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Psychological First Aid Online

I have completed all of the required PFA Online course materials on my own to obtain this Certificate of Completion.

Select one:

True

False

Which of the following describes Psychological First Aid?

Select one or more:

 a. An evidence-informed, flexible, modular intervention

b. Typically provided at the end of the recovery period

c. Designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events

d. Foster short – and long-term adaptive functioning and coping

e. Applies only to adults

What are the basic objectives of Psychological First Aid?

Select one:

a. Keep people from needing social support after a disaster

b. Establish a human connection with people even if it means forcing yourself into their environment

c. Provide survivors with tools and assistance they need to manage their immediate situation

d. Make people share their stories so that they will not have long-term mental health problems

Choose the answer that fits the description:

An individual of any age or gender, with different cultural, religious, or ethnic background who has been affected by a disaster, including disaster responders.

Select one:

a. Survivor

b. PFA Provider

c. Core Actions

d. Disaster

e. Service Delivery Sites and Settings

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Any disaster response worker who provides early assistance to affected children, families, and adults as part of an organized disaster response effort.

Select one:

a. Survivor

b. PFA Provider

c. Core Actions

d. Disaster

e. Service Delivery Sites and Settings

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Eight strategies PFA providers can use flexibly to address the needs of survivors in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.

Select one:

a. Survivor

b. PFA Provider

c. Core Actions

d. Disaster

e. Service Delivery Sites and Settings

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Any emergency event, including natural disasters (earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes), accidents, terrorist’s attacks, pandemic, school shooting, and arson.

Select one:

a. Survivor

b. PFA Provider

c. Core Actions

d. Disaster

e. Service Delivery Sites and Settings

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General population shelters, schools, special needs shelters, field hospitals and medical triage areas, acute care facilities, hotlines, or public health emergency settings.

Select one:

a. Survivor

b. PFA Provider

c. Core Actions

d. Disaster

e. Service Delivery Sites and Settings

Which of the following are early-intervention principles of Psychological First Aid?

Select one or more:

 a. Safety and calmness

b. Persistence and stabilization

c. Hope and connectedness

d. Self and community efficacy

e. Resistance and Resilience

As a Psychological First Aid provider, it is important to ensure that all survivors receive the same type and level of care.

Select one:

True

False

Read the Scenario and Answer the following two questions:

You arrive at the shelter – a coliseum a few miles from where the hurricane directly hit. It’s late morning and survivors are just starting to arrive at the shelter. They are confused, frightened, and overwhelmed. Members of your PFA response team are giving survivor’s water, food, and blankets.

You observe a number of survivors who need assistance. As a provider, what is the best way to make initial contact with them?

Select one:

a. Explain that others are in need of help too

b. Explain the importance of maintaining faith and hope

c. Observe first and make connections in a non-intrusive, kind, and helpful way

d. Reassure survivors that everything happens for the best

e. Provide them with information on coping

You observe an elderly man that is looking confused and overwhelmed. You want to provide support to him. Which of the following ways would NOT be best to make initial contact with him?

Select one:

a. Speak calmly

b. Give a hug to comfort him

c. Use language that is easy to understand

d. Give the man your full attention

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e. Refrain from looking around or being distracted

You observe a man who is shivering and appears famished. What type of support should you provide to make his environment more comfortable?

Select one:

a. Observe him for a while to see if he stops shivering

b. Tell him where the blankets are located

c. Give him a blanket and show him where the eating area is located

d. Suggest to him that he should find some food

e. Encourage him to walk around to warm himself up

You observe a young man who is visibly upset. You ask if you can help him and he accepts your offer. The man tells you that he has been separated from his wife during the tornado and is really worried about her.

Which of the following types of support can you provide?

Select one or more:

a. Tell him he is not the only person who is missing a loved one

b. Ask him if he and his wife identified a way to touch base if separated

 c. Inform him of current response efforts to locate missing survivors

d. Assure him that his wife is safe

e. Ask him if he would like to go outside to find his wife

A single mother and her male child are sitting alone watching a news report that is showing the damage from the storm. You observe the child getting more nervous and upset.

What steps can you take to protect the child from additional distress?

Select one or more:

a. Encourage the mom to check in with her son to make sure he understands what is happening

b. Force him away from the TV

c. Inform the mom that watching too much TV news coverage may be upsetting her son

d. Tell the mom that routines are helpful to children’s recovery

 e. All of the above are correct

Which of the following is NOT a sign that a survivor may need stabilization?

Select one:

a. Excessive talking

b. Glassy and vacant eyes

c. Strong emotional responses

d. Uncontrollable physical reactions

e. Frantic searching behavior

What stabilizing technique is used to help orient and calm overwhelmed survivors when the initial techniques are unsuccessful?

Select one: