NR 607 Week 7: Questions & Answers: Updated Guide Solution

What Happens When People Experience Violence or Trauma (Ans- polyvagal theory -nervous system attempts to regulate a traumatic event by activating the social engagement system using relational cues • facial expressions, vocalizations, & language -social engagement system can only be activated when ind is within their window of tolerance & views the threat as manageable given their skills and resources. • when client perceives trauma or threat as unmanageable, they leave their window of tolerance & nervous system moves into a state of defense triggering a sympathetic or dorsal vagal response sympathetic state can lead to fear, panic, and irritation, while the dorsal vagal response can lead to a collapse/shutdown response Nervous System's Response to Trauma (Ans- -polyvagal theory • nervous system has three pathways, each designed to protect you: ventral vagal sympathetic pathway dorsal vagal pathway -ventral vagal • nervous system's optimal state • state from which we can engage socially, and connect and co-regulate with others • we often feel more calm, curious, grounded, and safe -sympathetic pathway • defensive pathway that gets the body to mobilize into a fight or flight response, or an attach/cry-for-help response • we might feel fear, panic, irritation, anger, or even rage -dorsal vagal pathway • defensive pathway that gets the body to immobilize into a collapse/shutdown response • we may feel numb, depressed, ashamed, hopeless, or lethargic • We may dissociate polyvagal theory: ventral vagal (Ans- -ventral vagal • nervous system's optimal state • state from which we can engage socially, and connect and co-regulate with others • we often feel more calm, curious, grounded, and safe polyvagal theory: sympathetic pathway (Ans- -sympathetic pathway • defensive pathway that gets the body to mobilize into a fight or flight response, or an attach/cry-for-help response • we might feel fear, panic, irritation, anger, or even rage polyvagal theory: dorsal vagal pathway (Ans- -dorsal vagal pathway • defensive pathway that gets the body to immobilize into a collapse/shutdown response • we may feel numb, depressed, ashamed, hopeless, or lethargic • We may dissociate