TTC Somatic Experiencing Methods 3

Question 1

Peter Levine's SIBAM model in SE stands for:

Accepted Answer

Sensation, Image, Behavior, Affect, Meaning

Answer

SIBAM (Sensation, Image, Behavior, Affect, Meaning) describes the five elements that make up an experience and that become coupled in trauma.

Question 2

Which polyvagal state is associated with the 'freeze' or 'feigned death' response in SE theory?

Accepted Answer

Dorsal vagal dominance

Answer

The dorsal vagal branch of the parasympathetic system mediates immobility, collapse, and feigned-death responses when fight-or-flight has failed.

Question 3

In SE, 'completion of defensive responses' most often involves helping the client:

Accepted Answer

Finish thwarted fight, flight, or orienting movements somatically

Answer

SE focuses on allowing the body to finish the incomplete survival movements (running, pushing, turning away) that were interrupted during the trauma.

Question 4

A practitioner notices a client's breathing becomes shallow and chest tightens when discussing a memory. In SE, the next step is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

Slow the pace, name the sensation, and invite curiosity about it

Answer

SE practitioners track body cues, slow the process, and invite the client to become curious about sensations rather than immediately regulating or analyzing them.

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of 'somatic resourcing' in SE?

Accepted Answer

To build positive somatic reference points that support regulation

Answer

Somatic resourcing creates felt-sense anchors of safety, strength, or comfort that the therapist can return to when activation becomes too intense.

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TTC Somatic Experiencing Methods 3