PREPaRE - Evaluate Psychological Trauma

Question 1

What are some basic assumptions of Evaluating Psychological Triage?

Answer 1

1. occur after immediate threat ends
2. it can take days, weeks, months, years
3. once triage assessment has been conducted treatment decisions can be made
4. triage is not a one shot deal it is dynamic and fluid

Question 2

What is the sensible working principal set by the National Institute of Mental health related to crisis?

Answer 2

Recovery is the norm, do not assume folks will automatically have clinical disorders because of a crisis.

Question 3

When should interventions be offered?

Answer 3

after triage and only when there is demosntrated need

Question 4

Name 2 Crisis Exposure Factors

Answer 4

1. Physical Proximity

2. Emotional Proximity

Question 5

Explain Physical Proximity as a Crisis Exposure Risk factor.

Answer 5

Where were the students when the crisis occurred?

• the physically closer the more impacting
• the more physically distant the lower the risk of psychological trauma

Question 6

Explain Emotional Proximity as a Crisis Exposure Risk Factor

Answer 6

• individuals who have or had a relationship with crisis victims should be made crisis intervention treatment priorities
• can include a friend who know someone killed or injured

Question 7

Name 2 types Personal Vulnerability Risk Factors

Answer 7

1. Internal vulnerability factors

2. External vulnerability factors