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What is: involves taking precautions to avert psychological danger or injury and promote psychological well-being in the workplace

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Psychological Health and Safety (PHS)

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what is: a state of well-being in which an individual realizes their potential, and can cope with normal stresses of contribution to their community

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Mental Health

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what is: health conditions that affect the way people think, feel, behave, or interact with others, including anxiety disorders, behavioural and emotional disorders in Children

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Mental illnesses

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what is feelings of being burdened by excessive time pressure, excessive responsibility, and excessive expectations to succeed

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Overloaded

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what are people considered if they experience good mental health? pursuing and engaging in an authentic life that brings joy and happiness

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Flourishing

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what are people considered if they experience poor mental health? the absence of feeling good about life, lack of meaning, purpose, or belonging in life

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languishing

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what is: the non-specific response of the body to any demands made upon it. Dr. Selye states 85% of all diseases and illnesses from sleep disorders to cancer can be linked to __

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Stress

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what is: stress is a reaction to a __ (stimulus or demand) that produces an elevated state of readiness or arousal, and can be a physical, psychological, social, biological, or chemical factor.

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stressor

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what are three types of stress responses (Neutral, Good, and Bad stresses)

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Neutral Stress: Neustress

Good Stress: Eustress

Bad Stress: Distress

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Which Stress is this: arouses the mind and body, it’s neither harmful nor helpful to the individual example:(traffic slows down in front of you but you aren’t in a hurry)

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Neutral stress (neustress)

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Which Stress is this: initiates positive emotional psychological, and physical growth provides pleasure, adds meaning to life; and fosters an attitude that tries to find positive solutions to problems that improve health example (competing with someone to win a 1.5-mile run)

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Good stress (eustress)

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Which Stress is this: results in negative responses in both a person’s career and life and can interfere with the physiological and psychological function of the body

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bad stress (distress)

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what are the three forms of Distress:

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  • acute stress
  • Episodic acute stress
  • Chronic stress
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which form of distress is this: immediate perceived threat either physical, emotional, or psychological such as heart races, butterflies in your stomach, back pain, headaches, intestinal problems

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Acute stress

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which form of distress is this: when you are constantly facing small crises or are living in a state of tension or under pressure.

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Episodic acute stress

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which form of distress is this: a prolonged and constant feeling of stress that can negatively affect your health if it goes untreated

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Chronic stress

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Hans Selye, noticed that the body’s reaction to stress includes three stages: fight or flight response(alarm stage), the stage of resistance, and the stage of exhaustion

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General adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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Which general adaptation syndrome is this: the alarm stage in which the body prepares itself to cope with a stressor and you either decide to take on the challenge or back away from it

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Fight or flight response

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Which general adaptation syndrome is this: when the body actively resists and attempts to cope with the stressor

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stage of resistance

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which general adaptation syndrome is this: when the body is subjected to continual stress and fatigue for days and weeks and begins to shut down, usually resulting in illness

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stage of exhaustion

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law enforcement officers (police officers, private and publicsecurity, correctional officers, customs officers, and Canadian military) are at least twice as likely as the general population to experience __

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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),

22
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In Canada what is the second-leading cause of death for youths ages 10 to 24

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Suicide

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Which coping of stress is this: staying calm, removing, the individual from the scene encouraging them to talk and validating their reactions

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Mange the Situation

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Which coping stress is this: continuing mental health and wellness professionals, family representatives chaplains and others involved in suicide prevention to prioritize an implementation plan

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mobilize support

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Which coping stress is this: the individual and ensure that they are aware of and have access to the support networks in place

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Follow up

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What is: the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress such as family and relationship problems ex.(looking/taking things in a positive way)

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Resilience

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What is: a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations; used as a therapeutic technique

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mindfulness

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The Canadian Mental Health Commission has reported that, in any given year, __ in __ people in Canada will experience a mental health problem or illness

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one in five

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what is also called a traumatic event, where a situation faced by law enforcement personnel that causes unusually strong emotional reactions that have the potential to interfere with their ability to function at the scene (current stress) or later (residual stress)

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critical incident

30
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What is a mental health condition triggered by a traumatic event, either experiencing it or witnessing it

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PTSD

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What symptom of PTSD is this It is a non-medical term that is generally defined as “persistent, psychological difficulties resulting from operational duties” (ex. a police officer developing anxiety and insomnia after responding to a series of violent incidents.)

