Definition of Trauma
What is trauma?
An emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual's ability to cope
What is acute trauma?
Results from a single stressful or dangerous event.
What is the fight response?
Immediate reaction to confront and fight against the threat.
Which Prophet in Islam is known for his patience in enduring prolonged suffering, which is often referenced in discussions about coping with trauma?
Prophet Ayyub
What is the first stage in Judith Herman's model of trauma recovery?
Safety and Stabilization.
What is psychological trauma?
The psychological harm that can affect an individual's mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
What is chronic trauma?
Repeated and prolonged exposure to highly stressful events.
What is the flight response?
The instinct to escape or evade the traumatic situation.
Name the event that marked the migration of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his followers from Mecca to Medina
The Hijrah
What type of therapy involves understanding and considering the pervasive nature of trauma in patient care?
Trauma-informed care.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
A psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event.
What is developmental trauma?
Occurs when children are exposed to multiple or prolonged traumatic events, affecting their development.
What is the freeze response?
A state of paralysis or inaction in the face of trauma.
What is the Islamic practice of giving charity, which can also be a healing act for those who have experienced trauma?
Sadaqah
What is the term for the ability to bounce back from adversity, often emphasized in trauma recovery?
Resilience
What is vicarious trauma or secondary trauma?
Indirect exposure to trauma through a firsthand account or narrative of a traumatic event.
What is Complex PTSD?
A condition where there are additional symptoms related to changes in self-concept and the presence of ongoing trauma, alongside PTSD.
What is the fawn response?
Trying to please or appease to avoid conflict or further trauma.
Which two Prophets are noted for their experiences of being wrongfully imprisoned, serving as examples of resilience in Islam?
Prophets Yusuf
In trauma recovery, what is the term for the process of incorporating the traumatic experience into one’s life narrative?
Integration or reintegration.
What are Big T trauma and Little t trauma?
Terms used to differentiate the severity and impact of traumatic experiences.
What is historical or intergenerational trauma?
Cumulative emotional and psychological wounding across generations resulting from massive group trauma experiences.
Name all of the known trauma responses not included in the primary four
(fight, flight, freeze, fawn).
How does Islam view the concept of trials and tribulations in relation to one’s faith and character development?
What Islamic concept involves finding inner peace through remembrance of Allah, which can be a part of the healing process from trauma?
Dhikr