List and Discuss the Common Responses Officers Have to Critical

question 10

Essay

List and discuss the common responses officers have to critical incidents. What happens physically? Emotionally?

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Definitions:

Emotion-focused Coping

Strategies designed to manage emotional distress rather than dealing with the root problem.

Problem-focused Coping

A strategy for dealing with stress by tackling the problem directly, aimed at changing or eliminating the source of the stress.

Implementation Intentions

A self-regulatory strategy in the form of if-then plans that specify when, where, and how to act towards a goal.

Primary Appraisal

the initial evaluation process in which an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as irrelevant, beneficial, or stressful.