ACE's
What is ACE's an acronym for?
Adverse Childhood Experiences
A student with toxic stress lives much of their lives in what mode?
Fight flight or freeze mode
Survival mode
This small region of the brain is associated primarily with memory and is associated with learning and emotions.
Hippocampus
What does QTIP stand for?
Quit taking it personally
The ACE Study was based on primarily which socioeconomic class?
Middle
Anything that leaves a child feeling hopeless helpless or powerless constitutes what?
Trauma
The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life to adjust to situations.
Neuroplastiity
People who work closely with children experiencing trauma can develop what?
Secondary trauma
Vicarious trauma
Physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, emotional neglect, loss of a parent, witnessing family violence, incarceration fo a family member, family member with mental illness, family member with substance abuse issues
What can lessen the effects of a traumatic event in a child's life?
A calm, caring, and confident adult that is connected to the child.
This hormone is released in response to fear or stress as part of fight or flight mechanism.
Cortisol
What do we need to remember about disruptive students and their brains?
Their brains are flooded with Cortisol.
They are dysregulated.
A score of 6 or higher is predicted to take how many years off their life.
20
Stress and trauma can severely hinder any internal sense of motivation. True or False
True
The part of the brain that is responsible for executive functions like planning for future judgement, decision making skills, attention and inhibition isn't fully developed until at least 25 years old.
Pre-frontal cortex
It is possible to take in new knowledge and problem solve while the brain is overwhelmed with cortisol. True or False
False
Traditional school settings are designed for a student with a ________ ACE's.
low
What is the experience of multiple and prolonged, developmentally adverse traumatic events, most often of a personal nature, early-life onset and often within the child's caregiving system?
Complex Trauma.
Scientific research has shown that children subjected to physical and emotional abuse or neglect have reduced gray matter in their brains. What does gray matter contain?
Brain cells
Name one method of self care.
Physical activity
Hobbies