Ch.2 Stress Injuries

Question 1

What is a Stress injury.

Answer 1

Chronic Stress hormone release that can effect, physical, emotional and cognitive health.

Question 2

Sign and symptoms of stress response. (9)

Answer 2

1. increased H.r and R.R
2. Pale cool and Clammy
3. Trouble focusing
4. Dizziness trampling
5. Stomach distress
6. Chest tightness or pain
7. Tingling sensations
8. Excessive fear reactions
9. Possible Flight Flight or Freeze response.

Question 3

What is Psychological first aid (PFA)

Answer 3

Supportive intervention to a person who may beed physical or emotional support. Focusing on Listening, assuring safety and basic needs are met reducing stress and helping the affected person to engage with support groups.

Question 4

Create a sense of safety by:(2)

Answer 4

1. Mitigating the sense by reducing chaos, and removing patients from preserved threats.
2. Reflecting evidence of safety.

Question 5

Create a sense of calm by: (2)

Answer 5

1. Calm self first

2. emphasizing the present, practical and possible

Question 6

Create self and collective efficacy: (2)

Answer 6

1. Involve person in self care and rescue

2. Recognizing and reminding people of existing strengths

Question 7

Create connection by: (2)

Answer 7

1. Building an on scene relationship.

2. Helping people contact friends family and loved ones (including pets)

Question 8

Create hope by: (2)

Answer 8

1. Reflecting specific, accurate, positive facts and predictable realistic steps
2. Personally maintaining and communicating hope

Question 9

Early changing symptoms of a stress injury (4)

Answer 9

1. loss of vitality and creativity
2. dreading work
3. short fuse/every one is a problem and everything is to much work
4. lack of motivation

Question 10

Late changing symptoms of a stress injury (7)

Answer 10

1. sleep disturbance
2. substance use
3. anxiety
4. irritability
5. isolation
6. inability to feel pleasure
7. Hopelessness

Question 11

Treatment principals for stress injuries

Answer 11

1. PFA (psychological first aid)
2. Self awareness
3. Awareness of stress in others.
4. seek help.