CT CT Self-Care & Compassion Fatigue

Question 1

Compassion fatigue in thanatology professionals is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

Emotional and physical exhaustion resulting from prolonged empathic engagement with grieving clients

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Fatigue caused by working excessive night shifts in hospice settings

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A clinical form of complicated grief experienced by counselors

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Burnout caused primarily by administrative workload and documentation

Question 2

The term 'secondary traumatic stress' was coined by which researcher?

Accepted Answer

Charles Figley

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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William Worden

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Colin Murray Parkes

Question 3

Which of the following is a PRIMARY symptom of compassion fatigue in grief professionals?

Accepted Answer

Emotional numbness, detachment, and reduced capacity for empathy

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Increased empathy and deepened emotional engagement with clients

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Heightened professional satisfaction and sense of purpose

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Improved work-life balance and reduced personal stress

Question 4

Vicarious trauma, as distinct from compassion fatigue, refers specifically to:

Accepted Answer

Cumulative transformation of the helper's worldview and cognitive schemas from exposure to clients' traumatic material

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Being directly traumatized by witnessing a violent death

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Physical illness contracted through close contact with grieving clients

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Financial and career stress from working in underfunded grief services

Question 5

Which assessment tool is commonly used to measure compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in helping professionals?

Accepted Answer

ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life Scale)

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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

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DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD

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Grief Experience Inventory

Question 6

The phrase 'the cost of caring' is associated with which concept in grief and helping professions?

Accepted Answer

Compassion fatigue as described by Charles Figley

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Financial burnout in private grief counseling practice

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The expense of funeral and memorial services

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Training and certification costs in thanatology