CBM CBM Psychological & Psychosocial Support 2

Question 1

Procedural anxiety during dressing changes in burn patients is best managed using which approach?

Accepted Answer

Combining pharmacologic anxiolysis with non-pharmacologic strategies such as virtual reality or guided imagery

Answer

Multimodal procedural anxiety management combining pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies (VR, music therapy, guided imagery) is most effective at reducing pain and anxiety during dressing changes.

Question 2

Children who sustain burn injuries are at elevated risk for which long-term psychological outcome compared to adults?

Accepted Answer

Academic difficulties, social withdrawal, and behavioral problems related to PTSD

Answer

Pediatric burn survivors face disruption to critical developmental periods, leading to academic difficulties, peer relationship challenges, and behavioral problems tied to trauma responses.

Question 3

Family members of burn patients commonly experience which psychological condition that warrants dedicated clinical attention?

Accepted Answer

Secondary traumatic stress and caregiver burnout

Answer

Family caregivers witness traumatic events and the prolonged suffering of their loved ones, placing them at high risk for secondary traumatic stress, anxiety, and burnout.

Question 4

The 'return to community' phase of burn rehabilitation is most challenging psychologically because of which factor?

Accepted Answer

Social stigma, staring, and unsolicited comments about visible scars in public settings

Answer

Public interactions expose survivors to unwanted attention, staring, and insensitive remarks about their appearance, triggering social anxiety, avoidance, and reduced community participation.

Question 5

Which burn survivor population has been found to have the highest rates of pre-injury psychiatric comorbidity?

Accepted Answer

Patients with self-inflicted burns

Answer

Self-inflicted burn patients have markedly elevated rates of pre-existing depression, suicidality, borderline personality disorder, and other psychiatric conditions.

(CBM) Certified Burn Manager Practice Test

(CBM) Certified Burn Manager Practice Test

CBM CBM Psychological & Psychosocial Support 2