Vicarious traumatization and compassion fatigue are endemic to crisis work because
a. many crisis workers have severe transference issues before they ever get in the work due to their own trauma.
b. crisis workers get addicted to the adrenaline high of traumatic dilemmas and won't walk away when they need to.
c. it is easy to catch the awful symptoms clients have.
d. it is a compensatory behavior for burned-out workers.
Q. 2In the case of Jane, the worker uses an eclectic BASIC IDS approach because
a. the Id suffers most when compassion fatigue occurs.
b. no component of Jane's life is immune from burnout, it has become so pervasive.
c. it is psychoanalytic in nature and will get at unconscious motivators of burnout.
d. she is suicidal and her Id is erupting out of control with no superego to govern it.
Q. 3Social support systems can provide
a. instrumental support such as enhanced telecommunications systems.
b. expressive support to provide a sense of belonging and caring c. both a and b.
d. maximum support if they have a home based component.
Q. 4If you were using the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) you would be assessing for
a. compassion satisfaction.
b. compassion fatigue.
c. burnout. d. all three.
Q. 5Golembiewski's phase model of burnout proposes that
a. vicarious traumatization leads to compassion fatigue and then burnout
b. depersonalization occurs first, sense of personal accomplishment diminishes, then emotional exhaustion occurs.
c. personality factors weaken, maladaptive traits predominate, stress occurs, burnout happens.
d. bureaucracy predominates, services are impaired, workers are frustrated, apathy occurs.
Q. 6Vicarious traumatization and compassion fatigue
a. are the result of the worker allowing clients to become dependent.
b. are the inability of the worker to engage in leisure time activities.
c. occur across therapies and clients over time.
d. typically have an immediate onset in the face of an overwhelming catastrophe in which the worker has little time for proper rest, eats poorly, and is faced with dozens of clients in need of immediate assistance with little hope of obtaining help for them.