CTC Secondary Traumatic Stress & Self-Care for Trauma Consultants

Question 1

Secondary traumatic stress (STS) in trauma consultants is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Trauma symptoms that emerge from indirect exposure to clients' traumatic material

Answer

STS refers to trauma-like symptoms experienced by helpers who are indirectly exposed to clients' traumatic experiences, mirroring PTSD symptomatology.

Question 2

Which term was coined by Charles Figley to describe the cost of caring for traumatized individuals?

Accepted Answer

Compassion fatigue

Answer

Charles Figley coined the term 'compassion fatigue' to describe the emotional residue or strain of exposure to working with those suffering from traumatic events.

Question 3

Vicarious trauma, as defined by McCann and Pearlman, primarily refers to:

Accepted Answer

Cumulative transformation of the helper's inner world due to empathic engagement with trauma survivors

Answer

Vicarious trauma specifically describes the lasting changes in a helper's cognitive schemas, identity, and worldview resulting from cumulative empathic engagement with trauma survivors.

Question 4

A CTC who begins to feel that the world is inherently dangerous and that most people cannot be trusted after working with trauma survivors is experiencing which phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Vicarious trauma

Answer

Shifts in cognitive schemas about safety, trust, power, and esteem are hallmark signs of vicarious trauma, as described in Pearlman and Saakvitne's constructivist self-development theory.

Question 5

Which of the following is a PRIMARY difference between burnout and secondary traumatic stress?

Accepted Answer

Burnout develops gradually from chronic workplace stress, while STS can onset rapidly from trauma exposure

Answer

Burnout is a gradual process stemming from chronic occupational stress, whereas STS can develop suddenly following a single powerful exposure to a client's traumatic material.

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CTC Secondary Traumatic Stress & Self-Care for Trauma Consultants