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- Define trauma and chronic pain, including their prevalence and impacts
- Identify what trauma-informed care is and how we can implement its principles while staying within our scope of practice
- Recall expected outcomes from implementing trauma-informed pain care
- Identify polyvagal theory and its application in working with clients in pain and trauma
Which of these is NOT considered one of the four pillars of trauma-informed care?
What is a trauma-informed approach to handling a client who is verbalizing a lot of unprocessed trauma?
Which is NOT one of the six core principles of trauma-informed care?
What are the six principles of trauma-informed care?
What are the four main types of PTSD symptoms?
How many Americans have experienced at least some type of traumatic event?
People who have experienced trauma are how many times more likely to become an alcoholic, develop a sexually transmitted disease, or inject drugs?
The way a person responds to a traumatic event depends on
Which of the following is a symptom of trauma?
Which of the following statements is TRUE about trauma?
Which of the following statements is TRUE about chronic pain?
Which of the following is a known risk factor for chronic pain?
Which strategy would be unhelpful when working with someone in chronic pain and a trauma history?
Which of the following changes might occur in someone with trauma?
A parasympathetic "freeze" response might include
Having a regulated nervous system means you are
Which part of the brain is considered the "smoke detector" region to alert us of potential danger?
What is true about the vagus nerve?
Which of the following statements about the ventral vagal complex is TRUE?
What is an optimal way to respond when a client is in a sympathetic state?
What is an optimal way to respond when a client is in a freeze state?
What is TRUE about a client in a dorsal state?
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
When someone is in a sympathetic state, they might experience
What is TRUE about co-regulation?
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