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Chapter 18 Flashcards

1
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How does the centers for disease control and prevention define suicide

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Death caused by self directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior

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Roughly how many Americans commit suicide each year

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30,000

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From 2009-2013, the AF lost between _____ Amn per year to suicide

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41-45

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The ANG and AFR have lost an average of ___ amn per year du to suicide

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25

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Within the AF what are the most common stressors among those who commit suicide

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Relationship, legal, mental health, financial hardship and work problems

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Is any particular ethnic, racial, age or rank group spared from suicide

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No

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7
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What serious consequences may AF suicides create

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A preventable loss of human life
Grief and loss to the deceased family, friends, cowoerks and the military community
Direct impact on mission capability
Increased risk to the AF community if copy cat suicides occur

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What are some indicators associated with suicide

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Increased new stressors
Distress
Changes in mood, habits and behavior
Feelings of hopelessness
belief that he or she is or will become a burden
Belief that others do not care or that he she does not belong to the group or community
Increasing thoughts or beliefs that suicide is aviable option to the current situation
Access to a means to end ones life

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9
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Regardless of how well someone has managed military or personal stress in the past, anyone can become suicidal T/F

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True

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What are common protective factors and individual possesses or practices to enhance resilience and reduce distress

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Sense of belonging
Good, healthy support from family, friends and Amn
Effective problem solving skills and coping strategies
Belie that he she has control over his her own life and actions
willingness to seek help early
focus on the future
belief things will get better
Lack of access to means to hurt oneself
Cultural religious spiritual beliefs that discourage suicide and support self preservation

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_____ factors are personal and unchangeable, such as gender and age

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Demographic

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____ factors are personal characteristics that reduce resilience or increase susceptibility to illness and suicide. These include mental illness, substance use and trauma history

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Risk

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13
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What are some common problems that increase the risk of suicide

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Legal
financial
relationship
work and administrative
mental heath problems
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14
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Members facing serious ____ problems often worry about public disgrace, as well as a very real threat to their careers, freedom and ability to find work if separated from the AF

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Legal problems

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It is important that an Amns command, unit and AF community support them when facing legal problems, regardless of the crime for which they have been charged/convicted T/F

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True

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_____ problems can be a symptom of other problems such as gambling or substance abuse addiction

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Financial Problems

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17
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An Amn facing ___ problem, like fitness testing failures, may feel his career and future are at risk

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Administrative Problems

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18
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All military suicides are related to mental heath problems T/F

A

False

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A ____ suicide is impulsive and may be very difficult to predict or prevent

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Unplanned suicide

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20
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Any suicidal remark should be taken very seriously and followed up on T/F

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True

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21
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Suicides are more common during the holidays when people may feel more alone and isolated T/F

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False

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22
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Regardless of the severity of a self injury or suicide attempt, the situation must be treated seriously and warrant immediate medical and ___ attention

A

Command

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23
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What must each AMN be aware of when identifying and supporting someone at risk for suicide

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Command is available and trained to provide support
AF established numerous resources aimed at resolving problems and stressors, which can be accessed through chaplains, medical services or command leadership
AMN can access counseling through military one source as well as MFLC
National resources are available, such as military crisis line and the peer support line

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24
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What are some identifiable suicide risk factors and warning signs that can help with early intervention

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Stressors, sudden mood or behavior changes
Giving away personal effects
Making suicidal statements or comments about not being alive

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25
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Who is most likely to spot a person at risk for suicide

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Those who interact with the person on a daily basis, like friends, co workers and immediate supervisors

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26
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____ concerns about a person at risk for suicide with the chain of command as appropriate

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communicate

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27
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Leaders at all levels are responsible for implementing the AF suicide Prevention Program. Their ____ and ____ are critical to the goal of reducing AF suicides

A

Support and action

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28
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What are some factors that can challenge effective supervision in preventing suicide

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Tunnel vision on the mission and excluding the subordinates needs
Not being engaged with their AMN
Difficulty recognizing risk factors and warning signs
Lack of knowledge of AF supported resources and their impact
Inappropriately protecting an Amn or failing to take proper action

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29
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What should happen when suicide risk has been identified

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appropriate professional resources should be obtained and applied to the problem

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30
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What resource helps supervisors and AMN guide personnel to appropriate helping agencies for suicide prevention

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The AMN guide for assisting personnel in distress

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31
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What actions can be taken to support AMN in resolving life’s challenges and reducing the number of suicides

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Knowing your coworkers
recognizing early signs of risk, stress and distress
engaging with AMN to determine what may be stressful or problematic
Assisting Amn with choosing the most appropriate problem solving resources
Following up with Amn to ensure stressors are resolving and new ones are not forming

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32
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It takes strength to seek out care for mental heath problem. More then ____% of AF personnel voluntarily reach out to mental health services each year

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15%

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33
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What does the mental health clinic staff typically perform on all individuals who come in for services

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A risk assessment, as well as screen for suicide at follow up appointments

