Trauma-Informed Care Flashcards
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What is the primary goal of trauma-informed care in a behavioral health setting?
Answer: To create an environment of safety, trust, and empowerment that supports healing
The primary goal of trauma-informed care is to create an environment where clients feel safe, trusted, and empowered, which supports healing without requiring trauma disclosure.
Which of the following best describes a trauma trigger?
Answer: A cue or stimulus that activates the nervous system's trauma response
A trauma trigger is any sensory cue (sight, sound, smell, touch, or situation) that activates the nervous system's stress response by reminding the person of a past traumatic event.
How should a BHT respond when a client appears to be experiencing a flashback?
Answer: Use grounding techniques to help orient the client to the present moment
Grounding techniques (such as orienting to the present environment, deep breathing, or sensory anchoring) help bring the client back to the present moment and reduce the intensity of a flashback.
What is meant by 'retraumatization' in behavioral health settings?
Answer: When policies, procedures, or interactions inadvertently recreate the dynamics of the original trauma
Retraumatization occurs when aspects of the treatment environment or provider interactions replicate dynamics from the original trauma, such as loss of control, powerlessness, or fear.
Which of the following is an example of a trauma-informed practice in a behavioral health setting?
Answer: Explaining all procedures to clients before performing them and seeking their consent
Explaining procedures and obtaining consent supports transparency and gives clients a sense of control, both of which are central to trauma-informed practice.
The fight, flight, or freeze response in trauma is primarily mediated by which part of the nervous system?
Answer: Sympathetic nervous system
The fight, flight, or freeze response is mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, which activates the body's stress response in the presence of perceived threat.
What does it mean to 'assume trauma' in a trauma-informed care framework?
Answer: To operate from the assumption that any person served may have a trauma history
'Assuming trauma' means operating from the premise that any client may have a trauma history, which guides all interactions to be universally sensitive and non-retraumatizing.