Week 11- Fostering Resilience

Question 1

What is Vicarious Trauma?

Answer 1

Trauma experienced by watching, listening to or reading about the activities of other people.

Question 2

What is the I-Usta Syndrome?

Answer 2

Cutting out the things that made up your identity until the only thing you identify with is being a cop. You cut out sports, hobbies, friends, relationships and only focus on Cop stuff.

Question 3

Define Hyper-vigilance:

Answer 3

Operating on a high level of engagement, being switched on and alert and able to read threats in the environment and act on them.

You eventually come down from that state at home and slump into the magic chair- the opposite.

Question 4

Do police schedule mental health patients?

Answer 4

NO! Police detain a person for medical assessment.

Question 5

What is a schedule 1 under the MHA 2007?

Answer 5

A medical certificate as to an examination or observation of a person performed by a medical practitioner.

Question 6

What is a Section 20 and Section 22 of the MHA 2007?

Answer 6

Section 20- Ambulance officers

Section 22- Police

Question 7

Section 14 and 15 of MHA 2007:

Answer 7

Section 14: Mentally ill Person:
- care, treatment or control of the person is necessary to protect themselves from serious harm or the protection of others
Section 15: Mentally disordered person:
-the persons behaviour is so irrational as to justify temporary care, treatment or control of the person
- protect themselves or others

Question 8

Section 19: MHA 2007:

Answer 8

Police assistance when a medical practitioner is taking a patient to a mental health facility