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Assessment methodology
Trauma Pattern Assessment
Trauma and Recovery construct focused on threat sensitivity, avoidance and shutdown, regulation capacity.
Instrument type
Scenario-based self-report using trauma-informed response check-in.
Evidence lens
Longitudinal pattern
Diagnostic status
Reflective and educational. Not diagnostic, clinical, or a substitute for care.
Purpose
This can name trauma-informed patterns that may be worth discussing with support.
Limitations
It cannot diagnose trauma, PTSD, or C-PTSD. A reflective self-discovery signal. It supports insight and next steps, but it is not a diagnosis or clinical assessment.
What this gathers
threat cueavoidance patternstabilization need
Scholarly reference base
AERA, APA, and NCME (2014), Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
Messick (1995), validity and interpretation in psychological assessment.
Herman (1992), trauma recovery and safety.
Cloitre et al. (2012), complex PTSD treatment principles.