UPTP EXAM 3 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Crisis
Answer: Is an event that is sudden, arbitrary and UNPREDICTABLE
◉ Critical Incident, Crisis
Answer: Is predictable, while this event is unpredictable
◉ Critical Incidents and Crisis are events that are:
Answer: Grave, Crucial, Momentous and sometimes life threatening
◉ What are some characteristics experienced by an individual that
would qualify the event as a critical incident?
Answer: 1) An event that is outside the range of usual human
experience and would be markedly distressing to almost anyone
2) Fright which includes the elements of surprise
, 3) Sense of self-control is lost
4) Disruption in one's belief and value systems
◉ Critical Incident Stress
Answer: Is stress experienced at any level resulting from exposure to
a critical incident
◉ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Answer: Is the development of characteristics symptoms following
an exposure to one or more traumatic events
◉ PTSD is caused by?
Answer: A psychological traumatic event that is generally outside
the range of usual human experience
◉ PTSD Symptoms often __________ when the individual is exposed to
situations that ______________?
Answer: Worsen, Resemble the Original Trauma
◉ PTSD Duration
Answer: Last more than 1 month
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Crisis
Answer: Is an event that is sudden, arbitrary and UNPREDICTABLE
◉ Critical Incident, Crisis
Answer: Is predictable, while this event is unpredictable
◉ Critical Incidents and Crisis are events that are:
Answer: Grave, Crucial, Momentous and sometimes life threatening
◉ What are some characteristics experienced by an individual that
would qualify the event as a critical incident?
Answer: 1) An event that is outside the range of usual human
experience and would be markedly distressing to almost anyone
2) Fright which includes the elements of surprise
, 3) Sense of self-control is lost
4) Disruption in one's belief and value systems
◉ Critical Incident Stress
Answer: Is stress experienced at any level resulting from exposure to
a critical incident
◉ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Answer: Is the development of characteristics symptoms following
an exposure to one or more traumatic events
◉ PTSD is caused by?
Answer: A psychological traumatic event that is generally outside
the range of usual human experience
◉ PTSD Symptoms often __________ when the individual is exposed to
situations that ______________?
Answer: Worsen, Resemble the Original Trauma
◉ PTSD Duration
Answer: Last more than 1 month
