initiating and carrying out plans are educationally known as

What is Executive Functioning?

200

This level of stress is considered a NORMAL part of life. Learning to adjust to this type of stress is an essential component of healthy development.

What is Positive Stress?

200

In addition to physical safety, these additional areas are just as important to students

What are Social, Emotional and Academic safety?

300

This characteristic is often overlooked as a possible trauma response 

What is Perfectionism?

300

This level of stress includes events that have the potential to alter the developing brain negatively but happen infrequently and give the brain time to recover.

What is Tolerable Stress?

300

These four areas are inextricably linked and play a critical role in student success

What are Positive Relationships (with peers and adults); Self-Regulating Behaviors, emotions and attention; Success in academic and non-academic areas; and Physical and Emotional Health?

400

This Study conducted in California in the 1990's showed a correlation between trauma and health 

What is ACE's (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study?

400

This level of stress includes strong, frequent, and prolonged activation of the body's stress response system.

What is Toxic Stress?

400

If not planned for and executed well this part of a student's day can be a triggering event.

What is transitions?

500

Creating the conditions of success for all students is known as 

What are Safe and Supportive Schools?

500

Overcoming adversities by matching appropriate positive supports is known as

What is Resilience?

500

The key to students' success

What is a Safe and Supportive Schools?

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