Trauma Awareness Worksheet Module 1
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MODULE 1 WORKSHEET What is Trauma? Task Timing Marking You are not required to return this worksheet Page 1 of 7 Hopefully you took in as much of the information in this module as possible. To find out how well you have done, complete the following worksheet. We recommend that you allocate at least 30 minutes to this worksheet. At the end of the worksheet is a convenient answers/feedback and advice section to allow you to see how well you have done.
Transcript of Trauma Awareness Worksheet Module 1
MODULE 1 WORKSHEET
What is Trauma?
Task
Timing
Marking
You are not required to return this worksheet
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Hopefully you took in as much of the information in this moduleas possible. To find out how well you have done, complete thefollowing worksheet.
We recommend that you allocate at least 30 minutes to thisworksheet.
At the end of the worksheet is a convenient answers/feedbackand advice section to allow you to see how well you have done.
Activity 1
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Explain the difference between stress and trauma.
10 Minutes
Activity 2
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Give some examples of traumatic events.
10 Minutes
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Work your way through the following paragraphs and insert the most appropriate wordsto fill in the missing blanks. There are 10 in total.
Activity 3 10 Minutes
Trauma may include physical, mental or _1_ trauma or, often, all three together. In general,
we can define trauma as a deeply disturbing or distressing event that triggers a _2_ response.
If not addressed and _3_, the effects of trauma can last for weeks, months and even years.
The effects can linger on for a long time and make it difficult for the person to resume a _4_.
Everyone processes trauma differently, depending on prior experience and _5_. As traumacan be described across a wide spectrum of experiences, psychologists have categorisedtrauma into different categories, such as _6_, chronic and _7_ trauma. Treatment, recoveryand aftercare depend on the type of trauma that the person has experienced.
The person experiences vivid _8_ or memories of the event. These upsetting memories andnightmares may often be accompanied by sweating, increased _9_ or panic. They may exhibitspecific _10_ behaviours related to the event.
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Answers / FeedbackUse this section to check your answers and see how well you have done
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Activity 1
Trauma and stressful events are different. Traumatic events are stressful, but stressfulevents are not always traumatic. Trauma is caused by a dramatic, negative event thatsuddenly occurs, without warning, while stress is the reaction to daily tensions that occurfrequently. Stressful events threaten our wellbeing but not to the crippling extent that traumacan.
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Activity 2
Traumatic events could include:
● Sudden death of a loved one, spouse, child, parent, sibling, friend or pet
● Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods or cyclones
● Divorce or separation
● Abandonment from a parent, spouse or partner (elderly people often experienceabandonment by children)
● Moving to a new location
● Physical, emotional or domestic abuse
● War atrocities
● Terrorist acts
● War
● Automobile accidents
● Rape
● Serious illness
● Witnessing a horrifying experience
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Activity 3
1. Emotional
2. Psychological
3. Treated
4. Normal life
5. Conditioning
6. Acute
7. Complex
8. Flashbacks
9. Heart rate
10. Avoidance
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Summary
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Well done, you have completed this worksheet.It is now time to move on to the next module.
