Resonance, though, can also cause disasters: bridge and tower collapses and failure of blades and pipes. On a positive note, we use this physics principle to insure stability of circuits resonance allows for radio frequencies to be received it enables microwaves to heat food quickly. Tuning forks are a perfect example of this. This “louder” vibration is termed the resonant frequency of the body (object). Resonance in physics describes the phenomena when the vibration of one object sets off the vibration of a previously still object.Īs those familiar with physics know (which most assuredly does not include present company), an abnormally large vibration occurs when there is an external stimulus with the same or a similar frequency. This idea has its roots in physics so, let me start there. Instead of these words, I want to suggest we use another term, one that is often loosely used by therapists and trauma experts: tuning forks. I have also been troubled by the terms we use to describe trauma’s rekindling: “triggering” and “retriggering.” These words seem too tied to weapons and have a negative connotation. Yet, we don’t recognize or see or acknowledge the past events that literally pop into our response modalities. Past events get triggered by a current situation and as a result, folks often have an outsized response that isn’t even vaguely commensurate with what is happening in the present. It can be ameliorated for sure (assuming one knows how to do that) but it can also be retriggered. It is in this context that I started to reflect on how trauma never goes away. In many corners of our world, there are efforts to ameliorate trauma, and both students and educators can benefit from developing an understanding of and the tools for creating a trauma responsive culture and pedagogy. Just think about racial and ethnic harassment and abuse, shootings and natural disasters. Sadly, trauma abounds and while the Pandemic is one cause, there are a plethora of others. I write and think and educate about trauma and its impact on learning and psycho-social development. A Differing Use of the Term Tuning Forks: They are Messengers
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