SCTO Exam review UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Secondary Traumatic Stress - CORRECT ANSWER is the natural consequent behaviours and
emotions resulting from knowledge about a trauma experienced by another person. It's also the stress
resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized person.
post-tramatic stress disorder (PTSD) - CORRECT ANSWER an anxiety disorder characterized
by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for
four weeks or more after a traumatic experience
Counter-transference - CORRECT ANSWER an emotional reaction of the therapist that reflects
the therapist's inner needs and conflicts
Duty To Train - CORRECT ANSWER
Hyper-vigilance - CORRECT ANSWER Is an enhanced state of awareness or "being on guard"
that impedes ones ability to relax and disengage from a stressful situation.
4 stages of stress - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Environmental Demand
2. Perception of Demand
3. Stress Response
4. Behavioral Consequences
Acute Life events - CORRECT ANSWER
Chronic Stressors - CORRECT ANSWER threatening events that have a relatively long
duration and no readily apparent time limit
Chronic Stress - CORRECT ANSWER Continuous stressful arousal persisting over time.
humor and stress - CORRECT ANSWER Humor can help with stress coping.
, Reduce sensitivity to pain and stress
Reduce time to calm down after stressful event
Cumulative effects not found
Assertiveness - CORRECT ANSWER expressing one's opinions forcefully without offending
others, getting what is wanted, but not at the expense of others
Passive - CORRECT ANSWER accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without
active response or resistance.
Passive Agressive - CORRECT ANSWER a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings
instead of openly addressing them
Broken Record Technique - CORRECT ANSWER Calmly repeating your assertive message
without getting sidetracked by irrelevant issues. like getting your NO across
Fogging - CORRECT ANSWER Assertive skill in which a person responds to a criticism by
making noncommittal statements that cannot be argued against
anger - CORRECT ANSWER a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
emotion - CORRECT ANSWER a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological
arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
Timeout procedure - CORRECT ANSWER The contingent removal of access to positive
reinforcers following a problem behavior
Conflict handling orientation - CORRECT ANSWER
Coping - CORRECT ANSWER is the ability to deal with and overcome problems.
Anxiety arises - CORRECT ANSWER from feelings of inefficiency and fear
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Secondary Traumatic Stress - CORRECT ANSWER is the natural consequent behaviours and
emotions resulting from knowledge about a trauma experienced by another person. It's also the stress
resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized person.
post-tramatic stress disorder (PTSD) - CORRECT ANSWER an anxiety disorder characterized
by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for
four weeks or more after a traumatic experience
Counter-transference - CORRECT ANSWER an emotional reaction of the therapist that reflects
the therapist's inner needs and conflicts
Duty To Train - CORRECT ANSWER
Hyper-vigilance - CORRECT ANSWER Is an enhanced state of awareness or "being on guard"
that impedes ones ability to relax and disengage from a stressful situation.
4 stages of stress - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Environmental Demand
2. Perception of Demand
3. Stress Response
4. Behavioral Consequences
Acute Life events - CORRECT ANSWER
Chronic Stressors - CORRECT ANSWER threatening events that have a relatively long
duration and no readily apparent time limit
Chronic Stress - CORRECT ANSWER Continuous stressful arousal persisting over time.
humor and stress - CORRECT ANSWER Humor can help with stress coping.
, Reduce sensitivity to pain and stress
Reduce time to calm down after stressful event
Cumulative effects not found
Assertiveness - CORRECT ANSWER expressing one's opinions forcefully without offending
others, getting what is wanted, but not at the expense of others
Passive - CORRECT ANSWER accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without
active response or resistance.
Passive Agressive - CORRECT ANSWER a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings
instead of openly addressing them
Broken Record Technique - CORRECT ANSWER Calmly repeating your assertive message
without getting sidetracked by irrelevant issues. like getting your NO across
Fogging - CORRECT ANSWER Assertive skill in which a person responds to a criticism by
making noncommittal statements that cannot be argued against
anger - CORRECT ANSWER a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
emotion - CORRECT ANSWER a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological
arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
Timeout procedure - CORRECT ANSWER The contingent removal of access to positive
reinforcers following a problem behavior
Conflict handling orientation - CORRECT ANSWER
Coping - CORRECT ANSWER is the ability to deal with and overcome problems.
Anxiety arises - CORRECT ANSWER from feelings of inefficiency and fear
