Trauma
True or False: Only certain things/events that happen can be considered to be traumatic.
False. Anything can be traumatic; it depends on the person, their support system, how they deal with stress, etc.
True or false: Not everyone has feelings.
False! Everyone has feelings!!!
Name the three types of body response
Fight, flight and freeze
Take a breath in. Hold for 3 seconds. Breathe out.
Deep breathing/belly breathing
Why might a person "never forget" about a trauma?
They might worry all the time about it happening again.
What is Trauma?
a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
Name at least Two types of emotions
What are sad, happy, anger, etc.
This is extreme sadness and low mood
Depression
List 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear, 2 you can smell, and 1 you can taste
Five Senses/grounding/mindfulness
True or false: People might not want to do things they enjoy after trauma.
True! People might be worried or feel sad.
True or False: You have to be directly affected by an event, or be "on the front lines" of a potentially traumatic event to experience trauma.
False. Some people experience trauma just by witnessing an event. In some cases, people have been known to experience trauma just by hearing about a highly distressing or hurtful event.
True or false: Sometimes people are angry after trauma.
What is true.
These are described as "scary dreams"
nightmares or night terrors
True or false: People all deal with trauma the same way.
What is false because everyone has different experiences.
True or false: All people always act the same way, even after trauma.
False!
Name the three types of trauma.
acute, complex and chronic
This is described as nervousness, fear, worry.
Anxiety
True or false:"Not caring" might be an effect of trauma
True
Name three examples of healthy coping skills
What is journaling, listening to music, taking a walk, deep breathing, meditation, talking to someone , writing, painting, or listening to music.
True or false: Trauma can impact our thinking?
True! There are many reactions to trauma.
True or False: It does not have to be just one event that is the source of trauma; it can be multiple/different events.
True. Although trauma can result from one specific event such as an accident, a onetime abuse incident or a violent crime, it also can be the result of a series of events (such as being assaulted or abused multiple times over the course of months or even years) or being exposed to an extended distressful situation, (such as incarceration, discrimination, or growing up in a neglectful or emotionally hurtful environment)
Why might someone feel shame or guilt after experiencing a trauma?
What is because they might wrongly feel they caused it or they could have stopped it.
True or false: People might have negative thoughts after trauma.
True: Negative thinking might happen more often
Name three unhealthy coping skills
What are throwing things, yelling at others, harming yourself or others, not eating enough or eating too much, substance abuse/use, yelling at others, or damaging property.
True or False: Trauma does not impact a child throughout his or her life, true or false.
What is false? If trauma is not addressed and resolved, it will lead to lasting impacts throughout the lifetime.