Trauma
What does trauma mean?
A strong emotional reaction to an event that is seen as dangerous or life threatening.
What is anger?
Strong feelings of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
What is a trigger?
Something that brings on or worsens symptoms.
What does trust mean?
To believe that someone or something is reliable, able, true, and strong.
What is physical separation from a parent?
When a parent stops spending time with a child.
What is sadness?
Feeling unhappy.
What is anxiety?
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, usually about an upcoming event or something we are unsure about.
What is a caregiver?
A family member or helper who looks after someone.
What does separation trauma mean?
A strong emotional response and related behaviors that being neglected, emotionally or physically, can have on a person.
What is grief?
What is "self-worth"?
A sense of being "good enough" and worthy of love and belonging from others.
How do you know if someone is trustworthy?
A trustworthy person is reliable, responsible, and can be trusted completely.
How many children experience being separated by one or both parents in the United States each year?
7,000
What is guilt?
The feeling of having done something wrong.
What does fight, flight, or freeze mean?
How the body responds to perceived threats. It helps someone prepare to: fight, or take action to get ride of the danger. Flee, which involves escaping the danger. Freeze, which involves becoming unable to act or move.
What is neglect?
To fail to care for properly.
How does being separated from one or both parents effect children?
Children can feel unwanted, rejected by their parents, and deal with feelings of worthlessness that cause shame, leading to a loss of trust in people.
What is shame?
The intensely painful feeling of believing that we are damaged and unworthy of love and belonging.
What is a fear of being left behind?
Worrying that others will leave you, even when there's no evidence that they will.
What does attachment mean?
Attachment is the emotional bond that forms between infant and caregiver, and it is how the helpless infant gets their needs met.