TSS TSS Trauma-Informed Care Principles Questions and Answers

Question 1

The foundational question of trauma-informed care that distinguishes it from traditional approaches is:

Accepted Answer

'What happened to you?' rather than 'What is wrong with you?'

Answer

Trauma-informed care shifts focus from pathology to history, asking 'What happened to you?' to understand behavior in the context of trauma.

Question 2

Which of SAMHSA's six trauma-informed care principles focuses on minimizing re-traumatization through consistent policies and practices?

Accepted Answer

Trustworthiness and transparency

Answer

Trustworthiness and transparency involves clear, consistent practices that build trust and reduce unpredictability that could re-traumatize survivors.

Question 3

Re-traumatization in clinical settings most commonly occurs when:

Accepted Answer

Patients feel powerless, unheard, or subjected to forced procedures without explanation

Answer

Re-traumatization occurs when clinical interactions replicate the power imbalance and loss of control central to the original trauma.

Question 4

Cultural humility in trauma-informed care requires practitioners to:

Accepted Answer

Continuously examine their own biases and defer to the client's cultural expertise about their own experience

Answer

Cultural humility is an ongoing process of self-reflection and positioning the client as the expert on their own cultural experience.

Question 5

Trauma-informed care emphasizes 'universal precautions' because:

Accepted Answer

Trauma is prevalent and often undisclosed, so all patients should be treated as potentially trauma-affected

Answer

Universal precautions recognize trauma's high prevalence and the fact that many survivors never disclose, making trauma-informed practice necessary for all patients.

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TSS TSS Trauma-Informed Care Principles Questions and Answers