To make better sense of challenging behaviour as the result of trauma, it is important to build knowledge of the stages of arousal or response patterns.
Explain the stages of arousal hyperarousal (fight/flight) and hypoarousal (freeze) beginning with the window of tolerance.
Include the common characteristics and student behaviours associated with each arousal stage together with teacher responses and evidenced-based strategies to assist the traumatised child to self-regulate.
