LAWE 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hypertension, International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation, Hypervigilance
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Long term wear and tear that results from having more demands than a person can respond to, may manifest as burnout. Creates considerable psychological and physical discomfort approximately for 2 days to 4 weeks. The diagnostic criteria for the trigger to ptsd is exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation. The exposure must result from one or more of the following scenarios, in which the individual: Witnesses the traumatic event in person: stress refresher. The exact nature of stress and the types of distress remain unclear and the subject of study. It is believed that aspects of cumulative stress are related to ptsd. After both experiences it is not uncommon for an officer to assume responsibility and to internalize feelings of guilt, which further his or her vulnerability toward a traumatic stress reaction vulnerability toward a traumatic stress reaction. Reactions may be acute, occur during the event, or be delayed.
