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.
True or False: Children are usually sexually abused by a stranger.
False!
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: It 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 is the statistic for children who experience traumatic events?
2/3 of children experience at least one traumatic event by age 16
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 use?
Any answer.
What are symptoms of trauma that people might experience?
Learning problems, difficulty concentrating, thinking about it when even when do not want to, worrying, hypervigilance, avoid talking about it, difficulty sleeping
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.
True or False: When I've been through a very upsetting event (trauma), my brain keeps me on high alert so I will be ready in case that bad thing happens again.
True. This is why we worry more or feel more anxious or jumpy.
When our brain senses or suspects danger, how does it respond?
Fight, flight, or freeze
We do not know which our brain will pick until we are in the moment.
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 other types of 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
How might the child feel about the sexual abuse?
All types of feelings such as...
Confused due to sexual touching feeling good
Angry
Scared
Guilt, shame, confused, isolated etc.