TCI (EXAM STUDY) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A trauma informed organization - CORRECT ANSWER -Supports trauma-informed care through:
Policies
Procedures
Practices
A trauma-informed organization ensures that staff: - CORRECT ANSWER -Understands,
recognizes, and responds...
Spaces within the therapeutic milieu (SPICE) - CORRECT ANSWER -Social
Physical
Ideological
Cultural
Emotional
What are 'Setting Conditions'? - CORRECT ANSWER -Anything that makes challenging behavior
or traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur.
Foundations for Intentional Use of Self - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Self awareness
2. self regulation
3. relationship skills and attunement
4. self care
Triune Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Thinking Brain
, 2. Emotional Brain
3. Survival Brain
Thinking Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -Neocortex- responsible for higher functions such as
reasoning, language, creativity, and abstract thought.
Emotional Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -limbic system - center for emotions and emotional
behavior and motivation.
Also contains amygdala - determines whether we perceive something as a threat.
Survival Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -brain stem/reptilian brain - survival functions such as
breathing, heart rate, circulation, and most bodily functions that do not require conscious
thought.
Pain-Based Behavior (need to know 4) - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Inability to regulate emotions
2. Overreaction to situations
3. Impulsive outbursts
4. Trauma re-enactment
5. Defiance
6. Inflexibility
7. Running away through anger or fear
8. Self-injury
9. Withdrawal
Triune Brain (Trauma Driven Response) - CORRECT ANSWER -Potential Danger --> Emotional
Brain --> Survival Brain --> PANIC
CORRECT ANSWERS
A trauma informed organization - CORRECT ANSWER -Supports trauma-informed care through:
Policies
Procedures
Practices
A trauma-informed organization ensures that staff: - CORRECT ANSWER -Understands,
recognizes, and responds...
Spaces within the therapeutic milieu (SPICE) - CORRECT ANSWER -Social
Physical
Ideological
Cultural
Emotional
What are 'Setting Conditions'? - CORRECT ANSWER -Anything that makes challenging behavior
or traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur.
Foundations for Intentional Use of Self - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Self awareness
2. self regulation
3. relationship skills and attunement
4. self care
Triune Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Thinking Brain
, 2. Emotional Brain
3. Survival Brain
Thinking Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -Neocortex- responsible for higher functions such as
reasoning, language, creativity, and abstract thought.
Emotional Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -limbic system - center for emotions and emotional
behavior and motivation.
Also contains amygdala - determines whether we perceive something as a threat.
Survival Brain - CORRECT ANSWER -brain stem/reptilian brain - survival functions such as
breathing, heart rate, circulation, and most bodily functions that do not require conscious
thought.
Pain-Based Behavior (need to know 4) - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Inability to regulate emotions
2. Overreaction to situations
3. Impulsive outbursts
4. Trauma re-enactment
5. Defiance
6. Inflexibility
7. Running away through anger or fear
8. Self-injury
9. Withdrawal
Triune Brain (Trauma Driven Response) - CORRECT ANSWER -Potential Danger --> Emotional
Brain --> Survival Brain --> PANIC
