Negative Patterns
When trauma is left unresolved
conflict is treated in a negative
way.
Fight- Attacking your partner
verbally or physically and
blaming them. Makes their
partner feel shame
Flight- Avoid dealing with
problems and running away from
emotional situations
Freeze- Feeling hopeless and
shut down. Unable to connect
with partners and resolve the
issue
Negative Beliefs- Relationship
truama can shape future
relationships. Surviros can
interpupt their partners actions in
worst light and try to control their
partner.
Stay with the wrong people- A
survivor may fell like they are
unworthy and love and think they
deserve nothing better meaning
they will stay in a harmful
SYMPTOMS OF
TRAUMA
Anxiety
Struggle with sleeping
Chronic anger THE EFFECT
Hard time concentrating
Wanting to hurt yourself or OF TRAUMA ON
others
Struggles with depression
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Changes in Appetite
Feeling discounted from others
RELATIONSHIP
Using substances to numb EMMA LALAIAN ENGLISH 1010
feelings
Avoiding loved ones or
activities once enjoyed
Worsening mental health
Intrusive memories or
flashbacks
Needing to repeat certain
activities
ATTACHMENT STYLES:
DIFFERENT STYLES DETERMINE
HOW YOU REACT IN A
RELATIONSHIP WHICH CAN BE
HARMFUL
DISMISSIVE AVODIANT:
Avoid close relationships and keep
partners at a distance. Shut down
when others show emotion and still
crave relationships while feeling
alone.
FEARFUL AVODIANT
Fear both intimacy and being
alone. Struggle with trusting
others and is completly emotionally
unavailable and uncomfotrable
with showing affection
ANXIOUS PREOCCUPIED
Desire intimacy and notice very
change in a relationship resulting
in paraonia at times. Often seen as
being clingy
Post Traumatic growth
THERAPY
learning not why something
Phramacotherapy- Using
happen but how it is apart
medincine to help lessen
the symptoms of truama.
Eye movement
desensitization and
reprocessing- Mentally
focusing on the traumatic
event while following a
light and is said to be very
effective.
Trauma focused therapy-
Focuses on the negative
consquences of truama
and helps the survior cope
with their truama by
learning new skills.
There are many forms of
therapy that help with
different needs.
Post traumatic growth is
of the survivor
Appreciation- Once coping
people view the world in a
better way and appreciate
the people around them
Meaning and purpose-
Growth increase positive
emotions and self-esteem.
Others feel like they have
hope for the future.
Internal Control- Survivors
get a strong sense of
ownership over their future
and believe that fate is in
their hands.
Relationships improve and
views change towards the
better