Trauma & Trauma informed care

Parts of the Brain

100

Part of the brain that controls functions like heart rate, breathing,body temperature and balance.

Reptillian

200

Part of the brain that records memories and behaviors that produce emotions

Limbic

300

Sight of logic, imagination, sight, and control; responsible for the development of human language, abstract thought

Neocortex

400

 Section of nervous tissue in the brain that is responsible for emotions, survival instincts, and memory.

Amygdala

500

Part of the limbic system in the brain. It is mostly responsible for storing and retrieving memories, while also differentiating between past and present experiences.

Hippocampus

Types of Race Based Trauma

100

Type of trauma experienced if Bo was treated unfairly for the color of his skin while buying coffee____________

Individual experiences of racism

200

Form of racism that is embedded in the laws and regulations of a society or an organization

Systematic racism

300

Direct traumatic impacts of living within a society of structural racism or being on the receiving end of individual racist attacks.

Direct stressors

400

Indirect traumatic impacts of living with systemic racism and individual racist actions

Vicarious Traumatic stressors

500

Trauma that is passed on from one generation to the next

Transmitted Stressor

Types of Trauma

100

Refers to an individual’s response to a single event that is seen to be life-threatening or that causes harm.

Acute Trauma

200

Response developed due to experiencing multiple traumatic events

Chronic Trauma

300

Exposure to chronic trauma over a long period of time.

Complex Trauma

400

A personal or historic event that continues to impact several generations

Historic Trauma

500

Often used in relation to children, this is a complex trauma that impacts a child’s development and functioning

neglect

Principles of Trauma Informed Care

100

Helping individuals understand that their experience has led to the development of coping strategies

Awareness and Acknowledgement 

200

Create an atmosphere where survivors are  physically and emotionally safe: 2 Step Process

Safety and Trust Worthiness

300

Allow survivors to be engaged in their own healing using informed choice

Choice, control and collaboration

400

Shift from viewing the individual as a victim and more of a survivor

Believe in a survivor's strength and resilience

500

Ensure that you are sensitive to an individual's culture, ethnicity and social identity

Culture, Historic and Gender issues

Random Questions

100

Practices that promote a culture of safety, empowerment, and healing

Trauma Informed care

200

Generation of Trauma where we asked individual :“What is wrong with you?”

First generation trauma

300

How does trauma impact the amygdala

over-activates the amygdala- our brain can have difficulty realizing the difference between a threat then and a threat now. 

400

What information needs to be collected to properly support a community member in mutual aide.

1.Name,2.Race/Ethnicty,3.items,4.Weight,5.Fullfilment method, 6.Fullfileld by,7.Date

500

Common coping strategies for race based trauma specifically discussed in training II 

Hint: there are 3 of them

1. Vigilance

2.Cognitive avoidance

3.Dissociation