What is trauma?
What is trauma?
An intense emotional response
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
Logic and reasoning.
What type of trauma happens at school?
What is Bullying
What is hypo arousal?
True or False Trauma reminders are the same for everyone.
False!
Experiencing trauma affects daily_____
Functioning
What is an adverse effect trauma?
low self-esteem, impaired social skills, memories, lack of trust, sleep disturbances
What is an example of acute or short term trauma?
Car accident or medical emergency.
What is hyperarousal?
Fight or flight response.
What are the 5 types of boundaries?
1. Physical 2. Sexual 3. Intellectual 4. Spiritual 5. Emotional
How can experiencing trauma overwhelm a person?
The ability to cope.
What is the hippocampus responsible for?
What is Memory and learning?
True or False Repeated abuse, domestic violence, and bullying are types of chronic trauma.
True
What is the most common behavioral trauma reaction?
Avoidance
How can we manage nightmares related to trauma?
Re-write them to cope better.
Experiencing trauma creates a lack of?
Control, safety, sense of control
What trauma responses is the amygdala in charge of?
What is Fight, Flight or Freeze?
Type of trauma children witness between parents?
Domestic violence
What is an emotional reaction to trauma?
lack of self worth, Anger, Sadness, Helplessness, Numbing, Fear, Shame, Guilt
How do we create a sense of safety?
Create a safe place. Ex. do safe place activity.
Experiencing trauma affects how we see?
ourselves, others and the world around us
Which 3 parts of the brain are involved in a trauma response?
What is Amygdala, Hippocampus and Pre-frontal Cortex?
What is secondary trauma?
exposure to other's suffering that causes compassion fatigue. Ex. counselors, police, and first responders.
What is disassociation?
Escape from reality
What is a body scan?
Mindfulness technique used to build awareness how to manage trauma responses.