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The trauma that does not bleed
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Trauma
• THE FIRST DEFINITION LISTED UNDER TRAUMA IS, “EMOTIONAL SHOCK”
• EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RESPONSE ARE INHERIENTLY TRAUMATIC AND STRESSFUL
• RESPONSE STRESS IS VIEWED AS A NORMAL PART OF “THE JOB” AND THE MAJORITY OF WORKERS FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY
• CUMULATIVE RESPONSE STRESS, OFTEN NOT RECOGNIZED, CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE HEALTH, WELL BEING AND LONGEVITY OF RESPONDERS
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STRESS:
A RESPONSE TO PERCEIVED
THREAT
CHALLENGE OR
CHANGE
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STRESS RESPONSE
DESIGNED TO HELP
1. FLIGHT
2. FIGHT
3. FREEZE
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STRESS AFFECTS FUNCTION
• PHYSICAL
• MENTAL
• EMOTIONAL
• SPIRITUAL
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PHYSICAL EFFECTS
CHANGE BENEFIT PROBLEM SOLUTION
PUPILS DILATE
INCREASED PERIPHERAL VISION
HEAD ACHES DARKNESS OR EXCEDRIN
DRY, TACKY MOUTH
CLEAR AIRWAY
BAD BREATH WATER, BREATH MINTS
INCREASED HCL
DIGEST PROTEIN
GAS AND PAIN
SIMETHICONE, ANTACID
DECREASED PERISTALSIS
> BLOOD TO MUSCLES
DIARRHEA PSYLLIUM
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MENTAL EFFECTS
• MEMORY • IMMEDIATE
• SHORT TERM
• LONG TERM
• ALTERED TIME PERSPECTIVE
• DECREASED LEARNING SPEED
• ATTENTION SPAN
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MENTAL EFFECTS
• CONFUSION, DISORIENTATION
• INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, IMAGES
• RECURRING DREAMS, NIGHTMARES
• DIFFICULTY MAKING DECISIONS
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INTERVENTION FOR MENTAL STRESS EFFECTS
TARA LIST RITUALS MEDITATION TAKE CONTROL
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EMOTIONAL EFFECTS
• ISOLATION, EMOTIONAL WITHDRAWAL
• ANGER
• SADNESS
• ANXIETY
• DECREASED TRUST
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INTERVENTIONS FOR EMOTIONAL EFFECTS
• PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS
• FAMILY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
• ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS
• ENCOURAGE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, NORMALIZE RESPONSES WHEN APPROPRIATE
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SPIRITUAL EFFECTS
• SPIRITUAL IS NOT RELIGIOUS
• VALUES – BELIEFS THAT ARE RELATIVELY PERMENENT AND INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR, NOT JUST WORDS
• BELIEFS – BASED ON SOCIAL MORES AND MORAYS (UNWRITTEN CODE OF SOCIAL CONDUCT)
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INTERVENTIONS FOR SPIRITUAL EFFECTS
• FOLLOWING CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
• REFRAMING THE EVENT INTO A LIFE EXPERIENCE PERSPECTIVE
• DISCUSS THE EXPERIENCE WITH A MENTOR OR SOMEONE RESPECTED WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH PERSONAL BELIEFS
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SELF-HELP TECHNIQUES
• KNOW THE NORMAL REACTIONS TO STRESSFUL EVENTS
• USE A BUDDY SYSTEM
• BE SELF AWARE AND INTERVENE TO REDUCE TENSION
• IDENTIFY A MENTOR YOU TRUST
• LISTEN TO OTHERS DESCRIBE THEIR EXPERIENCES
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SELF-HELP TECHNIQUES
• DO NOT SELF MEDICATE
• BE GENTLE WITH YOU
• DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST WITH UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
• SEEK PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED
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GRADY P. BRAY, PHD
9 HUNTERS CREEK DR. HUNTSVILLE, TX 77340
[email protected] Phone 936-494-8194
“It is often through our service to others that we define the meaning of our own lives.” -