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NR607 Week 7 Questions and Correct
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What happens in the brain during a potentially traumatic event
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Ans: -brain stem is critical in fast, defensive responses. It's directly
connected with the retina
• retina sends visual info to the brain stem immediately, before higher
levels of brain are even aware of threat.
-If predator moves closer, periaqueductal gray initiates a fight or flight
response.
• periaqueductal gray activates the sympathetic nervous system
➣HR goes up, Blood flow to muscles increases, BP increases, Pupils dilate.
-Not always safe or possible to fight or escape.
• may enter the freeze response, or feigned death.
• periaqueductal gray activates the parasympathetic nervous system as
well.
➣Muscles get tight & freeze, Both gaze & breath may freeze, not
cognitive choice
-"decisions" made at the level of the brain stem & nervous system
-Predator doesn't move away, the person may shutdown completely
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• Hr drops. RR drops. Some people stop breathing. Muscles become limp.
Metabolism shuts down. Endorphins released.
• person enters state of "no pain", no longer aware of their surroundings.
• During inescapable trauma, this is a very adaptive way for the brain and
body to respond.
Four Key Ways Collapse/Submit Can Present in a Client
Ans: 1. Compliance / Obedience
2. Treatment-Resistant Depression
3. Interpersonal Conflict
4. Social Avoidance / Desire to Isolate
Brain-based approaches to trauma
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Ans: -Top-down approaches
• Encourage different ways of thinking
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical-Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
-Bottom-up approaches
• Ways to cope with emotions & defenses
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Yoga
• Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
CDC has declared violence in the United States:
Ans: an urgent public health concern affecting people in all stages of life
Violence
NR607 Week 7 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
What happens in the brain during a potentially traumatic event
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Ans: -brain stem is critical in fast, defensive responses. It's directly
connected with the retina
• retina sends visual info to the brain stem immediately, before higher
levels of brain are even aware of threat.
-If predator moves closer, periaqueductal gray initiates a fight or flight
response.
• periaqueductal gray activates the sympathetic nervous system
➣HR goes up, Blood flow to muscles increases, BP increases, Pupils dilate.
-Not always safe or possible to fight or escape.
• may enter the freeze response, or feigned death.
• periaqueductal gray activates the parasympathetic nervous system as
well.
➣Muscles get tight & freeze, Both gaze & breath may freeze, not
cognitive choice
-"decisions" made at the level of the brain stem & nervous system
-Predator doesn't move away, the person may shutdown completely
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• Hr drops. RR drops. Some people stop breathing. Muscles become limp.
Metabolism shuts down. Endorphins released.
• person enters state of "no pain", no longer aware of their surroundings.
• During inescapable trauma, this is a very adaptive way for the brain and
body to respond.
Four Key Ways Collapse/Submit Can Present in a Client
Ans: 1. Compliance / Obedience
2. Treatment-Resistant Depression
3. Interpersonal Conflict
4. Social Avoidance / Desire to Isolate
Brain-based approaches to trauma
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Ans: -Top-down approaches
• Encourage different ways of thinking
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical-Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
-Bottom-up approaches
• Ways to cope with emotions & defenses
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Yoga
• Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
CDC has declared violence in the United States:
Ans: an urgent public health concern affecting people in all stages of life
Violence
