In the 1980s horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night, Billy sees his parents murdered by a man dressed as Santa Claus. Years later, an adult Billy works at a toy store and is forced by his boss to dress as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve for the store. This triggers Billy, who subsequently engages in a murder spree. According to Hickey's (2013) trauma-control model, being forced to dress as Santa would be an example of which of the following?

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Trauma reinforcement refers to a situation in which an individual is re-exposed to a traumatic event or trigger, which can lead to the re-experiencing of the trauma and potentially reinforce maladaptive responses to the trauma. In this case, being forced to dress as Santa Claus would remind Billy of the traumatic event he experienced as a child and could trigger his violent behavior.

In the 1980s Horror Film Silent Night, Deadly Night, Billy