Connecting
Empowering
Correcting
Brain
It's All Relative
100

Connection helps build _____ and meaningful ________.

trust, relationships

100

Physiological strategies address the ______ world.

physical or internal

100

If I increase the amount of nurture I'm using, I should _______ the amount of structure.

increase

100

When is the downstairs brain "mostly wired?"

at birth

100

What does the R in TBRI stand for?

Relational

200

Name one engagement strategy.

Eye contact

touch

behavior matching

voice quality

playful engagement

200

Ecological strategies address the _______ world.

External or environmental

200

True or False:

If I am a good caregiver, my answer always has to be yes.

false


200

If someone seems to be dysregulated, angry or fearful, what portion if their brain are they likely functioning out of?

Downstairs brain

200

TBRI is built upon 3 guiding principles. Name one of them.

Connecting

Empowering

Correcting

300

True or False:

When the attachment cycle is repeatedly met, it lays the foundations for trust, self-efficacy, self-worth, self-regulation, and mental health

True

300

Trouble concentrating, memory loss, anxiety and anger can all be a sign of___________.

dehydration or low blood glucose levels

300

Name one of the 3 goals of correction.

(Hint: they all start with "C"!)

connected, content, changed

300

True or False:

If I am having a conversation with someone about planning for the future, I want them to be functioning out of their downstairs brain.

False

300

Name 3 of our 5 rules.

Share the Air

It's OK to Pass

Keep it Kind

Show Respect

Have Fun

400

Name one self-awareness strategy.

...

400

True or False:

All self-regulation strategies work the same for everyone.

False

400

Name one proactive strategy of correction.

choices, compromises, sharing power

400

The upstairs brain is not fully developed until after the age of _____.

25

400

The five Bs of relational trauma are brain, body, biology, behavior, and belief system. Name one way that relational trauma can impact someone's behavior.

...

500

How does viewing behaviors as survival behaviors reduce frustration?

Helps us see through a different lens...

Gives the person voice...

Helps us have compassion...

500

By the time you feel thirsty, you have already lost ___% of your cognitive functioning.

10

500

There are 5 components of the I.D.E.A.L Response. Name and explain 1 of them.

Immediate: 3-5 seconds

Direct: in proximity

Efficient: least amount of force

Action-Based: verbal, re-do

Leveled: at behavior

500

How can upstairs brain functioning be strengthened?

Repeated nurturing experiences

500

True or False:

Someone who spent the first few months of their life in the NICU is at risk for trauma.

True