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34
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What major shortcoming do helping agencies such as mental health clinics have in regard to suicide prevention

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The health care system can only act when aware of the problem

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35
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What is the common fear many have with regard to seeking help at the mental health clinic

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That it will negatively impact their career

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36
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The vast majority of AMN who receive mental health care in the AF clinics suffer no adverse career outcomes T/F

A

True

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37
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Mental health providers must disclose what information to commanders

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Safety issues and fitness for duty issues

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38
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What program did the AF establish to promote help seeking for AMN with legal or administrative problems who are at risk for suicide

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The limited privilege Suicide Prevention program in accordance with AFI 44-172

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39
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What does the limited privilege suicide prevention program allow ANMN under investigation and found to be at risk for suicide to receive

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Mental health care without risk of further incrimination themselves

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40
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The AF Suicide Prevention Program (AFSPP) is founded upon what concept

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That decreasing suicides requires a community approach in which prevention and assistance are offered long before someone becomes suicidal

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41
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The AF suicide prevention program fosters an AMN culture under commander led action groups, by using 11 overlapping initiatives or elements which can be grouped into what three broad categories

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Leadership and community
Education
Protection for those under investigation

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42
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Following an investigative interview, AF investigators must hand off the accused directly to the members commander or ___ through person to person documented contact

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First Sergeant

43
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Limited privilege Suicide Prevention program is available to whom

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Individuals under investigation or those who have been formally charged with a crime who are at risk for suicide

44
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Suicide prevention is whose responsibility

A

Everyone’s

45
Q

To effectively prevent suicide, create a ___ that encourages early help seeking behavior

A

Culture

46
Q

What is the simple acronym for the AF developed to help facilitate personal engagement in suicide prevention

A

ACE - Ask, Care, Escort

47
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When working with suicide prevention and the ACE model, why is it important to ask questions if you see or hear any of the warning signs of suicide

A

to give people permission to talk about a subject that may be difficult to bring up

48
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it is important to show care and concern for those at risk of suicide. What should you do if someone acknowledges thought of suicide to you

A

Accept that they are in distress
Listen to their concerns
Begin the process of getting them help

49
Q

Suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility. If someone acknowledges thoughts of suicide, you must do everything possible to remove anything that they might use for self harm T/F

A

False

50
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When working with suicide prevention and the ACE mode, the final step is to escort the individual to the command or professional support agency that can help. Why is this important

A

If you leave them alone or send them alone to a chaplain or mental health clinic they may change their mind on the way

51
Q

If someone is suicidal and wont agree to go with you to a helping agency, what action is appropriate

A

Contact your chain of command or emergency services for help ensuring the persons safety

52
Q

In ____ situations, utilize intervention resources such as Chaplin services, MFLC, vets 4 warriors or Military one source to seek help for an amn at risk for suicide

A

Non-crisis

53
Q

Why are organizational and personal stress both major concerns for enlisted leaders at al levels

A

AT the org level, it can negatively affect performance, effectiveness and mission accomplishment. At the personal level, experiencing stress over and extended period of time can lead to health problems and affect overall quality of life

54
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Name the two individuals who defined the concept of stress

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Physiologist Walter Cannon and endocrinologist Hans seley

55
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How did Canon describe the body’s reaction to stress

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As a response to a perceived threat that prepares the body for flight or fight

56
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What conclusion did Selye draw about the body’s reaction to stress

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The reaction is the same regardless of whether the source was good or bad, positive or negative

57
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What is Selyes definition of stress

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The nonspecific response of the body to any demand mad upon it

58
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What terms did Selye use to identify the stresses experienced from positive or negative factors

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Eustress

Distress

59
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Stressors can be categorized into what two major areas

A

Organizational stressors, which occur in the work environment
Extra organizational stressors, which occur outside the work environment such as family, marital and financial issues

60
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Stress indicators may be isolated reactions or combinations among what three categories

A

Emotional
Behavioral
Physical

61
Q

The Duration ____ and intensity of the symptoms can indicate the level of difficulty in dealing with stress

A

Frequency

62
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Apathy, irritability and job dissatisfaction are ___ symptoms of stress

A

Emotional

63
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Frequent illness, weight gain and loss and headaches are ___ symptoms of stress

A

Physical

64
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Social withdrawal, substance abuse and neglecting self care are ___ symptoms of stress

A

Behavioral

65
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What does individual stress management attempt to strengthen

A

Your ability to manage stressors and your stress response

66
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Org Stress management methods attempt to alter potential stressors themselves. Why are both individual and or Stress management vitally important

A

Org and extra Org stressors are interrelated and influence each other

67
Q

Identify the five individual stress management methods

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Planning
Time management
Overload avoidance
Relaxation
Exercise and good nutrition
68
Q

How can planning help you manage stress

A

It can help you look for ways to achieve your goals while avoiding the effects of known stressors

69
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How can time management help you manage stress

A

If time management is an issue for you, it will help to use effective time management skills and tools, like developing task lists and prioritizing tasks

