Types of Trauma
A single, isolated adverse incident like a car accident or a sudden unexpected loss is an example of this kind of trauma
What is Acute Trauma?
This part of the brain, which is responsible for thinking and planning, goes “offline” in times of intense stress.
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
This is an example of a physical symptom that a person might experience due to exposure to trauma (multiple answers accepted)
What are headaches, frequent illness, digestive issues, etc.?
This principle of trauma-informed care is key to forming positive relationships. This principle refers to physical as well as psychological conditions.
What is Safety?
This important study found that the more traumatic experiences a person has in their childhood, the higher their risk is for developing numerous health, social, and behavioral problems later in life.
What is the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study?
Exposure to prolonged or severe adverse events from an early age, in the absence of stable and nurturing caregiving, may lead to this kind of trauma.
What is Complex Trauma?
Stress isn’t always bad for us! This type of stress can actually be beneficial by motivating us, or helping us gain new skills we can use later.
What is positive stress?
This is an example of an cognitive symptom that a person might experience due to exposure to trauma (multiple answers accepted)
What are confusion, trouble concentrating, intrusive thoughts, etc.?
People exposed to trauma may have been made to feel powerless; This is ONE of the principles that can help overcome this powerlessness (multiple answers accepted)
What is Empowerment, Voice, and Choice, OR Collaboration and Mutuality
This term refers to a dynamic developmental process of adapting well despite the context of trauma, adversity, threats, or chronic stress.
What is resilience?
This kind of trauma stems from the systemic oppression, marginalization and harm suffered by members of a particular group experienced both collectively and individually, across generations.
What is Historical Trauma?
This is one of the ways that people respond when the stress response is activated. Hint: They all begin with the same letter! (Multiple answers accepted)
What is Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn?
This term refers to a person’s ability to modulate and manage their emotions. Impairment of this ability is a hallmark symptom of childhood trauma.
What is emotional regulation?
This principle of trauma-informed care highlights the importance of lived experience.
What is Peer Support?
The four R’s of TIC include Realize, Recognize, Respond, and this fourth one
What is resist re-traumatization?