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1. One of the core risk factors for first responders is the pace of their work.
A. True
B. False
2. Existing research suggests that EMS personnel is no more likely than the general population to think about or attempt suicide.
A. True
B. False
3. Over 50 percent of firefighter deaths are due to:
A. Stress and exhaustion
B. Suicide
C. On-the-job safety hazards
D. Substance abuse
4. Police officers are at increased risk of negative mental health consequences due to:
A. The dangerous nature of their jobs.
B. The greater likelihood that they experience critical incidents.
C. The greater likelihood that they experience traumatic events.
D. Police officers are at increased risk of negative mental health consequences due to the dangerous nature of their jobs as well as the greater likelihood that they experience critical incidents, environmental hazards, and traumatic events.
5. It was found that the average number of alcoholic drinks among police officers after Hurricane Katrina increased from 2 to _____ drinks per day.
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
6. It is suggested that collateral behavioral health damage in first responders may owe to:
A. Being unfit mentally or physically prior to a disaster to perform relief work.
B. Inadequate training or unrealistic expectations from leadership.
C. Arbitrary decisions or shows of favoritism.
D. Collateral behavioral health damage in first responders may owe to being unfit mentally or physically prior to a disaster to perform relief work, inadequate training or unrealistic expectations from leadership, and arbitrary decisions or shows of favoritism.
7. Life events, including personal trauma and loss prior to the disaster have been found to be associated with increased risk of post-disaster mental health issues.
A. True
B. False
8. Longer duration of employment acts as a protective factor against:
A. Depression
B. PTSD and burnout
C. Reduced stress
D. Suicidality
9. Specialized training, elevated levels of professional mastery, and assurance in personal and team capabilities act as protective factors and are associated with:
A. Less depression
B. Lower PTSD and burnout
C. Reduced stress
D. Less suicidality
10. In humanitarian aid workers or similar professionals deployed to help with the aftermath of a disaster, the proximity to the epicenter of the disaster was associated with higher levels of mental health issues.
A. True
B. False
11. Identification with survivors has been associated with higher levels of:
A. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms
B. Depression
C. Suicidality
D. Substance abuse
12. Not receiving acknowledgement or thanks as a disaster relief worker is associated with mental health problems.
A. True
B. False
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