70
Q

How can overload avoidance help you manage stress

A

it can help you identify and avoid busy work, delegate and empower others

71
Q

How can relaxation methods help you manage stress

A

By reducing mind and body tension in your daily routines, you can train your body to respond differently to stress and reduce the negative effects of stress on your health

72
Q

How can exercise and good nutrition help you mange stress

A

Exercise provides and outlet for excess energy and tension caused by stress, and nutritious foods nourish your body. Both help you build resistance to the negative physical results of stress

73
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How can supervisors reduce org stress levels

A

By identifying potential stressors and developing strategies to remove or reduce them

74
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Name the five Org stress management methods identified in AFH 1

A 
Job design
Improving the work environment
Improving org communication
Personnel selection and job placement
Substance abuse programs
75
Q

What should you consider when examining job design as a potential stressor in the Org work environment

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Ask yourself if the task is needed and feasible, or if it should be eliminated or restructured to better accommodate the individual needs and abilities of your amn

76
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Why physical factors should you consider when trying to reduce stress by improving the Org work environment

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Examine factors such as temperature, noise and light levels and make necessary improvement

77
Q

What is the best way to improve Org communication and thus reduce stress in the work environment

A

Do your best to keep your subordinates informed about anything that can impact their lives

78
Q

How can your efforts to improve personnel selection for job placement help reduce org stress in the work environment

A

Though difficult to do, carefully matching the right person to each position will result in satisfied workers

79
Q

In the Org environment, why are all supervisors responsible and accountable for managing substance abusers in accordance with applicable directives

A

Substance abuse can have a dramatic negative effect on mission, morale and readiness, and peoples health and well being

80
Q

What is the purpose of the redeployment support process

A

The positive and sustained care, control and discipline of each airman

81
Q

How does the redeployment support process ensure personnel readiness throughout the AEF cycle

A

By providing timely support for members and their families

82
Q

The redeployment support process provides continuous, integrated support from the ____ to home station to assist the transition from the deployed environment to family life and the work site

A

AOR

83
Q

How does a lengthy break from the deployment environment help members

A

It improves their psychological and physical status

84
Q

Each ___ establishes and publishes personnel recovery policies for returning combat forces

A

MAJCOM

85
Q

the redeployment support process requires quickly reoconsituting forces to their full combat capabilities T/F

A

True

86
Q

In the redeployment support process, levels of consumables are restored and lost ___ is recovered during reconstitution

A

Training

87
Q

What variables do bases and units consider when planning their reconstitution needs

A

The magnitude, duration and intensity of the crisis
Consumption rates
The type of deployment location

88
Q

Which personnel are considered in the redeployment support process participation

A

Lengthy family separation

Significant family related stressors prior to redployment

89
Q

What helping agencies support redeployed regular AF, ANG, AFR, civilian personnel, family members and units during the AEF cycle

A

Community Action Information Board (CAIB) and integrated deployment system

90
Q

Readjustment from duty in the AOR requires structured ___ time and activities for members and their families prior to leave or TDY

A

Recovery

91
Q

What does the redeployment support process timeline provide

A

A template for CC responses and actions, as ell as Community Action Information Board and integrated deployment system members activities at the critical redeployment, recovery, reconstitution and spin up deployment junctions

92
Q

With regard to the community Action Information Board and integrated deployment system agencies, the ___ website is critical source for deployment information, education and training

A

AEF

93
Q

In the AEF cycle, personnel readiness begins ____ and develops the reception station

A

Reintegration

94
Q

Personnel readiness establishes procedures that ensure members returning from deployment are incorporated into what

A

Installation reconstitution planning and the installation deployment plan

95
Q

When do returning units and individuals in process with the personnel readiness function

A

Within two duty days of redeployment day

96
Q

When will the personnel readiness function update the date of return to home station for all deployed individuals in the Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and execution segments (DCAPES

A

On the date of notification of return

97
Q

At the home station post deployment, _____ serivd3e members provide follow-up support, reintegration and reunion ministries and other programs to strengthen family and individual spiritual health

A

Chaplain

98
Q

What does the A&FRC provide

A

Mobility and deployment assistance to single and married DoD personnel and families to reduce stress, deal with separation and reintegration, increase morale and unit cohesion, and support operational readiness

99
Q

What document describes A&FRC services

A

AFI 36-3009

100
Q

A&FRC use electronic media and hard copies to help develop ____ educational material

A

Reintegration

101
Q

In addition to providing one on one counseling and support for families of single AMN what does the A&FRC staff do during deployment

A

Provide tailored support to commanders, units and families
Help local school authorities and teachers understand the unique stress on children of deployed military members
Provide deployment support programs
Distribute commercial, printed materials addressing deployment

102
Q

Post deployment assistance and pre deployment activities are linked T/F

A

True

103
Q

The A&FRC staff operates independently from the Community Action Information Board and integrated deployment system agencies T/F

A

False

104
Q

What needs to do the force support squadron and family member program protocols fill

A

Increased childcare needs during contingencies and the AEF cycle

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