Symptoms
Facts about sexual abuse
Psycho-education
Interpersonal abuse facts
Interpersonal abuse facts
100
What are some symptoms of a panic attack?

Sweaty palms, racing heartbeat, difficulty breathing, feelings like your going to die.

100

True or False: One out of five girls and one out of ten boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. 

True 

100

True or False: Do most children know their abuser?

True

100

What are unhelpful thoughts and thought patterns?

Examples: When you think the abuse was your fault.

When you think that there was something you could have done to stop the abuse. 

100

What is neglect?

When a child is not being cared for properly

200

What are some symptoms of anxiety?

Worried all of the time, feelings like something bad is going to happen.

200

What is the percentage of survivors who are sexually abused by a family member or close family friend?

80%

200

True or False: Is it important to share our feelings with supportive people in our lives?

True

200

What is riding the wave?

When you face your emotions and "ride it out."

200
What are types of neglect? What percentage of maltreated children are neglected?

Emotional, medical, educational, physical

75% of maltreated kids are neglected

300

What are some symptoms of depression?

Loss of interest in things that you used to enjoy. Sleeping too much. Not wanting to shower or take care of yourself. 

300

What is the percentage of victims who are sexually abused by a stranger?

10% of less

300

True or False: Is it the child's fault for the bad things that happened?

False: it is NEVER the child's fault 

300

What is a coping skills that you can use when you are nervous that involved using all of your senses?

5,4,3,2,1

5 things you can see

4 things you can hear

3 things you can touch

2 things you can smell

1 thing you can taste

300

What is physical abuse? Examples?

Legal definitions vary from state to state, but broadly, physical abuse occurs when a parent or caregiver commits an act that results in physical injury to a child or adolescent, such as red marks, cuts, welts, bruises, muscle sprains, or broken bones, even if the injury was unintentional.

400

What does it mean to be hypervigilant?

Being overly alert or always on guard.

400

What is grooming?

manipulative behaviors that the abuser uses to gain access to a potential victim, coerce them to agree to the abuse, and reduce the risk of being caught.

400

Free Space 

Earn a point just for being you

400

What coping skill do you always have with you?

Breathing

400

What percentage of children are physically abused?

18.2%

500

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

The name of a diagnosis when multiple symptoms are present after trauma has happened

500

What are some feelings that survivors may experience after the abuse?

Feelings of anger, guilt, conflicted, sad, embarrassed

500

What happens any time someone is in a position of power, and engages another person to do something sexual that is age inappropriate, uncomfortable, or against their will?

Sexual abuse

500

What is the cognitive triangle?

Changing your thoughts, that effect your feelings, that effect how you behave.

500

Why do adults hurt kids?

What are some other strategies that grown-ups can use to manage their emotions?

Don’t know other discipline strategies, hard time managing their anger, may have happened to them so they don’t know it’s not okay

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