EFT EFT Trauma-Informed Practice 2

Question 1

Which trauma processing model provides important context for understanding how EFT helps resolve traumatic memories?

Accepted Answer

EMDR's Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model

Answer

The AIP model explains how unprocessed traumatic memories retain their emotional charge, and EFT — like EMDR — appears to help reprocess these memories adaptively.

Question 2

What is 'borrowing benefits' in EFT group trauma work?

Accepted Answer

Clients experiencing relief from their own issues while tapping along with someone else's problem

Answer

Borrowing benefits occurs because the nervous system responds to another person's emotional content even when clients tap on their own unrelated issues.

Question 3

What does 'cognitive shift' indicate during EFT trauma work?

Accepted Answer

A spontaneous change in how the client thinks or feels about the traumatic event, signaling emotional resolution

Answer

A cognitive shift — such as the client spontaneously saying 'it wasn't my fault' — typically signals that EFT has resolved the emotional charge around a traumatic memory.

Question 4

When a client experiences an abreaction (intense emotional release) during EFT, what should the practitioner do?

Accepted Answer

Stay calm, continue tapping gently if possible, and help the client feel safe while supporting them through the release

Answer

Abreactions can occur during EFT and are typically brief; the practitioner's calm presence and continued tapping support helps the client move through the release safely.

Question 5

What is the recommended EFT approach for working with birth trauma or pre-verbal trauma?

Accepted Answer

Using body-based approaches, surrogate tapping, or working with current physical sensations rather than verbal memories

Answer

Pre-verbal trauma is often stored somatically, so EFT approaches that focus on physical sensations and body-based cues are most effective.

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