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WorksheetsPTSD in the classroom
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
PTSD stands for...
Pre-Terminal Situation Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Situation Disorder
Pre-Tactile Stress Disorder
What are the ways you can create a supportive classroom environment for those with PTSD?
Collaborate with the student and their parents
Allocate a safe space away from the class
Inform everyone in the class of their triggers
All of the above
Those diagnosed with PTSD are at a higher risk of developing another mental illness.
True
False
It is enough to only give trigger warnings verbally.
True
False
Exposure to triggers can be part of a healthy healing process for someone with PTSD.
True
False
How might you help a student work through an attack?
Leave them alone, give them space!
Advise them to follow their therapist's advice
Surround them with their friends
Work through breathing and ensure them that they are safe
All of the above
Side effects of PTSD include...
Self-focused negativity and blame
Feeling alienated / isolated
Lack of interest in achievement
All of the above
ILPs or EHCPs will always identify and tell you how to deal with students in your class with PTSD.
True
False
Lack of concentration is a side effect of PTSD.
True
False
As long as you have given appropriate trigger warnings, you are not responsible for how a student with PTSD responds to lesson content.
True
False
