CALMHSA Peer Support Cert exam
Questions with Answers-Latest
2024/2025
Why is love important in trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Creates better care
environment and relationships.
What is the goal of trauma-informed care? - ANSWER To see patients as whole persons.
What is gentle curiosity in trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Understanding patient-
doctor relationship without pressure.
What is the role of humility in trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Acknowledging
patient's important experiences.
What is necessary to provide appropriate care for patients who have or might
experience trauma? - ANSWER Content component along with attitudes.
What should be expressed in response to a warm welcome? - ANSWER Gratitude and
appreciation.
What are the objectives of the talk on trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Identify signs
of trauma response, principles of trauma-informed care, and ways to resist re-
traumatization.
What are the four key groups to keep in mind in trauma-informed care? -
ANSWER Patients, their caregivers, other staff members, and ourselves.
,What does trauma-informed care seek to restore for patients? - ANSWER Safety, power,
and worth.
What is the framework provided by SAMHSA for trauma-informed care? - ANSWER
The four R's: realize, recognize, respond, and resist.
What are the three components of trauma? - ANSWER Event, experience, and effect on
the individual.
What is the impact of trauma on children? - ANSWER Two-thirds experience
something potentially traumatic by age 16.
What groups are disproportionately impacted by trauma? - ANSWER People of color,
women, and LGBTQ individuals.
What percentage of adults have experienced at least one trauma in their lifetime?
- ANSWER 70%.
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? - ANSWER Negative early childhood
experiences that impact long-term health outcomes.
What is the impact of ACEs on health outcomes? - ANSWER The more ACEs a person
has, the more likely they are to experience poor mental and physical health and early
death.
What are ACEs? - ANSWER Adverse Childhood Experiences that include more than
the original 10 identified.
,What are adverse community experiences? - ANSWER Structural racism, historical
trauma, sexism, homophobia, and climate crisis that disproportionately impact
certain groups.
Who is more likely to suffer from rape aces? - ANSWER People who experience
poverty, discrimination, and violence.
What is medical trauma? - ANSWER Trauma that can occur from pain,
illness, procedures, and diagnoses for both patients and caregivers.
Can seeking medical attention be traumatic? - ANSWER Yes.
What percentage of ill or injured children and their families experience traumatic
stress reactions? - ANSWER 80%.
What percentage of parents and children/siblings suffer from long-term traumatic
stress reactions? - ANSWER Parents: 20-30%, Children/Siblings: 15-20%.
Can caregivers and staff experience secondary trauma and vicarious trauma? - ANSWER
Yes.
What can repeated exposure to traumatic experiences lead to? - ANSWER
Compassion fatigue and indifference to others' suffering.
What are adverse community experiences? - ANSWER Structural racism, historical
trauma, sexism, homophobia, and environmental crisis.
What is medical trauma? - ANSWER Trauma resulting from pain, injury, serious
illness, medical procedures, and other frightening treatment experiences.
, Can diagnosis itself be potentially traumatic? - ANSWER Yes, for patients and caregivers.
Who may experience traumatic stress reactions following a life-threatening illness
or injury? - ANSWER Patients, injured children, and families.
What are the impacts of trauma? - ANSWER Impaired daily functioning, affect treatment
adherence and recovery, and lead to persistent traumatic stress reactions in caregivers
and patients.
What is secondary trauma? - ANSWER Trauma experienced by staff.
What is trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Understanding the impact of trauma and
practicing care to make the medical experience less traumatic for patients,
caregivers, and staff.
What are the signs of burnout and compassion fatigue? - ANSWER Physical and
emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged stress.
What are the effects of trauma on the body? - ANSWER Normal reactions to abnormal
events, as our bodies are hardwired for survival and pay better attention to threats
than pleasant things.
What is polyvagal theory? - ANSWER Explains how our autonomic nervous system
responds to potential threats, even in situations where there is no threat to our life.
What makes traumatic stress responses make sense from an evolutionary perspective? -
ANSWER Our body prepares us to fight, flee, or freeze when faced with danger.
