Reactions To Trauma
This psychoeducational handout provides clear, compassionate information about common reactions to trauma. It can be used with clients or shared with families and loved ones to increase understanding about common post-traumatic responses.
Reactions To Trauma
This Reactions To Trauma tool explains how traumatic events can affect people. Learning about these reactions can help you make sense of your own feelings and responses.
Overview
The Reactions To Trauma resource is a psychoeducational tool designed to normalize a range of common trauma responses. It outlines typical emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological reactions that may follow a traumatic experience, including re-experiencing, avoidance, heightened arousal, and changes in beliefs or emotions.
Written in accessible language, this handout is suitable for use in early therapy sessions or as a standalone educational resource. It can also be shared with family members or carers to enhance understanding and includes practical, trauma-informed suggestions for offering support. The resource is intended to foster compassion and increase understanding of post-trauma experiences.
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