Psychological First Aid

Question 1

May be developed if stress symptoms from traumatic events cannot be helped

Answer 1

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Question 2

Is important in helping people deal with a traumatic event and help them recover better

Answer 2

Psychosocial support

Question 3

Three stages of PTSD

Answer 3

• Re-experiencing trauma
• Avoidance
• Arousal

Question 4

The mental healthy and psychosocial support (MHPSS) intervention pyramid

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• Specialized services
• Focused (person-to-person) non-specialized support
• Strengthening community and family support
• Social considerations in basic services and security

Question 5

Mental health care by mental health specialists

Answer 5

Specialized services

Question 6

Basic mental health care by doctors, basic emotional and practical support by community workers (PFA)

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Focused non-specialized support

Question 7

Activating social networks, communal traditional supports, supportive child-friendly spaces

Answer 7

Strengthening community and family support

Question 8

Advocacy for basic services that are safe, socially appropriate, and protect dignity

Answer 8

Social considerations in basic services and security

Question 9

Elements in the integrated model for MHPSS

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• Education
• Water and sanitation
• Housing
• Psychosocial support
• Livelihood
• Health
• Information dissemination

Question 10

Recovery phases

Answer 10

Root shock, realization, acknowledgement, adaptation

Question 11

Psychological first aid, support groups, burial ceremonies, grieving rituals, psychosocial support, safe spaces for children

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Emergency psychosocial support (0 to 3 months)

Question 12

Clubs, informal schooling, life skills, memorial ceremonies, training for future disasters, psychosocial processing, resilience intervention

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Recovery interventions (3 months to 3 years)

Question 13

An evidence-informed intervention model to assist students, families, school personnel, and school partners in the immediate aftermath of an emergency; designed to reduce initial distress

Answer 13

Psychological first aid

Question 14

Typically the first government agency to resume operations after a disaster; a primary source of community support

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Schools

Question 15

How to do PFA

Answer 15

• Look
• Listen
• Link

Question 16

Check and ensure safety; look for people with obvious basic needs

Answer 16

Look

Question 17

Help children address basic needs and access services; give information; help children cope with problems

Answer 17

Listen

Question 18

Connecting with social support

Answer 18

Link

Question 19

An important component of emotional well-being and recovery following emergencies

Answer 19

Social support

Question 20

Connecting with other helpers

Answer 20

Link

Question 21

Alo called active listening or reflective listening; ability to put yourself in the shoes of another

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Emphatic listening

Question 22

Two components of emphatic listening

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Verbal and non-verbals (attending skills)

Question 23

Giving psychological attention; positive face and head movements

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Attending

Question 24

Emphatic listening skills

Answer 24

• Mirroring
• Paraphrasing (Listening for Content)
• Clarifying
• Reflecting (Listening for Feelings)
• Summarizing

Question 25

Repeating back what the child is saying

Answer 25

Mirroring

Question 26

Restating what the child said in your own words

Answer 26

Paraphrasing (listening for content)

Question 27

Requests for more information to gain understanding of content

Answer 27

Clarifying

Question 28

Identifying the feelings of the child even when it may not be directly articulated

Answer 28

Reflecting (listening for feelings)

Question 29

Synthesizing what the child is saying

Answer 29

Summarizing