Chapter 7 - PTSD, Trauma, And Community Disasters Flashcards
Four phases of community disasters
- Heroic
- Honeymoon
- Disillusionment
- Reconstruction
True or False
The symptoms of PTSD and acute stress disorder are the same, except for the duration.
True
True or False
The first stage of community disaster is the heroic phase.
True
True or False
Hypervigilance is common in people with PTSD.
True
True or False
Most precipitating events that lead to a crisis state lead to PTSD.
False
True or False
An example of a man-made disaster was the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
True
True or False
Katrina was an example of a natural disaster.
True
True or False
Compassion fatigue occurs when an emergency worker fails to truly care about clients.
False
True or False
One sign of burnout is being emotionally energized.
False
True or False
Crisis workers may be prone to secondary traumatization.
True
True or False
Personal threat is usually the basis for PTSD.
True
Burnout
A state that may occur when dealing with crises that affect the workers emotional, mental, and physical well-being negatively.
Disaster mental health
A specialty field of mental health treatment in which counselors are trained how to respond with people after they have experienced some form of community disaster. Often referred to as trauma response.
Dissociation
A defense mechanism him that assist people who have experienced trauma to continue to function. They split off from the terror and fear of the event and push their feelings into their subconscious.
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
A type of treatment for PTSD that combines cognitive, behavioral, and exposure therapies.
