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Mental Health & First Responders Part II: After the Call

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1.  Categories of symptoms that define PTSD are:
  1. Fight, flight, freeze
  2. Intensity, frequency, duration
  3. Event, experience, effect
  4. Reliving, numbing, arousal
2.  The level of distress is assessed by the ________, __________, and __________ of symptoms.
  1. Date, time, and year
  2. Threat, control, and event
  3. Intensity, duration, and frequency
  4. Stress, power, and risk
3.  The three categories of symptoms that define the presence of PTSD except for:
  1. Flight
  2. Reliving
  3. Numbing
  4. Arousal
4.  Unprocessed trauma has all the following characteristics except:
  1. Sits in the front of your brain
  2. Does not keep you awake at night
  3. Volume is turned up on the memory
  4. Maximum charge to the memory
5.  Processed trauma has all the following characteristics except:
  1. Moves to the back of your brain
  2. Volume is turned down on the memory
  3. Keeps you awake at night
  4. Minimal charge to the memory
6.  Two of the barriers to getting help include:
  1. Insurance coverage, time off the job
  2. Feeling pressured, peer support
  3. Having to use vacation time, no support from colleagues
  4. Changing the stigma, getting people to let their guard down
7.  All the following are types of fatigue EXCEPT:
  1. Compassion fatigue
  2. Police fatigue
  3. Army fatigues
  4. Emergency Responder Exhaustion Syndrome
8.  The fear of getting help includes:
  1. Fear of losing your job and the fear of having a label
  2. Fear of not getting a raise and the fear of not getting a promotion
  3. Fear of losing your badge and the fear of desk duty
  4. Fear of not being trusted by colleagues and the fear of not being allowed to carry a weapon
9.  The clinician’s role in helping first responders includes all the following EXCEPT:
  1. Form rapport and trust
  2. Forget the past
  3. Foresee potential triggers/obstacles
  4. Formulate positive thoughts/beliefs
10.  Self-care includes which of the following statements?
  1. It’s okay to get away.
  2. It’s okay to say no.
  3. It’s okay to pursue outside interests.
  4. All of the above

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