EMT Vocab Chapters 1 and 2

Prolonged or excessive stress is what type of stress reaction.

• Delayed stress reaction

• Cumulative stress reaction

• Acute stress reaction

• Posttraumatic stress reaction

Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation is what kind of stress reaction?

• Cumulative stress reaction

• Acute stress reaction

• Posttraumatic stress reaction

• Delayed stress reaction

Reactions to stress that occur during a traumatic event are what kind of stress reaction?

• Acute stress reaction

• Cumulative stress reaction

• Posttraumatic stress reaction

• Delayed stress reaction

The body's response to stress that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion is what?

• Cumulative stress reaction

• Posttraumatic stress disorder

• General adaptation syndrome

• Delayed stress reaction

What is the primary Federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the United States? This department is part of the Department of Health and human services.

• The Center for Disease Control and Prevention

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Department of Health and Human Services

• Department of Transportation

What are treatments that increase the risk for transmission of infections that are spread through the air or by droplets; CPR is an example?

• Direct Contact

• Aerosol-generating procedure

• Standard precautions

• Infection control

What is a stress disorder characterized by gradual lessening of compassion over time.

• General adaptation syndrome

• Burnout

• Acute stress reaction

• Compassion fatigue

What is the process that Confronts the responses to critical incidents and diffuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical emotional equilibrium?

• General adaptation syndrome

• Critical incident stress management

• Resilience

• Compassion fatigue

What is a combination of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced performance resulting from long-term job stresses in health care and other high stress professions?

• General adaptation syndrome

• Burnout

• Delayed stress reaction

• Critical incident stress management

What is the capacity of an individual to cope with and recover from distress?

• Eustress

• Wellness

• Resilience

• Standard precautions