Chapter 2 - Workforce Safety and Wellness Vocab

Question 1

Acceptance

Answer 1

The stage of the grieving process when the person recognizes the finality of the grief-causing event

Question 2

Anger

Answer 2

Stage of the grieving process when the person becomes upset or angry

Question 3

Bargaining

Answer 3

Stage of grief process where the person bartens to change the grief-causing event

Question 4

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Answer 4

System of psychological support to reduce tress on emergency personnel

Question 5

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

Answer 5

Process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium

Question 6

Denial

Answer 6

Stage of grief when the person rejects the events happening

Question 7

Depression

Answer 7

Stage of grief when the person expresses dispair - an absence of cheerfulness and hope -

Question 8

On-scene Peer Support

Answer 8

Stress counselors at the scene to help emergency personnel deal with stress

Question 9

Pathogens

Answer 9

Microorganisms that are capable of causing disease

Question 10

Preincident Stress Education

Answer 10

Training about stress amd stress reactions before public safety personnel are exposed to stressful situations

Question 11

Standard Precautions

Answer 11

Treating all body fluids as potentially infectious