Week 9 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Q1: What is a central principle of trauma-informed care?
a) Mandating full trauma disclosure in early sessions
b) Prioritising symptom reduction over rapport
c) Ensuring emotional and physical safety in all interactions
d) Encouraging the client to ‘push through’ discomfort
Correct Answer: c) Ensuring emotional and physical safety in all interactions
Source: [Lecture – Trauma-Informed Care – 00:02:15]
Q2: According to Bendall et al. (2021), what is a key limitation of many trauma-informed programs for youth?
a) Overuse of animal-assisted therapy
b) Lack of standardised treatment protocols
c) Failure to incorporate culturally responsive practices
d) Excessive focus on medication
Correct Answer: c) Failure to incorporate culturally responsive practices
Source: [Reading – Bendall et al., 2021, p. 316]
Q3: In the animal-assisted therapy review by Hediger et al. (2021), which outcome was most consistently improved?
a) Emotional regulation
b) PTSD symptom severity
c) Academic performance
d) Family relationship quality
Correct Answer: b) PTSD symptom severity
Source: [Reading – Hediger et al., 2021, p. 7]
Q4: What does the ‘poison cookie’ metaphor discussed in the Week 9 tutorial refer to?
a) The illusion of informed consent without adequate explanation
b) The harm caused by trauma reenactment
c) Therapist projection onto a client
d) Exposure therapy techniques gone wrong
Correct Answer: a) The illusion of informed consent without adequate explanation
Source: [Tutorial – 00:13:41]
Q5: Why is it important not to rush trauma disclosure in early sessions?
a) It can trigger dissociation or overwhelm in the client
b) It builds therapist confidence
c) It improves data collection for assessment
d) It saves time during the therapeutic process
Correct Answer: a) It can trigger dissociation or overwhelm in the client
Source: [Lecture – Trauma-Informed Care – 00:14:09]
Q6: What therapeutic benefit is linked to animal-assisted interventions in PTSD treatment?
a) Decreased need for pharmacological support
b) Enhanced verbal insight development
c) Reduction in physiological hyperarousal
d) Increased dependence on therapy animals
Correct Answer: c) Reduction in physiological hyperarousal
Source: [Hediger et al., 2021, p. 4]
Q7: According to trauma-informed principles, therapist attunement includes:
a) Prioritising symptom tracking during intake
b) Ensuring eye contact, warm tone, and responsiveness
c) Limiting reflective listening to reduce re-traumatisation
d) Maintaining a clinical, neutral posture
Correct Answer: b) Ensuring eye contact, warm tone, and responsiveness
Source: [Lecture – Trauma-Informed Care – 00:18:25]
Q8: What did the Week 9 tutorial highlight as a therapist repair technique after a misstep?
a) Re-framing the mistake as intentional
b) Avoiding discussion of the misstep
c) Openly acknowledging the error and checking impact
d) Scheduling fewer sessions to rebuild rapport
Correct Answer: c) Openly acknowledging the error and checking impact
Source: [Tutorial – 00:17:02]
Q9: Remy Aquarone emphasises that working with DID clients requires:
a) Avoiding mention of alters
b) Using CBT exclusively
c) Creating a relationally safe environment for integration
d) Encouraging confrontation among alter personalities
Correct Answer: c) Creating a relationally safe environment for integration
Source: [Remy Aquarone video – 00:07:20]
Q10: What is a risk of therapy under the Medicare 10-session model for complex trauma clients?
a) Clients become overly reliant on the therapist
b) There is insufficient time to build safety and containment
c) Sessions must be conducted online
d) Cultural sensitivity is deprioritised
Correct Answer: b) There is insufficient time to build safety and containment
Source: [Tutorial – 00:22:38]
Q11: According to trauma-informed care principles, how should power be managed in therapeutic relationships?
a) Therapists should maintain strict control to ensure safety
b) Therapists should share power and offer client choice
c) Clients should be left to make all decisions alone
d) Therapists should use power to facilitate catharsis
Correct Answer: b) Therapists should share power and offer client choice
Source: [Lecture – Trauma-Informed Care – 00:05:40]
Q12: What therapeutic stance does Remy Aquarone recommend when clients are dissociating?
a) Ask them to stop dissociating
b) Bring them back to the present gently and somatically
c) Ignore the episode and continue
d) Increase cognitive challenge
Correct Answer: b) Bring them back to the present gently and somatically
Source: [Remy Aquarone video – 00:12:58]
Q13: In the context of trauma-informed care, what does the principle of ‘trustworthiness’ require?
a) Always having a witness in session
b) Using scripts and structured questions
c) Being consistent, transparent, and clear in expectations
d) Avoiding emotional discussion
Correct Answer: c) Being consistent, transparent, and clear in expectations
Source: [Lecture – Trauma-Informed Care – 00:09:43]
Q14: What is one advantage of animal-assisted therapy noted in the systematic review?
a) Requires fewer trained staff
b) Enhances treatment credibility
c) Promotes non-verbal comfort and attachment
d) Eliminates need for traditional talk therapy
Correct Answer: c) Promotes non-verbal comfort and attachment
Source: [Hediger et al., 2021, p. 6]
Q15: Why is cultural sensitivity crucial in trauma-informed care with young people?
a) Cultural norms determine legal responsibilities
b) It increases parental involvement
c) Trauma may be interpreted differently across cultures
d) It is a mandatory APS requirement
Correct Answer: c) Trauma may be interpreted differently across cultures
Source: [Bendall et al., 2021, p. 317]
Q16: What does the Week 9 tutorial say about working with dissociative clients and tone of voice?
a) Use clinical detachment
b) Speak assertively to re-establish reality
c) Use a soft, calm, grounded tone to support reorientation
d) Avoid speaking altogether during episodes
Correct Answer: c) Use a soft, calm, grounded tone to support reorientation
Source: [Tutorial – 00:18:10]
Q17: What issue did the tutorial highlight in therapists jumping too quickly into trauma content?
a) It impresses supervisors
b) It promotes rapid recovery
c) It can retraumatise and shut down the therapeutic relationship
d) It increases compliance
Correct Answer: c) It can retraumatise and shut down the therapeutic relationship
Source: [Tutorial – 00:16:24]
Q18: In trauma-informed frameworks, what is the recommended approach to therapeutic pace?
a) Fast to achieve results
b) Rigid session scripting
c) Client-led pacing with flexibility
d) Therapist-directed pacing for structure
Correct Answer: c) Client-led pacing with flexibility
Source: [Lecture – Trauma-Informed Care – 00:13:50]
Q19: According to Bendall et al. (2021), what is still lacking in youth trauma-informed care literature?
a) Evidence that TIC is ineffective
b) Diverse, culturally safe outcome measures
c) Support for medication-only approaches
d) Uniform trauma assessment protocols
Correct Answer: b) Diverse, culturally safe outcome measures
Source: [Bendall et al., 2021, p. 318]
Q20: What role can animals play in sessions with traumatised clients, as per Hediger et al. (2021)?
a) Distraction from therapeutic content
b) Grounding agent and emotional bridge
c) Symbol of therapist authority
d) Replacement for human therapy
Correct Answer: b) Grounding agent and emotional bridge
Source: [Hediger et al., 2021, p. 5]
