Stress

Question 1

Factors that affect stress

Answer 1

Incident environment.

Uncertainty about the situation.

Workload management.

Time pressure.

Fatigue.

Performance anxiety.

New or unusual situation.

Expectations not met.

Missing critical info.

Multiple goals.

Unsuccessful implementation of plan

Question 2

Effects of stress can lead to what.

Answer 2

Impaired SitAw.

Impaired decision making.

Impaired communication.

Impaired teamwork.

Impaired performance.

Impaired leadership.

Question 3

Managing stress

Answer 3

Awareness of stress indicators.

Shared knowledge, understanding and expectations.

Team flexibility and adaptation.

Good team communications.

Comprehensive knowledge base.

Confidence

Question 4

Coping strategies at Incident

Answer 4

Prompt detection.

Standing back and taking stock.

Seeking support to confirm perception is accurate.

Requesting reliefs when stress identified.

Question 5

Types of stress

Answer 5

Chronic :- poorly managed pressures over long period of time. Lead to health issues like insomnia, high blood pressure.

Acute :- reaction to sudden unexpected events in high risk environment. Similar to fight, flight or freeze responses seen in animals.