Questions with Answers-Latest
2024/2025
Why is love important in trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Creates better care
environment and relationships.
What is the goal of trauma-informed care? - ANSWER To see patients as whole persons.
What is gentle curiosity in trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Understanding patient-
doctor relationship without pressure.
What is the role of humility in trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Acknowledging
patient's important experiences.
What is necessary to provide appropriate care for patients who have or might
experience trauma? - ANSWER Content component along with attitudes.
What should be expressed in response to a warm welcome? - ANSWER Gratitude and
appreciation.
What are the objectives of the talk on trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Identify signs
of trauma response, principles of trauma-informed care, and ways to resist re-
traumatization.
What are the four key groups to keep in mind in trauma-informed care? -
ANSWER Patients, their caregivers, other staff members, and ourselves.
,What does trauma-informed care seek to restore for patients? - ANSWER Safety, power,
and worth.
What is the framework provided by SAMHSA for trauma-informed care? - ANSWER
The four R's: realize, recognize, respond, and resist.
What are the three components of trauma? - ANSWER Event, experience, and effect on
the individual.
What is the impact of trauma on children? - ANSWER Two-thirds experience
something potentially traumatic by age 16.
What groups are disproportionately impacted by trauma? - ANSWER People of color,
women, and LGBTQ individuals.
What percentage of adults have experienced at least one trauma in their lifetime?
- ANSWER 70%.
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? - ANSWER Negative early childhood
experiences that impact long-term health outcomes.
What is the impact of ACEs on health outcomes? - ANSWER The more ACEs a person
has, the more likely they are to experience poor mental and physical health and early
death.
What are ACEs? - ANSWER Adverse Childhood Experiences that include more than
the original 10 identified.
,What are adverse community experiences? - ANSWER Structural racism, historical
trauma, sexism, homophobia, and climate crisis that disproportionately impact
certain groups.
Who is more likely to suffer from rape aces? - ANSWER People who experience
poverty, discrimination, and violence.
What is medical trauma? - ANSWER Trauma that can occur from pain,
illness, procedures, and diagnoses for both patients and caregivers.
Can seeking medical attention be traumatic? - ANSWER Yes.
What percentage of ill or injured children and their families experience traumatic
stress reactions? - ANSWER 80%.
What percentage of parents and children/siblings suffer from long-term traumatic
stress reactions? - ANSWER Parents: 20-30%, Children/Siblings: 15-20%.
Can caregivers and staff experience secondary trauma and vicarious trauma? - ANSWER
Yes.
What can repeated exposure to traumatic experiences lead to? - ANSWER
Compassion fatigue and indifference to others' suffering.
What are adverse community experiences? - ANSWER Structural racism, historical
trauma, sexism, homophobia, and environmental crisis.
What is medical trauma? - ANSWER Trauma resulting from pain, injury, serious
illness, medical procedures, and other frightening treatment experiences.
, Can diagnosis itself be potentially traumatic? - ANSWER Yes, for patients and caregivers.
Who may experience traumatic stress reactions following a life-threatening illness
or injury? - ANSWER Patients, injured children, and families.
What are the impacts of trauma? - ANSWER Impaired daily functioning, affect treatment
adherence and recovery, and lead to persistent traumatic stress reactions in caregivers
and patients.
What is secondary trauma? - ANSWER Trauma experienced by staff.
What is trauma-informed care? - ANSWER Understanding the impact of trauma and
practicing care to make the medical experience less traumatic for patients,
caregivers, and staff.
What are the signs of burnout and compassion fatigue? - ANSWER Physical and
emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged stress.
What are the effects of trauma on the body? - ANSWER Normal reactions to abnormal
events, as our bodies are hardwired for survival and pay better attention to threats
than pleasant things.
What is polyvagal theory? - ANSWER Explains how our autonomic nervous system
responds to potential threats, even in situations where there is no threat to our life.
What makes traumatic stress responses make sense from an evolutionary perspective? -
ANSWER Our body prepares us to fight, flee, or freeze when faced with danger.
