Practitioner Self-Care & Resilience Flashcards

Which physical self-care behavior has the strongest research support for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers?

Answer: Regular aerobic exercise

Regular aerobic exercise consistently reduces cortisol levels, improves mood, and builds physical resilience in healthcare professionals.

When a chaplain realizes they have not processed the death of a patient who reminded them of their own parent, the recommended action is to:

Answer: Seek personal counseling or peer support to address the unresolved grief

Unresolved countertransference requires the chaplain to seek appropriate support outside of the clinical relationship to protect both themselves and future patients.

The term 'moral residue' in healthcare chaplaincy refers to:

Answer: The lasting distress from participating in or witnessing ethically troubling situations

Moral residue is the emotional and psychological weight that accumulates from repeated exposure to ethically difficult situations, even after decisions are made.

A chaplain who consistently struggles to say 'no' to additional on-call shifts is most at risk for which outcome?

Answer: Progressive burnout and erosion of self-care

Inability to set limits on work demands is a core vulnerability factor that progressively depletes emotional, physical, and spiritual reserves.

Mindfulness-based interventions are effective for chaplain self-care primarily because they:

Answer: Increase non-judgmental awareness of present-moment experience, reducing reactivity

Mindfulness builds the capacity to observe one's internal states without being overwhelmed, enabling more thoughtful responses rather than automatic reactions.

A chaplain's peer support group would be LEAST appropriate for addressing:

Answer: Processing a specific countertransference issue involving a current patient

Specific countertransference issues involving current patients should be addressed in clinical supervision with a qualified supervisor, not in peer support groups, to protect patient confidentiality and ensure professional guidance.

Which statement about chaplain self-care is consistent with APC (Association of Professional Chaplains) professional standards?

Answer: Chaplains are expected to engage in ongoing self-care as part of their professional practice

APC standards identify self-care as an ethical and professional responsibility, integral to sustaining competent and compassionate practice.