Definitions
What is stress?
A response to actual or perceived threats in the context of uncertainty about our capacity to manage the threat.
Is stress normal?
Yes
True or False:
Everyone's Trauma presents the same
False
True or False:
Is a relationship-based Model that is evidence centered
True
What is the Acronym used to represent the 4 core components of the Trauma Attuned Model?
PART
What is Trauma?
When a child feels intensely threatened by an event, they are involved in have or witnesses, we call that event a trauma.
True or False:
Stress presents a challenge to our physical, emotional and spiritual resources
True
What brain structure is overactive due to trauma?
Amygdala
When is the Amygdala activated in stress?
What are Three realms of Aces?
Household, Community, Environment
What is a stress response?
The body's reaction to a stressor
critical to learning and memory and helps regulate the amygdala.
True or False
Children who are affected by trauma can struggle with challenges related to:
- trust
- safety
-security
True
What are three signs of trauma?
Changes in behavior, relationships and academic performance
What are three examples of a possible reset?
- music, walks, breathing exercises, muscle relaxation, mindfulness exercises, coloring/ drawing, dancing, working out, putting head down, grounding exercise (five senses) etc...
What is emotional regulation?
Emotional regulation is the ability to monitor, evaluate, and modify emotional reactions to achieve desirable, socially appropriate, and adaptive outcomes.
What are 4 areas of the body that can be affected by stress, discussed today?
Skin, brain, heart, gut, muscles, immune system, hormones, bones
True or False
Over 83% of American Youth report experiencing a serious traumatic event by their 16th birthday?
False:
64%
What are the four principles of a trauma informed school?
- Relationships
-Regulation
- Safe culture
- Secure environment
What does the A stand for in the acronym PART?
Affect
What is complex trauma?
Repeated, prolonged exposure to trauma, often in childhood.
What are two physical effects of stress that can happen to the skin?
Changes in texture,
Loss of skin tone,
Loss of moisture
Thinner and more delicate skin.
What is the effect of trauma on memory?
Causes memory gaps, dissociation, flashbacks, and difficulty recalling details.
What is the goal of the Trauma Attuned Model?
The goal is to help adults strengthen their resiliency through awareness of trauma and its effects on overall health, development and success.
When adults strengthen and model their own resiliency it will naturally strengthen the resiliency of the children in their care as well,
It is powerful way to become more attuned to the traumas of self and others to promote healthy growth and achievement.
What does the T stand for in the acronym PART?
Tools and interventions.