Trauma Physiology Emotions Behaviour by Laurene Winkler

TRAUMAPHYSIOLOGYEMOTIONSBEHAVIOUR

BY

Laurene Winkler

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The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest investigationsever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-lifehealth and well-being.

It is critical to understand how some of the worst health andsocial problems can arise as a consequence of adverse childhood experiences.

Trauma is in theBIOLOGYnot the

BIOGRAPHY

Emotions are our first responders

Emotionsare our first responders

1 in 5 was sexually molested as a child

1 in 4 was beaten by a parent to the pointof a mark being left on their body

1 in 3 couples engages in physical violence

1 in 4 grew up with alcoholic relatives

1 in 8 witnessed their motherbeing beaten or hit

Emotionsare our first responders

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Genetics

Temperament

LIFE EXPERIENCE

Homeostasisis the stability of the human body’s

internal environmentin response to changesin external conditions

If I just don’t move, no one will see me

“ I remember running, then I heardthe sound of the plane firing.

I don’t remember hearing the plane coming at all.I just remember the sound of the bullets.

Next thing I know I’m twitching on the ground.. I thought for a second that I might have been hit.

I didn’t dare move. I think I even stopped breathingbut I know that’s not possible.

Nothing.… just nothing. It seemed like forever.

Next thing I WOKE UP to the silence,like it was an actual sound.

It felt very strange. I was shivering and shaking.I have no idea how long I was lying there.”

Trauma is in theBIOLOGYnot the

BIOGRAPHY

Emotions are our first responders

Laurene WinklerOACCPP / USABP

SE Advanced PractitionerEAGALA Certified Psychotherapist

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