Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-can be diagnosed only when symptoms
persist for an extended period of time (30 days)
1. Intrusive Recollections of the Trauma
2. Physiological Arousal
3. Numbing/Withdrawal/Avoidance
Autonomic Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWERS--Flight, Fight, Freeze
Reduced Vision, Accelerated breathing, lack of blatter control
Sympathetic Nervous System-is the flight, fight, freeze, component that puts
the body into action when in danger
Parasympathetic Nervous System-restoring system that returns the body to
a normal state after the danger has passed
Law Enforcement Related Stress - CORRECT ANSWERS--Boredom associated
with Police Work, The Media, rotating duty hours/shifts (extra details)
-Nature of work
-fighting an uphill battle
-less than 30% of robberies and 15% of burglaries are cleared
Abraham Maslov's Scale - CORRECT ANSWERS-Physiological Needs:
Maintenance of the Human Body. If we are not well, little else matters
Security Needs: Deal with our personal security and keeping us from harm
Belonging: These needs introduce our tribal nature. If we are helpful and kind
to others they will want us as friends
Esteem: Are for higher position within a group
Self-Actualization: "Become what we are capable of becoming." Greatest
Achievement.
-Need safety, sense of belonging, and self-esteem
-Need to understand our potential is and limitations
Stress - CORRECT ANSWERS--is a response characterized by physical and
psychological arousal arising as a direct result of an exposure to any demand
or pressure on a living organism
-the more significant the demand, the more intense the stress reaction will
be
-when stress reactions are too long they can cause harm (distress)
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