Reading the Signs
2:45
Companion Slides
Hypervigilance, withdrawal, aggression, people-pleasing — trauma responses you'll recognize.
Key Concepts
- Hypervigilance: scanning for danger, startling easily
- Withdrawal: emotional shutdown, isolation
- Aggression: fight response expressed outwardly
- People-pleasing: fawn response — compliance as protection
- Recognizing these patterns without labeling the person
Part of
Module 2: How Trauma Shows Up
Recognizing trauma responses in behavior, across ages, in the body, and through a cultural lens.