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Trauma
Post-Traumatic Stress
Attachment
Post-Traumatic Recovery
Trauma-Informed Care
100
Name the three types of trauma.
What are acute, complex and chronic?
100
Name the bodies' typical responses to stress.
What is increased heart rate, feeling tight/tense, rapid breathing, head aches, stomach aches, etc.?
100
Define "Attachment".
What is the emotional bond formed between an infant and its primary caretaker?
100
The three principles of recovery are...
What are safety, connection and empowerment?
100
Define "trauma-informed care".
What is, a treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. Trauma Informed Care also emphasizes physical, psychological and emotional safety for trauma survivors.
200
The effects and responses of trauma are most severe and may last longer if the trauma is...
What is repeated over time, intentional harm, unpredictable, perpetrated by caregiver, etc.?
200
The three classic responses to stress are called...
What are fight, flight or freeze?
200
A failed attachment in childhood, whether caused by abuse, neglect or emotional unavailability on the part of the caretaker, can negatively impact brain structure and function, causing developmental or relational trauma..."true" or "false".
What is "true"?
200
Name one way to provide "safety" to a foster child.
What is? -providing a night light -walking them through locking doors -responsive to needs -listening ear -open dialogue
200
Describe how being “Trauma Informed” can help a foster parent.
What is? -Parenting a child who has experienced trauma requires a shift in thinking about childhood development -Changes in the way parents communicate with and provide support for their foster children -Opens up a new way of thinking about and acting on the behaviors parents experience in the home -Can assist in reducing power struggles and begin to make genuine strides toward improvement.
300
Name a few traumatic experiences that our foster children may have or will be exposed to.
What is? -removal from their homes -loss of community ties -rejection from birth family -abuse & neglect -social trauma (bullying)
300
Name three examples of a fight response.
What is? -clenching fists -feelings of rage/anger and/or irratibility -grinding teeth -crying (tantrums) -hitting, kicking, etc.
300
Healthy attachments provide individuals with a foundation to...
What are? -Trust -Explore -Have a positive view of oneself -Understand Empathy -Express Emotions
300
Name one way to allow a child to become "connected".
What is? -avoid boundary violations -involve child in family routines -extracurricular community activities
300
Name a type of therapy that is beneficial for foster children with a trauma history.
What is? -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -TF-CBT -Play therapy
400
What percent of individuals with disabilities report experiencing a traumatic event?
70% of individuals with disabilities report experiencing a traumatic event.
400
Name three examples of a flight response.
What is? -restlessness -eloping -shallow breathing -leg/foot movement
400
Individuals who have not developed secure attachments in the early years of childhood may display many of the following behaviors...
What are? -developmental delays -poor impulse control -lack of "cause and effect" thinking" -lack of remorse for actions -overly clingy, seeks a lot of attention -strong need for control -anxiety -learning difficulties
400
Name one way to "empower" a child/adolescent.
What is? -provide choices -validating children's concerns -positive and specific praise
400
Trauma does not impact a child throughout his or her life, true or false.
What is false? If trauma is not addressed and resolved, it will lead to lasting impacts throughout the lifetime.
500
If the area of the brain is insulted (trauma) in any particular area of development, it will impact other areas of development...True or False?
True.
500
Name three examples of a freeze response.
What is? -numbness -detachment -restricted breathing
500
Name one way to work on building attachment with a foster child...
What is? -provide safe environment -allow choices -give specific praise -have consistent routines
500
Sometimes, a mis-attuned adult response (anger, fear, ignoring) can be more traumatic for the child than the specific event...true or false?
What is, true?
500
Name some guiding values in "trauma-informed care".
What are? -Communicate with compassion -Understand the prevalence & impact of trauma -Promote safety -Earn trust -Embrace diversity & culture -Respect human rights -Pursue the child’s strengths -Provide choices and autonomy -Share power