Trauma Coping Skills
This is a type of therapy that desensitizes traumatic memories
What is EMDR?
All kinds of stress are negative
False
a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promote relaxation, and enhance personal and spiritual growth.
What is meditation
what is the fight-flight-freeze response
Name 5 different symptoms of stress
increased heart rate, sweating, racing thoughts, difficulty sleeping, low energy, headaches, GI distress, shallow breathing, irritability, muscle tension....
This is a type of exercise that is involved in EMDR that stimulates both hemispheres of the brain
What is bi-lateral brain stimulation
This is a negative type of stress
What is distress
What is 5-4-3-2-1
This hormone is released when you feel stress
What is cortisol
The state of being highly alert to potential danger or threat
What is hyper-vigilance
This is a type of breathing that stimulate the Vagus nerve
What is Voo Breathing
True or False: your body knows the difference between psychological and physical threats
False
These coping skills can be used for symptoms of trauma or stress and involve using your senses to arrive in the moment
What are grounding skills
True or False: Stress can save your life
True
A response of surprise or fear that is excessive or evoked by stimuli that would not be effective in most people
what is increased startle response
This is a coping skill that involves tapping on different meridians in the body
What is EFT or Tapping
This is a positive type of stress
What is eustress
A coping skill that focuses on tensing and relaxing muscles throughout your body as you breathe
What is progressive muscle relaxation
This part of the nervous system is active when we are in stress
What is the sympathetic nervous system
A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience
What is a flashback
This man is a leader in trauma research and said, "We have the ability to regulate our own physiology, including some of the so-called involuntary functions of the body and brain, through such basic activities as breathing, moving, and touching”
Who is Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk
True or False: Your ability to tolerate stress depends on many factors, including the quality of your relationships, your general outlook on life, your emotional intelligence, and genetics.
True
Crisis survival coping skills from DBT that involve changing your body chemistry
what is TIPP
This part of the nervous system controls "rest and digest"
What is the parasympathetic nervous system
Feeling disconnected from your thoughts, feelings, memories and physical sensations
What is dissasociation