Trauma
What is Trauma?
What is Trauma is a scary, dangerous, or life threatening event that happens to people
Describe 5 senses or 5,4,3,2,1
Name five things you see
four things you feel
three things you hear
two things you smell
one thing you taste
What are 3 examples of healthy coping skills?
Reading, listening to music, dancing, talking to a friend, writing, singing, walking, etc.
Taking deep breaths, walking away, counting to 10, talk to a trusted adult
What is is called to stop a unhelpful thought or a trauma reminder thought
What is Thought Stopping
ex. like the switch the song. baby baby shark doo doo, No (switch) Don't stop believing
Keeping away from or not doing something
What is avoidance
Some experiences that can be traumatic are
What is car accidents, dog bites, a flood
Describe what safe place meditation is
Imagine the place you feel safe, what do you see, hear, feel there
This can help calm our body after trauma reminders
True or false: Using relaxation can calm my fight flight or freeze response
What is true!
True or false: Feelings are neither good or bad
True!
Grumpiness, having a short temper, being in a bad mood
What is irritability
What are different way people react to trauma?
What is they feel sad, fear, worry, scared , jumpy, and trouble falling asleep
When some scary happens your sympathetic nervous system helps by triggering your?
What is fight and flight response
Describe how to do a body scan
You relax, can close your eyes and notice how each part of your body feeling one part at a time.
Name 4 feeling words
What is happy, sad, fear, ????
A symptom of trauma can be to avoid things? True or false
True
our body tries to keep us safe by staying away from things that at one time were related to something unsafe-even if now they are safe
Is it normal to have strong feelings after a trauma
What is yes
Scaling feelings 1 to 10 helps us to now what?
When we need to stop to use a coping skills because our distress is too high
Why is it important to practice the relaxation and coping skills?
It helps us to use the skill when we need it and not have to think about it. It also helps with your overall stress level.
Give an example of Cognitive Triangle
situation is you are starting the narrative and you thoughts are I can't do this
I could think, This is hard but I am prepared, I would feel less nervous and more hopeful, I would give it a try
Who can I talk to when I have big feelings or grief? Name 3 people
Mom, dad, staff, Therapist
Talking about my trauma can make me feel better
What is yes
Grief is something that should go away in a few months to a year? True or false
False-grief is like waves
What makes you feel better when you are upset, sad, or scared.
What is ???
What is an example of a thought trap
All or nothing thinking
Black and White thinking
Expecting the worst
True/False: Traumatic events don't have much affect on the brain.
False: Trauma changes the brain and creates reaction pathways