True/False
True or false: Trauma is very scary, upsetting, confusing, and/or life threatening event.
True
What are coping skills?
Something that distracts you from negative thoughts, feelings, and/or actions/behaviors.
What is physical abuse?
Child physical abuse is when a caregiver commits an act that results in non-accidental injury causing physical harm to a child.
What is sexual abuse?
Child sexual abuse is defined as contact between adult or older child where child is touched or touches others or their private parts without consent.
True/False is is always easy to tell an adult about trauma?
False- sometimes telling can be hard and upsetting.
What are some examples of coping skills?
Reading, playing games, deep breathings, going for a walk...
What are some examples of physical abuse?
hitting, whipping, beating, biting, kicking, or anything that harms a child's/adolescent’s body.
Who is sexually abused?
Happens to boys, girls of all ages, races, religions, neighborhoods.
True/false Trauma can happen to anyone
True: Trauma can happened to girls, boys, different races, ages, etc.
What coping skills do you do?
Any answer.
Who does physical abuse happen to?
Anyone
Why might a child not tell if they were sexually abused?
Told not to tell
Offender uses tricks to keep children from telling
Fear of blame
Safety
Shame etc.
True/False: You should tell an adult if someone is hurting you.
True. Even if it is hard tell an adult you trust so that adult can help you.
Why are coping skills important?
They helps us to manage and control our bug feelings.
True/ False Physical abuse if rare?
False In 2007, there were approximately 149,000 cases of child physical abuse reported in the 50 states,
Why does sexual abuse happen?
Many different reasons. However remember it is never the Childs fault.
True/False Many children have nightmares and bad dreams after they have experienced trauma
True
How can you tell if you might be getting stressed and need to use a coping skill?
Feel it in your body, tired, getting angry. etc
Emotional abuse usually happens along with the physical abuse. What is an example of emotional abuse?
when someone threatens to hurt you calls you a name to make you feel bad puts you down
All types of feelings i.e.
Confused due to sexual touching feeling good
Angry
Scared
Guilt, shame, confused isolated etc.