Assessment
Question 1
Many studies attest to the fact that can counteract the intensity of trauma work.
Humor
Question 2
Because the effects of compassion fatigue are , caregivers may not be aware of this
syndrome’s ability to rob them of their energy, vitality, and resiliency.
cumulative
Question 3
The term compassion fatigue differs from in that it concentrates on the transfer of
emotions from the primary victim to the secondary one.
burnout
Question 4
Not only does a clinician suffers from the effects of compassion fatigue, but the
of the clinician declines as well.
personally; professionalism
Question 5
Compassion fatigue is also known as:
secondary traumatic stress
, Question 6
is essential for all caregivers in the field of traumatology.
Self-assessment
Question 7
Figley proposed which individuals are vulnerable to developing secondary traumatic stress disorder?
All the above
Question 8
Multiple areas of investigation point in unison to the fact that having a diagnosis of is a risk
factor for physical morbidity and that the effect does not seem constrained to one organ system.
PTSD
Question 9
In recent years, interest has been increasing in the possibility that receiving medical diagnosis of a life-
threatening illness (e.g., lung cancer) may serve as a criterion stressor.
A
Question 10
With regard to the symptoms, life-threatening illness poses particular
problems for the symptom of “foreshortened future.”
denial and numbing