Triggers
While you are awake you re-experience the event or distressing day dreams.
What is a flashback?
Kids can get post traumatic stress disorder. True or False
TRUE: About 15% of girls and 6% of boys will experience this in their lifetime. The most severe the event the higher the chance you be bothered by it.
Everyone feels differently after a traumatic event. True or False
TRUE: You might have overwhelming negative emotions or not be able to stop crying. On the other hand, you might feel numb and unable to experience pleasure or pain,
5 things you see, 4 things you touch/feel, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, 1 thing you taste.
What is grounding? this is what helps get you focused back on yourself instead of what you might be feeling.
Only bad people go to jail/prison. True or False
FALSE: Sometimes good people who make bad choices go to jail.
When you are asleep you have ____________ that can cause stress or restless sleep.
What are nightmares?
Having symptoms of PTSD happen immediately. True or False
FALSE: It can take months to years before you notice that something from your traumatic event is bothering you.
Some people laugh even when they feel sad or angry when they are doing something fun. True or False
TRUE: People can have strong emotions at what might seem like the “wrong” time (for example, being afraid while you’re at home, or getting extremely angry or sad at work). You might also feel moody, anxious, sad, overwhelmed, or irritated.
Punching/screaming into a pillow
What is releasing pent up feelings?
Hardly any kids have a parent who is in jail/prison. True or False
FALSE: In America, 2.7 million children (1 in 28) currently have a parent behind bars
A scary event happens and you go into fight, flight, or freeze. Your brain has just created what?
What is a trigger?
Very few people experience a traumatic event in their life time. True or False
FALSE: Almost 8 million people in the US have experienced a traumatic event and suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.
It is all my fault.
What is a cognitive distortion. When you have a thought that is not accurate. We cannot control other peoples thoughts or actions.
Clenching fists and relaxing fists over and over again.
What is systemic relaxation?
Kids always know that their parent is in prison/jail. True or False.
FALSE: The majority of children that have a parent who is in jail are told that their parent is out of town, away at school or work.
People, places, smells, emotions, thoughts, tv shows, movies, news channels are all examples of what?
Men and Women have different symptoms when it comes to dealing with trauma. True or False
TRUE: Women tend to be jumpier and men tend to be angrier.
This is not fair.
What is a rational thought. It is normal to think it is not fair for your situation. Often times it is not fair but there are consequences to actions.
When I talk to _____ I feel better.
What is confiding in someone you trust
What do kids feel like when they know they have a parent in jail?
kids age 2-6 feel separation anxiety (crying for parent)7-10 feel hopeless11-14 reject good behavior and feel the need to act out more (anger)15-18 often get involved in poor choices or crime.
Feeling anxious when thinking about an event or going into an area where the event took place means that you have been________.
Reliving the experience can help reduce your negative feelings about it. True or False
TRUE: within reason. Things like hearing a gun shot or an ambulance and learning how to calm yourself during those times can help reduce any fears or anxiety if you hear those things in the future.
Why did this happen to me?
A common question of many people who have experienced a traumatic event. Sometimes we will not get the answer we are looking for but it is good to learn how to move forward from what has happened.
Learning about signs, symptoms, and potential triggers.
what is psychoeducation? learning about these things can act as a road map for how we can make ourselves feel better. Like reading signs on the road or a map we know what is coming before he happens.
Kids are pretty upfront about their thoughts and feelings about their parent who is in jail and will tell anyone about it.
FALSE: Most children experience embarrassment when their parent goes to jail. Some children also assume they are at fault or have done something that led to their parent's incarceration, even when there was nothing they could do to prevent their parent from going to jail.