EPME STUDY 2026 EXAMS GUIDED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In the IS PATH WARM mnemonic, what does 'R' stand for? - ✔✔Recklessness -
acting without regard for consequences, excessively risky behavior
✔✔In the IS PATH WARM mnemonic, what does 'M' stand for? - ✔✔Mood Changes -
experiencing dramatic changes in mood or unstable mood
✔✔What is an essential, though difficult, action for suicide prevention? - ✔✔Asking if
someone is thinking about killing themselves or discussing suicide
✔✔What may be helpful to lead into the question 'Are you thinking about killing
yourself?' - ✔✔A statement of your observation
✔✔What mnemonic is used as an aid for what to do when you suspect someone is
thinking of suicide? - ✔✔ACE: Ask - Care - Escort
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention may the at-risk member attempt to make a
joke or attempt to deflect the direct question? - ✔✔The Ask step
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you actively listen? - ✔✔Care
,✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you remove or take possession of
any means that could be used for self-injury? - ✔✔Care
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention is it important to not promise confidentiality?
- ✔✔Care
✔✔In which step of suicide prevention is active listening likely to produce relief? -
✔✔Care
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you encourage the person to seek
help? - ✔✔Care
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention may you express optimism that the person
will be helped and will feel better? - ✔✔Care
✔✔During which step in suicide prevention will you adopt an attitude that you are going
to help the person and save his or her life? - ✔✔Escort
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you escort the person to the nearest
emergency room, HCP, or mental healthcare professional? - ✔✔Escort
✔✔If a person makes a joke when asked about suicide, what should you do? - ✔✔Hang
in there and ask the question again, letting the person know you are serious,
demonstrate that you sincerely care and can handle the truth
✔✔What information should you gather if a person indicates thoughts of suicide? -
✔✔How (plan, specificity, means, lethality), Situation (alone, drinking), and History (prior
attempts, hospitalizations, family history)
✔✔Who can you contact to acquire contact information for specific sources of help for
suicide prevention? - ✔✔Employee Assistance Program Coordinator or your Regional
Work-Life Office
✔✔Which personnel are required to develop Personal Fitness Plans? - ✔✔All AD and
SELRES personnel
✔✔To whom do you submit your completed Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔Your
supervisor
✔✔When must your completed Personal Fitness Plan be submitted? - ✔✔In the months
of April and October
, ✔✔Who must keep the most current Personal Fitness Plan on file or electronically
saved? - ✔✔The member and the supervisor
✔✔What is the CDC-recommended amount of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per
week for general health? - ✔✔2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes)
✔✔How many days per week should muscle-strengthening activities be performed
according to CDC guidelines? - ✔✔2 or more days per week
✔✔What is the minimum amount of fitness activity per week required for active duty
members as outlined in their Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔180 minutes
✔✔How many minutes per week of cardiorespiratory activity is strongly recommended
in the Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔150 minutes
✔✔How many minutes per week of strength training is strongly recommended in the
Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔30 minutes
✔✔What is the minimum length of an exercise session to be considered beneficial? -
✔✔10 minutes
✔✔Over how many days per week should physical activity sessions generally be
spread? - ✔✔At least three days per week
✔✔What level of intensity should physical activity produce to achieve a training effect? -
✔✔Medium to vigorous
✔✔What is the form number for the Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔Form CG-6049
✔✔Coast Guard operations inherently involve what? - ✔✔The acceptance of some level
of risk
✔✔What are the critical human factors that increase the potential for error-induced
mishaps if not managed? - ✔✔Mission analysis, Leadership, Adaptability and flexibility,
Situational awareness, Decision making, Communication, and Assertiveness
✔✔What is the benefit of the deliberate use of the Risk Management process? - ✔✔It
increases mission success by reducing member exposure to hazards
✔✔The potential gains of conducting an activity or mission must justify what? - ✔✔The
associated risks
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In the IS PATH WARM mnemonic, what does 'R' stand for? - ✔✔Recklessness -
acting without regard for consequences, excessively risky behavior
✔✔In the IS PATH WARM mnemonic, what does 'M' stand for? - ✔✔Mood Changes -
experiencing dramatic changes in mood or unstable mood
✔✔What is an essential, though difficult, action for suicide prevention? - ✔✔Asking if
someone is thinking about killing themselves or discussing suicide
✔✔What may be helpful to lead into the question 'Are you thinking about killing
yourself?' - ✔✔A statement of your observation
✔✔What mnemonic is used as an aid for what to do when you suspect someone is
thinking of suicide? - ✔✔ACE: Ask - Care - Escort
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention may the at-risk member attempt to make a
joke or attempt to deflect the direct question? - ✔✔The Ask step
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you actively listen? - ✔✔Care
,✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you remove or take possession of
any means that could be used for self-injury? - ✔✔Care
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention is it important to not promise confidentiality?
- ✔✔Care
✔✔In which step of suicide prevention is active listening likely to produce relief? -
✔✔Care
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you encourage the person to seek
help? - ✔✔Care
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention may you express optimism that the person
will be helped and will feel better? - ✔✔Care
✔✔During which step in suicide prevention will you adopt an attitude that you are going
to help the person and save his or her life? - ✔✔Escort
✔✔During which step of suicide prevention should you escort the person to the nearest
emergency room, HCP, or mental healthcare professional? - ✔✔Escort
✔✔If a person makes a joke when asked about suicide, what should you do? - ✔✔Hang
in there and ask the question again, letting the person know you are serious,
demonstrate that you sincerely care and can handle the truth
✔✔What information should you gather if a person indicates thoughts of suicide? -
✔✔How (plan, specificity, means, lethality), Situation (alone, drinking), and History (prior
attempts, hospitalizations, family history)
✔✔Who can you contact to acquire contact information for specific sources of help for
suicide prevention? - ✔✔Employee Assistance Program Coordinator or your Regional
Work-Life Office
✔✔Which personnel are required to develop Personal Fitness Plans? - ✔✔All AD and
SELRES personnel
✔✔To whom do you submit your completed Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔Your
supervisor
✔✔When must your completed Personal Fitness Plan be submitted? - ✔✔In the months
of April and October
, ✔✔Who must keep the most current Personal Fitness Plan on file or electronically
saved? - ✔✔The member and the supervisor
✔✔What is the CDC-recommended amount of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per
week for general health? - ✔✔2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes)
✔✔How many days per week should muscle-strengthening activities be performed
according to CDC guidelines? - ✔✔2 or more days per week
✔✔What is the minimum amount of fitness activity per week required for active duty
members as outlined in their Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔180 minutes
✔✔How many minutes per week of cardiorespiratory activity is strongly recommended
in the Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔150 minutes
✔✔How many minutes per week of strength training is strongly recommended in the
Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔30 minutes
✔✔What is the minimum length of an exercise session to be considered beneficial? -
✔✔10 minutes
✔✔Over how many days per week should physical activity sessions generally be
spread? - ✔✔At least three days per week
✔✔What level of intensity should physical activity produce to achieve a training effect? -
✔✔Medium to vigorous
✔✔What is the form number for the Personal Fitness Plan? - ✔✔Form CG-6049
✔✔Coast Guard operations inherently involve what? - ✔✔The acceptance of some level
of risk
✔✔What are the critical human factors that increase the potential for error-induced
mishaps if not managed? - ✔✔Mission analysis, Leadership, Adaptability and flexibility,
Situational awareness, Decision making, Communication, and Assertiveness
✔✔What is the benefit of the deliberate use of the Risk Management process? - ✔✔It
increases mission success by reducing member exposure to hazards
✔✔The potential gains of conducting an activity or mission must justify what? - ✔✔The
associated risks
