According to the DSM-IV, psychotic disorders include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, and grossly disorganized or catatonic.
The disaster stage defined by responders beginning to experience burnout and less mediaattention is the:
If a disaster survivor feels abandoned, because outside help and attention seems to be shrinking, he or she may be in the following disaster stage:
In the _________ stage of the disaster trajectory, victims begin to rebuild physically and psychologically.
What is the first element of assessment?
All of the following are effective ways of intervention, except:
Complex trauma generally refers to multiple traumatic stressors that involve:
If a disaster survivor denies the impact of the damage or the storm, he or she may be in the following disaster stage:
In the context of a crisis, surge capacity refers to:
Disasters create a unique impact on people because of:
A form of psychological/behavioral immunity to distress and function refers to resiliency.
Crisis intervention is treatment and diagnosis.
A “cross-over trauma” involves:
A church can best help survivors during the Heroic Phase by
Common beliefs of victims do not include:
In the disaster trajectory, “pre-impact” refers to preparations made in case of a potential disaster.
Events that have the potential to create significant human distress and overwhelm one’s usual coping mechanisms are termed:
A relatively small event, repeated when an individual is young and vulnerable, can be more toxic than a more intense even later in life.
“Psychological first aid” was first developed for merchant marines in WWII.
Which of the following is a tool of Critical Incident Stress Management?