Phase Two and Three Trauma Treatment, Developmental Trauma, and Attachment Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering phases of trauma treatment, evidence-based interventions like PE and EMDR, post-traumatic growth, developmental trauma, attachment styles, and crisis management strategies based on the lecture materials.

Phase 2 Trauma Treatment

Commonly referred to as "Remembrance & Mourning," this phase focuses on helping clients modify and process memories of traumatic events.

Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)

A type of CBT designed for PTSD that helps clients face distressing memories through repeated exposure to reduce associated fear and emotional distress.

Imaginal Exposure

A component of PE where the client relives the traumatic memory within a safe environment guided by a therapist.

In Vivo Exposure

A practice in PE involving the client facing feared real-life situations and triggers to learn they are no longer dangerous.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

A treatment using bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or tapping, to help the brain reprocess and integrate "stuck" traumatic memories into normal networks.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

An approach viewing the mind as a collection of "parts" (subpersonalities) that aims to connect the client to their "Self"—a core, compassionate inner leader.

The Self (IFS)

In Internal Family Systems, the core compassionate inner leader that restores balance and guides the healing of wounded or protective parts.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

A therapeutic approach that teaches clients to accept painful thoughts and feelings while committing to values-driven actions to build psychological flexibility.

Cognitive Defusion

An ACT technique that helps individuals see their thoughts and emotions as separate from their identity rather than being controlled by them.

Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG)

The experience where an individual's development in some areas surpasses what was present before the trauma, resulting in significant, positive changes beyond the status quo.

Resilience

The ability to bounce back from negative experiences and adapt flexibly to the changing demands of stressful or traumatic events.

Anti-Fragility

The concept that some systems improve and grow stronger specifically because of exposure to manageable stressors and adversity.

Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD)

A proposed diagnosis for complex developmental trauma characterized by pervasive dysregulation, concentration problems, and difficulties with self and others.

ACE Study

Influential research linking Adverse Childhood Experiences to long-term health issues, chronic conditions, and high-risk behaviors.

Duty to Report

The legal obligation of professionals to involve child protective services when they identify a child under the age of 18 in need of protection.

Physical Abuse

Any action by a caregiver resulting in physical harm to a child; the transcript notes that intent does not negate or justify the abuse.

Emotional Abuse

Caregiver behaviors like constant rejection, humiliation, or isolation that create a non-nurturing environment and impair a child's self-concept.

Neglect

The chronic and ongoing failure to meet a child's basic developmental needs, including food, clothing, shelter, or emotional love.

Attachment

The emotional bond between a child and their primary caregiver, which serves as a biological instinct for survival.

Attunement

Emotional caregiving that helps a child get "in sync" with their environment, fostering self-awareness, empathy, and impulse control.

Secure Attachment

A healthy emotional bond where children feel safe, can regulate emotions, and have an internal locus of control.

Avoidant Attachment

A style resulting from abuse or neglect where the individual minimizes trauma, emphasizes self-reliance, and tends to withdraw or minimize the feelings of others.

Ambivalent Attachment

A style characterized by a lack of parental availability, leading the individual to crave closeness while struggling to trust and needing constant reassurance.

Disorganized Attachment

Commonly associated with complex developmental trauma, this occurs when an infant's caregiver is both their source of survival and their source of fear.

Intimate Terrorism

A term for interpersonal violence encompassing spousal abuse and patterns of controlling behaviors.

Duluth Model

A framework based on the Power and Control Wheel, originally developed from the experiences of battered women to identify patterns of abuse.

Wheel of Equality

An educational tool describing the changes needed, such as negotiation, fairness, and respect, to move from abusive behavior to a non-violent partnership.

Rational Detachment

The ability to stay calm, professional, and in control during a crisis without taking the client's hostile or aggressive behaviors personally.

Coalition

A principle of crisis response where the clinician positions themselves as an ally through active listening and collaborative problem-solving.

Clarity

A principle of crisis response involving setting clear boundaries and explaining safe, healthy alternatives to conflict.