Dr Dan Siegel devised the popular concept of the "Window of Tolerance" to help people understand whether their level of arousal was appropriate to the environment or task at hand. The Window of Tolerance is a fantastic tool when working with individual's who may have faced trauma and as a result find themselves dysregulating on a frequent basis.
This infographic teaches clients the concept of physiological arousal in response to trauma triggers within our environment (e.g., limiting beliefs, physiological sensations, sounds, smells or situations). Trauma triggers and their hyper or hypo arousal response may lead to an array of harmful behaviors (e.g., addiction, isolation, self-harm, poor decisions etc.) Showing your client, a colorful, visual prompt helps to consolidate important therapy teachings. and fosters thought about behavioral responses between therapy sessions.
Our posters are 16.5 x 23.4 inches (420mm x 594mm) and are printed on 170gsm quality paper. Our large posters are sent via a mailing tube (picture frame is not included).
This poster pairs beautifully with our two Window of Tolerance client handouts:
Our colorful, visual reminders not only encourage learning between therapy sessions, but clients are prompted to record times when they have become hyperaroused or hypoaroused. Why did this occur and how did they react? Examples of 'regulating techniques' that may be useful are also offered.