Trauma Informed Care: Supervisor Series Part 1 Quiz

1. The following is true about trauma:

a) It is another name for stress
b) It includes several types such as historical, complex, and vicarious
c) It is a concept in organizational psychology
d) It must be experienced directly by a person, not through hearing stories from patients

2. All of the following statements about historical trauma (HT) are true except:

a) HT is cumulative emotional and psychological wounding over the lifespan and across generations emanating from massive group trauma
b) HT includes a constellation of features in reaction to massive group trauma
c) HT is a mechanism contributing to ongoing mental health problems and limits treatment engagement
d) HT does not include current and lifetime trauma

3. Traumatized patients may impact staff in the following way(s):

a) Can trigger staff's own post-traumatic stress disorder
b) Can increase staff's risk of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue
c) Can cause staff to feel some of the same symptoms as the patient
d) All of the above

4. 5 core values of trauma informed care are:

a) Security, trustworthiness, choice, cooperation, and encouragement
b) Safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and encouragement
c) Safety, truthfulness, choice, collaboration, and encouragement
d) Security, truthfulness, choice, collaboration, and encouragement

5. In a trauma-informed system, patient care is prioritized over staff support and well-being.

a) True
b) False