Trauma & trauma informed practice

Question 1

What is trauma?

A. The extent of physical injuries someone has.
B. How badly damaged a person’s physical anatomy is after an accident.
C. The physical scars left behind after someone has been in a serious accident.
D. The emotional response when a physical, sexual, or emotional injury overwhelms us.

Answer 1

D. The emotional response when a physical, sexual, or emotional injury overwhelms us.

Question 2

True or false: Trauma-Informed Practice is a does not emphasise physical, psychological, and emotional safety for everyone, instead it creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment.

Answer 2

False.

Trauma-Informed Practice is a strengths-based framework grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma, that DOES emphasise physical, psychological, and emotional safety for everyone, and that creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment.

Question 3

What are the 5 types of trauma?

A. Physical, emotional, psychological, developmental and historical.
B. Simple, complex, developmental, intergenerational and historical.
C. Simple, complex, emotional, physical, and psychological.
D. Intergenerational, historical, developmental, physical and psychological.

Answer 3

B. Simple, complex, developmental, intergeneration and historical.

Question 4

List 3 responses to trauma often seen in healthcare.

Answer 4

• Isolation
• Hypervigilance/ increase alertness
• Drinking/ using drugs to cope
• Self-injury
• Eating disorders
• depression
• anxiety

Question 5

What are Adverse Childhood Experiences?

A. Emotional, sexual or physical abuse
B. Violence and neglect.
C. Discrimination and poverty
D. All of the above.

Answer 5

D. All of the above.

Question 6

What socioeconomic groups are ACEs most common?

A. Wealthy families
B. White people
C. Low income and minority populations
D. All of the above.

Answer 6

C. Low income and minority populations

Question 7

How does repeated exposure to trauma affect children?

A. Makes children scared of seeking help
B. Causes children to become more resilient
C. Impacts brain development
D. All of the above

Answer 7

C. Impacts brain development

Question 8

What are the 3 conditions most commonly comorbid with ACEs?

A. Anxiety, depression, and substance abuse disorder.
B. Depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
C. Anxiety, schizophrenia and substance abuse disorder
D. Bipolar disorder, personality disorder and depression.

Answer 8

A. Anxiety, depression and substance abuse disorder.

Question 9

Trauma survivors are more prone to:

A. Mental health issues and getting sick.
B. Chronic diseases, behavioural problems, and suicide.
C. Becoming hypochondriacs.
D. All of the above.

Answer 9

B. Chronic diseases, behavioural problems, and suicide.

Question 10

List the 5 key ways to integrate trauma informed care:

Answer 10

1. Build awareness and generate buy in
2. Invest in a trauma informed workforce
3. Create a safe physical and emotional environment
4. Engage patients meaningfully
5. Identify and treat trauma.

Question 11

Doing for people is what type of approach?

Answer 11

Traditional

Question 12

Asking ‘What’s happened to you?’ is what type of approach?

Answer 12

Trauma informed

Question 13

Coping mechanisms are what type of approach?

Answer 13

Trauma informed

Question 14

Symptoms and pathologies are what type of approach?

Answer 14

Traditional

Question 15

Healing and recovery are what type of approach?

Answer 15

Trauma informed

Question 16

Treatment and cure are what type of approach?

Answer 16

Traditional

Question 17

Asking ‘What is wrong with you’ is what type of approach?

Answer 17

Traditional

Question 18

Viewing the person as an expert in their own life is what type of approach?

Answer 18

Trauma informed

Question 19

What are the 5 principles of trauma informed care?

A. Doing, coping, healing, recovery and support.
B. Safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment.
C. Coping, healing, choice, collaboration and empowerment.
D. Safety, recovery, support, trustworthiness and empowerment.

Answer 19

B. Safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment.

Question 20

What is trauma informed care?

A. Service delivery that demonstrates an understanding of trauma and takes it into account during all aspects of care delivery.
B. Care that is provided to people who have had very serious illnesses.
C. Care where an individual’s safety, choice and control are not the priority of care.
D. A service culture of violence, independent practice without learning opportunity.

Answer 20

A. Service delivery that demonstrates an understanding of trauma and takes it into account during all aspects of care delivery.

Question 21

What is intergenerational trauma?

A. Trauma experienced by all generations within a family or community.
B. Trauma only experienced by one generation and no longer carried into future generations.
C. Trauma that is experienced only by the younger generations without affecting the older generations.
D. Trauma that is passed down from the first generation of survivors who directly experienced or witnessed traumatic events to future generations.

Answer 21

D. Trauma that is passed down from the first generation of survivors who directly experienced or witnessed traumatic events to future generations.