Nostalgia - ANSYoung men losing all hope of returning safe and sound
Soldiers heart - ANSPhysiological signs of stress, chest pains, panic, sense of doom
Shell shock - ANSConcussion or vacuum effects of exploding artillery shells and trench warfare
Post traumatic stress disorder - ANSPsychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience
or witnessing of a life threatening event
Dialing up - ANSPreparing yourself for a new deployment, anxiety increases
Dialing down - ANSAnxiety decreases, you're coming home, post deployment
Muscle memory - ANSBrain creating physical pathways
Tactical awareness/fight or flight - ANSPre deployment training and experiences gained during
deployment enhance body natural response to danger
Burn out - ANSRemaining at heightened response levels for extended periods
Post traumatic stress (PTS) - ANSTypical expected reactions to deployment stressors
Resilience training - ANSProvide soldiers w adaptive skills and thrive in face of adversity
Risk taking behaviors - ANSSigns and symptoms can be seen as triggers
Anger problems
Sleep problems
Alcohol
Relationship RED FLAGS
How many warriors report stress reactions that interfere w their ability to trust? - ANS25 percent
Dial down - ANSSoldiers have a hard time doing so bc they were dialed up for so long
Medic job to - ANSOverwatch soldiers
As a health care provider, what is your goal - ANSMinimize collateral damage
Soldiers must learn how to do what at home - ANSTransition from deployed mindset to home
front mindset
, TAIL - ANSTell them you're concerned
All are impacted
Insist they talk to someone
Look for ways to help
Three objectives - ANSIdentify
Remove stigma
Get help
Medic role - ANSGet them the help they need
Medics Do NOT - ANSProvide treatment
PTSD requires what - ANSA group of symptoms to be present for an extended period of time
PTSD can be reliving combat in - ANSDreams
Feeling revved up, anger, numb, avoidance
Following activists hurt brain recovery - ANSCognitive thinking
Inadequate sleep
Physical exertion
Things that help concussion - ANSSeven to eight hours of sleep
Limit physical activity
What controls sleep? - ANSThe brain, not to the body
Lack of sleep has following effects - ANSPerformance
Mood
Health
ATC - ANSIdentifying T thoughts during a situation
A activating event
C activating event has consequences
Activating event - ANSTrigger
Key to recognize - ANSOur thoughts drive our consequences or behavior
Thoughts - ANSWhat we say to ourselves in the moment
Consequences - ANSWhat we feel and do after an activating event