Trauma
What is trauma?
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience or a big experience that is awful and uncomfortable that has long-term effect on how they think, feel, and act.
What are types of trauma?
1. bullying 2. car accident 3. you or someone you love getting hurt 4. physical, sexual, verbal abuse 5. animal attack 6. experiencing a tornado or really bad hurricane
True or False: there is no difference between an alligator and a crocodile
False: Alligators have a U-shaped face and crocodiles have a V-shaped face
Can trauma impact memory and attention?
Yes! It can cause difficulties in concentrating, thinking, learning, and remembering.
1 in ____ children experience sexual abuse by age 18
1 in 10
What is numbing and avoidance?
Avoiding people, places, and things that remind us of trauma, withdrawing from people and activities, lack of engagement in previously pleasurable activities.
Trauma can cause which of the following A) flashbacks/bad and real memories B) nightmares/bad dreams C) feeling that you are outside your body D) all of the above
D) all of the above
Who was the first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What parts of the brain are involved when trauma happens?
The amygdala and hippocampus
True of false: 90% of perpetrators are people survivors do not know.
False: 90% of perpetrators are people survivors know and trust.
True or False: Avoiding trauma helps me in the long run
False: even if you try to keep everything bottled in, the bottle will explode at one point and it can hurt a lot.
True or False: If my trauma happened years ago, it can't effect me anymore
False: Trauma can impact you for years, and even when you are doing better it can still impact you
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
What is the amygdala's and hippocampus's role in trauma?
Amygdala: tags memories with emotions and fires off a quick alarm based on an emotional memory
Hippocampus: shuts down during traumatic experiences and so the full memory is not completely stored. As a result, the amygdala doesn't know the difference between a threat then and a threat now.
Why do some people not tell anyone about their sexual abuse?
Many reasons. They could be scared to get in trouble, afraid of being harmed by the perpetrator, confused about what is happening or whether it is okay, or ashamed or guilty about what has happened, even though its not the survivors fault.
True or False: Trauma will make some people who've been through trauma wonder or feel like what happened is their fault or that they should have/could have done something to change it or stop it.
True: Although trauma makes some people feel/think this way, it is never the fault of the survivor of trauma
The effects of trauma include
Anxiety, depression, health problems (emotional and physical), disconnection, isolation, confusion, being "spaced out", anger, and fear of new experiences.
Turtles can breathe through their nose and what other body part?
Their butts!
What is a change in the body that can happen when there is trauma happening or that has happened?
A) your heart will beat really fast B) you will start to sweat C) you feel like you can't breath D) all of the above
D) all of the above
What is sexual abuse?
Any interaction between a child and adult (or another child) in which the child is used for sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or an observer. Sexual abuse can include both touching and non-touching behaviors.
Can someone tell you what happened to you isn't trauma?
No, no one can tell you what you're feeling or how bad the experience was for you
True or False: The symptoms of trauma can never be healed
False: TF-CBT helped heal bodies, brains, feelings, and behaviors.
True or False: Dolphins have one stomach.
False, they have two
How does trauma impact the brain?
When you experience trauma the prefrontal cortex (reasoning, judgment and thinking part of the brain) shuts down and the amygdala (fear center) and brain stem activate to prepare your body for fight, flight, or freeze (survival mode).
Why do some people feel like the sexual abuse was their fault?
They may feel like it is their fault because they let the perpetrator touch their private body parts or because they touched the abusers private body parts. It is important to understand that the perpetrator made them feel confused or scared. Sexual abuse is always the perpetrators fault, no matter what!