Stress and Trauma Flashcards

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Stress Can be_____ or___

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  1. learned
  2. instinctive
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What are the categories of stress

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  1. General Stress
  2. Traumatic/Critical Incident Stress
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Two forms of General Stress

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  1. Short Term
  2. Long Term
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Response to stress can be ____ or _____& is always _______.

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  1. Acute
  2. Delayed
  3. Cumulative
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Cumulative stress

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stress that builds up over time

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Potential negative effects of stress and trauma

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1.cumulative stress
2. PTS injury
3. Burnout
4. Depression

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PTS Injury

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  1. re-experiencing
  2. persistent avoidance of stimuli
  3. negative alterations of cognitions
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Burnout outcomes

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  1. Cynicism and detachment
  2. interpersonal aspects
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Burnout

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“exhaustion”
Lack of physical and emotional resources to respond to life’s demands

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Burnout Cynicism and Detachment

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  1. interpersonal aspects of burnout
  2. causing individuals to have
    pessimistic outlook
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secondary Traumatic Stress

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  1. Recurrent memories or dreams of
    the event
  2. Avoidance of distressing thoughts
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STS examples

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  1. unable to recall parts of work day
  2. easily startled
  3. more anger responses
  4. flashbacks
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Compassion Fatigue

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  1. blends with parts of STS Burnout
  2. phycological distress and
    emotional exhaustion and
    emotional exhaustion from work
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Potentially Traumatic Event
PTE

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  1. Characterized by stimuli and responses for which individuals may not have been
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symptoms of stress

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  1. Physical Signs
  2. Cognitive signs
  3. Emotional Signs
  4. Behavioral Signs
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Physical Signs

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  1. circadian rhythm
  2. Insomnia
  3. Chronic Fatigue
  4. increase illness
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Behavioral Signs

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  1. change in activity
  2. withdrawal
  3. loss of appetite
  4. pacing
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Emotional Signs

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  1. Mood Swings
  2. Anxiety
  3. Guilt
  4. Fear
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Cognitive Signs

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  1. Confusion
  2. Decreased attention span
  3. Memory Problems
  4. Poor Problem Solving
20
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how we cope with trauma

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avoidance
inoculation

21
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Avoidance options

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  1. Temporary
  2. Permanant
22
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Containment

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a healthy alternative to avoidance

  1. used to temporarily set aside anxieties stressors for later until the necessary resources and time are available.
23
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Recovery process

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  1. move the trauma from real time to
    a memory
  2. Get restorative sleep
24
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3-3-3

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3 days symptoms less intense
3 weeks symptoms start to decrease
3 months symptoms subside now
memories

25
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The recovery process.

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rebuild assumptions.
1. Scan your world for the positive