Understanding Transgenerational Trauma

What is transgenerational trauma?

• A trauma that affects only the individual who experienced it

• A trauma that is resolved within a single generation

• A trauma that is passed down from one generation to the next

• A trauma that is experienced by a community at the same time

How can a parent's trauma affect their children?

• By making them more independent

• By increasing their emotional sensitivity and anxiety

• By improving their risk-taking abilities

• By enhancing their educational performance

What was the purpose of Canadian residential schools?

• To preserve Indigenous cultures

• To promote Indigenous languages

• To assimilate Indigenous children into Western culture

• To provide higher education opportunities

What is one consequence of the trauma experienced in Canadian residential schools?

• Improved cultural identity

• Increased wealth and prosperity

• Cycles of poverty and substance abuse

• Enhanced educational outcomes

How can trauma affect genes according to recent studies?

• By making them more resistant to stress

• By leaving molecular tags that can be inherited

• By enhancing physical strength

• By eliminating genetic predispositions

What did researchers find in Holocaust survivors related to trauma?

• They had no genetic markers of trauma

• They had improved mental health

• They had epigenetic markers linked to anxiety

• They were less sensitive to stress

What is a suggested method to break the cycle of transgenerational trauma?

• Relying solely on medication

• Avoiding discussions about trauma

• Facing and understanding our history

• Ignoring past traumas

In the case study, how is the war survivor's trauma passed to his grandson?

• Through direct interaction

• Through epigenetic markers and behavior

• Through educational influence

• Through financial inheritance

What is the Hoffman Process mentioned in the video?

• A method to ignore past traumas

• A process to guide people through understanding their history

• A technique to enhance memory

• A strategy for financial planning

What does the video encourage viewers to do regarding transgenerational trauma?

• Blame others for it

• Keep it a secret

• Share their thoughts and experiences

• Ignore it