UPTP Test 3 Questions And Answers 2025

UPTP Test 3 Questions And Answers 2025 Critical Incident - Correct Answer an event requiring an extraordinary degree of adaptation by the individual who experiences the event Critical Incident Characteristics - Correct Answer 1. event outside the range of usual human experience & that would be markedly distressing to almost anyone 2. fright which includes the element of surprise 3. loss of sense of control 4. disruption of beliefs & value system Critical Incident Stress - Correct Answer stress experienced at any level resulting from exposure to a critical incident Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Correct Answer development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically distressing event that is outside the range of usual human experience...duration of disturbance at least one month PTSD Symptoms - Correct Answer problems with concentration & memory, nightmares, flashbacks, tendency to be easily startled, inability to relax, anxiety, depression Sympathetic Response to Critical Incident Stress - Correct Answer dilated pupils, HR & breathing rate increase, blood shanted away from non-essential organs, blood pumped to skeletal muscles, myocardium & liver, GI tract slowed down or stopped, body releases what it does not need, rise in cholesterol (blood clotting agent) Immediate Physiological Symptoms to Crtitical Incident Stress - Correct Answer time distortion (slow-motion, fast-motion) auditory distortion (diminished sound, intensified sound) visual distortion (tunnel vision, heightened sense of detail) Delayed Physiological Responses to Critical Incident Stress - Correct Answer behavioral (activity, emotional outbursts, addictive behavior, appetite), physical (fatigue, headaches, thirst, chest pain), cognitive (inability to concentrate, nightmares, hyper vigilance), emotional (anger, anxiety, guilt, denial, depression)