Trauma Responses
What is a nightmare?
HOT stands for this three word phrase.
What is Helpful Other Thoughts?
You might do this to escape a stressful situation but it usually creates more stress. (HINT: the NFL player did this)
What is avoidance?
These are the three points of the CBITs triangle.
What are Behavior, Thoughts and Action?
During this technique, you squeeze or scrunch up different parts of your body.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
This trauma response is the basis for the Facing Your Fears activity.
What is avoidance?
The HOT seat activity focuses on the connection between these two points on the CBITs triangle.
What are thoughts and feelings?
This is why we practiced the Steps to Facing Your Fears activity.
Why is taking small steps is easier than tackling a big problem all at once?
This visual tool can help us describe the intensity of our feelings.
What is the feelings thermometer?
This technique involves breathing in for a count, holding, breathing out for the same count, and holding again for the same count.
What is box breathing?
This trauma response can affect how you do in school.
What is trouble concentrating?
These types of thoughts can lead to making negative choices.
What is unhelpful?
This is one of Tyler's first steps to address his fear of getting in a car after the accident.
What is sitting in the car in the driveway or driving the car out of the driveway for a short distance?
During this session, we explored different thoughts and feelings and weighed pros and cons of possible actions.
What is problem solving?
This is a way to relax certain muscles groups (HINT: Luma likes this).
What is stretching?
This trauma response can send you to the school nurse or doctor.
What is feeling physical symptoms like headaches or stomachaches?
This is one question you can ask yourself during the HOT seat activity?
What is "What is the most likely thing to happen?" or "What is the best thing that can happen?"
This is how you might feel on the feelings thermometer when you are first facing a fear.
What is medium or high?
This is why we spent time understanding and sharing our traumatic stories.
What is digesting or processing?
Your favorite relaxation technique.