What is trauma-informed?

Being aware of what trauma is in the community and creating a safe and supportive environment

The study of physical, spiritual, and emotional trauma

When a threat is strong enough to overwhelm someone

Which of the following is not one of the three steps of trauma-informed care in practice?

Action

Awareness

Alertness

Experiencing trauma evokes a stress response that creates an intense feeling of _____ within an individual.

Helplessness

Excitement

Depression

What type of trauma might lead a person to have a smaller window of tolerance and increased chance of trauma later on in life?

Developmental

Historical

Intergenerational

As trauma builds, the brain can become overwhelmed and all decisions start to come from ______.

The emotional brain

The rational brain

The irrational brain

The lizard brain is _____.

Responsible for helping a person remain in control

Always assessing threats

Not the main part of the brain involved with trauma

When experiencing trauma, it can take a person up to _______ to fully digest the experience.

48 hours

2 weeks

30 days

Which of the following is a way to provide positive support to someone experiencing trauma?

Reassure them that their responses are normal

Ask them for details

Discuss with them what they did right or wrong after the event

An individual’s ______ is when they can think rationally and make decisions from a place of being calm.

Limbic state

Window of tolerance

Trauma reaction

_____ is an objective measure of where your nervous system is at, where your resiliency is at, and how ready you are to perform.

Fight or flight response

Heart rate variability

Window of tolerance