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Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health

1. What term describes the psychological and emotional response to a distressing event or experience?

A. Trauma

B. Trauma-Informed Care

C. Hypervigilance

D. ACEs


2. Child maltreatment, toxic family stress, and bullying are all considered.

A. Trauma

B. PTSD

C. Hypervigilance

D. ACEs


3. Trauma can leave a chemical mark on a person's genes, which can be passed down to future generations. This is called

A. Historical trauma

B. Intergenerational trauma

C. Community trauma

D. ACEs


4. Examples of this type of trauma include slavery, forced assimilation of Native Americans, and the internment of Japanese Americans.

A. Historical trauma

B. Intergenerational trauma

C. Community trauma

D. ACEs


5. Trauma-informed care includes all except

A. Recognize the impact trauma can have on one's health

B. Realize trauma is common

C. Resist practises that prevent re-traumatization

D. Create a safe and welcoming environment


6. Ways behavioral health providers can establish safety include all except

A. Maintaining predictable routines

B. Identifying triggers

C. Respecting client's culture

D. Catching client stretching the truth


7. The client decides what goals to start with and when to terminate services are examples of which principle of TIC?

A. Collaboration & Mutuality

B. Empowerment & Choice

C. Trust & Transparency

D. Peer Support


8. The first step in the continuum of trauma-informed care is

A. Understanding yourself as a practitioner, including your biases and your triggers, background, and diversity.

B. Identify barriers to individuals seeking care.

C. Assess every client for potential trauma

D. Ensuring leadership is educated on TIC.


9. Substance use may provide temporary relief to trauma symptoms, there is also harmful side effects including all except

A. Difficulties with productivity

B. Lack of restful sleep

C. Increased sleep

D. Difficulties coping with stressors


10. Persons with PTSD are how many more times more likely to have a co-occurring mood disorder?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Six


11. What percentage of adults who are diagnosed with PTSD and alcohol use disorder also have one or more mental or physical health problems?

A. 10%

B. 25%

C. 50%

D. 60%


12. It is important for trauma-informed providers to be aware of the common reactions to trauma because

A. it is a basic knowledge all providers should have.

B. so it can be shared with the client's primary care physician.

C. it could lead to serious health problems

D. clients may not recognize their symptoms are due to trauma


13. What is the term for a concise and targeted set of questions aimed at determining if an individual has encountered a traumatic incident?

A. ACEs

B. Trauma screening

C. Trauma assessment

D. Trauma-informed care


14. What is the name for a comprehensive clinical interview conducted to evaluate the impact of a trauma, encompassing the symptoms and functional limitations that an individual might be encountering?

A. ACEs

B. Trauma screening

C. Trauma assessment

D. Trauma-informed care


15. This evidence-based trauma treatment begins with psychoeducation, learning coping skills, and developing a safety plan.

A. TF-CBT

B. EMDR

C. PE

D. CPT


16. In this treatment approach the client is asked to focus their thoughts on the traumatic event while at the same time focusing on an object moving across their field of vision.

A. TF-CBT

B. EMDR

C. PE

D. CPT


17. The theory behind this treatment approach is that PTSD symptoms are rooted in a fear structure maintained and reinforced by avoidance behaviors.

A. TF-CBT

B. EMDR

C. PE

D. CPT


18. The goal of this treatment modality is to change maladaptive thinking patterns about the trauma to more realistic beliefs, leading to less emotional reactivity and more adaptive coping behaviors.

A. TF-CBT

B. EMDR

C. PE

D. CPT


19. Some individuals who experience trauama report higher levels of functioning after receiving treatment even beyond their level of functioning before the trauama experience. This is called

A. PTSD

B. Post-traumatic growth

C. Vicarious trauma

D. Secondary traumatic stress


20. What term describes the accumulated effects of being exposed to traumatic material, arising from professionals interacting with clients who have experienced trauma?

A. PTSD

B. Burnout

C. Vicarious trauma

D. Secondary traumatic stress


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