Victims of Crime

The normal human response to trauma follows a similar pattern called the ________ ________.

Trauma Reaction

Crisis Response

Crisis Reaction

None of the Above

This type of trauma is based on our animal instincts..

Emotional Response

Physical Response

Behavioral Response

All of the above

Adrenaline begins to pump, body may relieve itself of excess materials, heart rate increases, hyperventilation, and sweating are all signs of what type of reaction?

Fight or Flight

Fight for your life

Flight or light

None of the above

What will happen when, physical arousal associated with fight or flight cannot be prolonged indefinitely?

Exhaustion

Release of adrenaline

Emotional Breakdown

None of the above

What is stage one of a crisis reaction?

Shock, belief & acceptance

Denial, acceptance & grief

Shock, disbelief & denial

Rage, Anger, Fear

What is stage two element of a crisis reaction?

Cataclysm of emtions

Reconstruction of equilibrium

Shock, Disbelief & Denial

What is stage three of a element of a crisis reaction?

Cataclysm of Emotions

Shock, Disbelief and Denial

Reconstruction of equilibrium

Shock, depression, loneliness, panic, hope, hostility and resentment all describe what?

Range of the reconstruction of equilibrium

Range of the Crisis Reaction

Range of the Crisis Response

Trauma is accompanied by a multitude of losses such as?

Because of the losses, trauma response involves what two things?

Grief and bereavement

Happiness and joy

Trauma can be so overwhelming that is causes a person to revert or "regress" to childhood - mentally and physically

True

False

In the event of trauma, what are some things individuals may do things that seem very childish later?

Singing nursery rhymes

Assuming a fetal position or crawling

Calling a law enforcement officer "mommy" or "daddy"

All of the above

What are some forms of informal support?

Friends

Co-workers

Peers

All of the above

What often affects recovery from immediate trauma?

Severity of crisis reaction

Ability to understand in retrospect what happend

Stability of victim/survivor equilibrium after event

Supportive enviroment

Validation of experience

All of the above

What are things listed in the intensity continuum?

Crime-specific

Victim-specific

Cultural differences

All of the above

Recovery issues for survivors include?

Getting control of event in victim/survivor's mind

Working out an understanding of event and as needed a redefinition of values

Re-establishing a new equilibrium/life

Re-establishing trust

Re-establishing a future

Re-establishing a meaning

All of the above

Long term crisis reactions are normally in response to ________ _________ that remind the victim of the trauma.

Trigger events

Shooting events

Minor events

Dramatic events

What are some examples of triggering events?

The intensity of long term stress reactions usually increase over time..

True

False

What is the criteria for post traumatic stress disorder?

The patient has experienced or witnessed or was confronted with an unusually traumatic event

Repeatedly relives the event

Repeatedly avoids trauma-related stimuli and has numbing of general responsiveness

The symptoms have lasted more than 1 month

All of the above

What are the phases of a victim's reaction to crime?

Impact, Recoil, Reorganization

Impact, Implement, Isolate

Recognize, Reorganize, Impact

None of the above

What are the elements of crisis intervention?

Victim safety, listening/ventilation, direction, avoid second-guessing, all describe what?

How to help victims

How to investigate the crime

How to help assailants

None of the above

When interviewing, what are some things to consider?

Sensitive to feelings of victim

Be aware of personal biases

Professionalism

All of the above

When such reactions are sensed to be negative, whether or not they were intentional, the actions of others are called _________ _________.

Secondary Assault

After math

Primary Assault

None of the above

Who is entitled to the rights, as listed in CCP 56.02, within the criminal justice system?

Victim

guardian of a victim

Close relative of a deceased victim

All of the above

At what time should the law enforcement agency having the responsibility for investigating that crime provide the victim with a notice notice?

At the initial contact or the earliest time possible after the initial contact

With delay

Whenever is convenient

None of the above

The physical response to TRAUMA is based on our animal instincts. It includes physical shock, disorientation, and numbness:

Frozen Fright

Fright Night

Fight or Flight

None of the above

Trauma can be so overwhelming that it causes a person to revert or "________" to childhood-mentally and physically.

Progress

Regress

Neither are correct

Both are correct

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