Bb5a31f81ClaimPsychologist Dr. Bruce Perry advocates asking individuals 'what happened to you' rather than 'what is the matter with you' during moments of tensionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIntroducing expressive therapies such as dance, music, or art too rapidly can overwhelm war-traumatized childrenAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPost-traumatic stress disorder clinical models developed in the 1970s rely on the assumption that a patient has returned to a physically safe environmentAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimMaking unrealistic promises to trauma survivors in active war zones can undermine trust in clinicians and cause individuals to withdraw from therapyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRapid grounding or breathing exercises can trigger severe emotional and physical distress in war survivors whose minds rely on dissociation to endure traumaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn an active conflict zone, protective psychological mechanisms such as hypervigilance and dissociation serve functional survival purposesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn active war zones, clinicians establish emotional safety by acknowledging immediate danger rather than offering false guarantees of physical securityAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn war trauma therapy, clinicians manage therapeutic urgency by pacing sessions carefully and permitting patients to determine their own boundariesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimTherapeutic humming exercises designed to stimulate the vagus nerve can trigger trauma responses in conflict zones because the acoustic frequency mimics military dronesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDownregulating hypervigilance through somatic exercises can endanger individuals in active war zones who need rapid sensory reflexes to detect incoming munitionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn her book Aligned, Dr. Kristin Holmes outlines the HEAL trauma recovery framework, representing Heart, Energy, Autonomy, and LoveAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPsychological trauma functions as a physiological injury that directly imprints upon and alters the autonomic nervous systemAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe expression 'if it's hysterical it's historical' refers to past triggers, often from childhood, affecting present reactionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDeb Dana used the term 'glimmer' because clients with severe trauma found words like 'safety' and 'connection' too difficult to accessAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe term 'glimmer' was coined by clinician Deb Dana for use with trauma patientsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIdentifying the original emotional trauma that caused an energy block eradicates the blockAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEmotional trauma causes energy blocks that can create breaches in a person's energy field membraneAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA close friend of Jane Doe's noted that she was a previous victim of sexual assaultAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAfter his release, Evan Gershkovich experienced panic attacks and would freeze in crowdsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEvan Gershkovich began working with a therapist for PTSD after his release from prisonAgreeDisagree