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Operational Stress Injury (OSI)

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What symptoms of PTSD isa number of mental health issues, including depression, substance abuse and clinically diagnosed PTSD, within the broad category of operational stress injuries

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Post-traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI)

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what is the belief and confidence in the ability to exert control over one’s own motivation, behaviour, and social environment to achieve goals?

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High Self-efficacy

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What is an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity, along with an exaggerated intensity of behaviour

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Hypervigilance

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what is a type of stress that results from helping or wanting to help those who are traumatized or under significant emotional duress; also known as “second-hand shock” and “secondary stress reaction”

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Compassion fatigue

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what is a combination of overwhelming exhaustion, feelings of cynicism and detachment from the job, a sense of ineffectiveness, and a lack of accomplishment that results in apathy

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Burnout syndrome

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Which of these statements about stress is incorrect?
a. Stress can be self-induced.
b. Stress can be pleasurable.
c. Stress can cause psychological disorders.
d. Individuals differ in what they find stressful.
e. Your ability to handle stress is hereditary and fixed.

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e. Your ability to handle stress is hereditary and fixed

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Which of the following is a technique of relaxation that uses a machine to monitor body processes?
a. yoga
b. autogenic feedback
c. biofeedback
d. transcendental meditation
e. progressive relaxation

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c. Biofeedback

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How did Selye label the negative level of stress?
a. neustress
b. distress
c. eustress
d. burnout
e. hypervigilanc

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b. distress

40
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What is the first step in managing stress?
a. Use a relaxation technique.
b. Recognize symptoms and causes.
c. Be as fit and healthy as possible.
d. Get eight hours of sleep a night.
e. Control lifestyle and avoid stressors

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b. Recognize symptoms and causes.

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Which behaviour is NOT the result of a mild traumatic brain injury?
a. having difficulty concentrating
b. being more considerate
c. being more moody
d. being more agitated
e. being more stressed

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b. Being more considerate

42
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Which of the following does Jacobson’s method of relaxation emphasize?
a. imagery
b. visualization
c. yoga
d. meditation
e. progressive relaxation

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e. progressive relaxation

43
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Post-traumatic stress disorder refers to
a. a positive ability to handle stress
b. the result of completing all your credits in the first year
c. a mental illness in which symptoms overwhelm the individual’s coping capacities
d. the response to completing an assignment on time
e. none of the above

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c. a mental illness in which symptoms overwhelm the individual’s coping capacities

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Any physical, social, or psychological event or condition that causes our body to have to adjust to a specific situation is known as
a. an obstacle
b. PTSD
c. a stressor
d. a strain
e. a roadblock

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c. a stressor

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During which stage of general adaptation syndrome does the brain prepare the body to respond to a stressor?
a. resistance stage
b. adaptation stage
c. exhaustion stage
d. alarm stage (fight or flight)
e. homeostasis stage

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d. alarm stage (fight or flight)

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General adaptation syndrome explains?
a. the pattern followed by our physiological responses to stress
b. the path of our autonomic nervous system when we are aroused by a stressful situation
c. a means of dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder
d. how to achieve homeostasis
e. how well we adapt to new situations

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a. the pattern followed by our physiological responses to stress

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With a full load of college courses and a part-time job, Steve has excessive time pressure, excessive responsibility, and excessive expectations to succeed. Steve is experiencing which of the following?
a. neustress
b. burnout
c. eustress
d. overload
e. inconsistent goals and behaviours

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d. overload

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The physiological arousal response in which the body prepares to combat a real or perceived threat is called
a. the response stage
b. the resistance stage
c. homeostasis
d. the fight-or-flight response
e. the distress response

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d. the fight-or-flight response.

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