Trauma
Extra
Coping skills
Cognitive
Symptoms of Trauma
100

What is Trauma?

What is Trauma is a scary, dangerous, or life threatening event that happens to people

100

Describe 5 senses or 5,4,3,2,1

Name five things you see

four things you feel

three things you hear

two things you smell

one thing you taste

100

What are 3 examples of healthy coping skills?


Reading, listening to music, dancing, talking to a friend, writing, singing, walking, etc. 

Taking deep breaths, walking away, counting to 10, talk to a trusted adult


100

What is is called to stop a unhelpful thought or a trauma reminder thought

What is Thought Stopping

ex. like the switch the song. baby baby shark doo doo, No (switch) Don't stop believing

100

Keeping away from or not doing something

What is avoidance

200

Some experiences that can be traumatic are

What is car accidents, dog bites, a flood

200

Describe what safe place meditation is

Imagine the place you feel safe, what do you see, hear, feel there

This can help calm our body after trauma reminders

200

True or false: Using relaxation can calm my fight flight or freeze response 

What is true!

200

True or false: Feelings are neither good or bad

True!

200

Grumpiness, having a short temper, being in a bad mood

What is irritability

300

What are different way people react to trauma?

What is they feel sad, fear, worry, scared , jumpy, and trouble falling asleep

300

When some scary happens your sympathetic nervous system helps by triggering your?

What is fight and flight response 

300

Describe how to do a body scan

You relax, can close your eyes and notice how each part of your body feeling one part at a time.

300

Name 4 feeling words

What is happy, sad, fear, ????

300

A symptom of trauma can be to avoid things? True or false

True

our body tries to keep us safe by staying away from things that at one time were related to something unsafe-even if now they are safe

400

Is it normal to have strong feelings after a trauma

What is yes

400

Scaling feelings 1 to 10 helps us to now what?

When we need to stop to use a coping skills because our distress is too high

400

Why is it important to practice the relaxation and coping skills?

It helps us to use the skill when we need it and not have to think about it.  It also helps with your overall stress level.

400

Give an example of Cognitive Triangle

situation is you are starting the narrative and you thoughts are I can't do this

Thinking I can't do this, I might feel scared, and would act defiant and not try.


I could think, This is hard but I am prepared, I would feel less nervous and more hopeful, I would give it a try

400

Who can I talk to when I have big feelings or grief? Name 3 people

Mom, dad, staff, Therapist

500

Talking about my trauma can make me feel better

What is yes

500

Grief is something that should go away in a few months to a year? True or false

False-grief is like waves

500

What makes you feel better when you are upset, sad, or scared.

What is ???

500

What is an example of a thought trap

All or nothing thinking

Black and White thinking

Expecting the worst

500

True/False: Traumatic events don't have much affect on the brain.

False: Trauma changes the brain and creates reaction pathways