Brain Parts
Where the brain attaches to the rest of the body
What is the brain stem
When an adult hits, kicks, or otherwise injures a child
What is physical abuse
Sally punched her friend who scared her.
What is fight response
The logic and reasoning center; not fully developed until age 25
What is the frontal lobe
When an adult does not care for a child who cannot care for themselves
What is neglect
George ran away when his mother yelled at him
What is flight response?
This part helps regulate emotions
Amygdala
This is the kind of abuse that happens to a caregiver; a person may also experience this kind of abuse from a significant other (i.e., boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, husband, etc.)
What is domestic (or interpersonal) violence
Louis found he could not speak when he heard a loud noise
What is freeze response
Where memories are stored
Hippocampus
This is usually happening when an adult calls a child names, threatens them, or uses words to hurt a child
What is Verbal abuse
Linda wanted to make other people happy so she wouldn't be hurt again.
What is fawn response
The part activated in "lizard brain" mode
This happens when someone touches a child's private areas or makes them do things with their privates that they don't want to do.
What is sexual abuse?
Dissociation can fall under which two trauma responses?
Flight and Freeze