CTSP Module 2 - Certified Trauma Support
Practitioner Reviewer Questions and Correct
Answers
Trauma Response
Automatic emotional, cognitive, and physical reactions to perceived danger; survival
mechanisms aimed at restoring balance after trauma.
Fight Response
A trauma response involving confrontation or aggression toward a perceived threat to regain
control.
Fight
Anger outbursts, verbal confrontation, controlling behavior, physical aggression.
Flight Response
A trauma response focused on escaping or avoiding danger or reminders of threat.
Freeze Response
Parasympathetic nervous system dominance slows heart rate and immobilizes the body.
Freeze
A trauma response involving immobility, shutdown, or emotional numbness when escape or
fight feels impossible.
Fawn Response
A trauma response characterized by appeasing others to reduce perceived danger, often
developed from repeated relational trauma.
, Fawn Response
Learned survival adaptation rooted in maintaining safety through submission.
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Part of the nervous system that automatically regulates survival responses.
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
Activates energy and alertness during fight or flight responses.
Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
Promotes shutdown and immobilization during overwhelming stress (freeze).
Polyvagal Theory
Theory by Stephen Porges explaining how the vagus nerve shifts the body between safety,
danger, and immobilization.
Coping Mechanism
Strategies people use to manage stress, trauma, and emotional distress.
Adaptive Coping
Coping strategies that support long-term healing, regulation, and well-being.
Adaptive Coping
A coping where you are seeking support, journaling, crying, prayer, mindfulness, grounding,
exercise, healthy routines.
Maladaptive Coping
Coping strategies that provide short-term relief but worsen distress or functioning over time.
Practitioner Reviewer Questions and Correct
Answers
Trauma Response
Automatic emotional, cognitive, and physical reactions to perceived danger; survival
mechanisms aimed at restoring balance after trauma.
Fight Response
A trauma response involving confrontation or aggression toward a perceived threat to regain
control.
Fight
Anger outbursts, verbal confrontation, controlling behavior, physical aggression.
Flight Response
A trauma response focused on escaping or avoiding danger or reminders of threat.
Freeze Response
Parasympathetic nervous system dominance slows heart rate and immobilizes the body.
Freeze
A trauma response involving immobility, shutdown, or emotional numbness when escape or
fight feels impossible.
Fawn Response
A trauma response characterized by appeasing others to reduce perceived danger, often
developed from repeated relational trauma.
, Fawn Response
Learned survival adaptation rooted in maintaining safety through submission.
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Part of the nervous system that automatically regulates survival responses.
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
Activates energy and alertness during fight or flight responses.
Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
Promotes shutdown and immobilization during overwhelming stress (freeze).
Polyvagal Theory
Theory by Stephen Porges explaining how the vagus nerve shifts the body between safety,
danger, and immobilization.
Coping Mechanism
Strategies people use to manage stress, trauma, and emotional distress.
Adaptive Coping
Coping strategies that support long-term healing, regulation, and well-being.
Adaptive Coping
A coping where you are seeking support, journaling, crying, prayer, mindfulness, grounding,
exercise, healthy routines.
Maladaptive Coping
Coping strategies that provide short-term relief but worsen distress or functioning over time.
