Psychiatric Harm

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What is psychiatric injury?

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Injury to the mind, not the body

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What must a Claimant prove in order to claim for psych harm?

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A recognised psychiatric condition

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Match the definition: "The victim has suffered physical injury or psychiatric injury where reasonably foreseeable that they could have been physically injured as a result of another's negligence". Options: Primary victim, Secondary victim, Tertiary victim.

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Secondary victim

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Match the example with the correct key term: "A claimant has an accident at work, almost slicing his finger off with faulty work machinery, which causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder". Options: Primary victim, Secondary victim, Tertiary victim.

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Primary victim

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"Secondary Victim" - match with the correct definition;

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Suffered psych injury but not exposed to the danger

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What is the key case for psych harm setting out the current law?

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Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police

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Which case law decision confirmed that a rescuer cannot be a primary victim of psych harm? Options: Black v CC of South Yorkshire Police, Beige v CC of South Yorkshire Police, White v CC of South Yorkshire Police

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White v CC of South Yorkshire Police