The Double ABC-X Model
This factor is denoted by variable 'bB' and describes strategies or tools developed to meet the crisis
Resources (Existing & New)
This code colour is called when an individual is facing an urgent medical issue, usually cardiac or respiratory distress.
Code Blue
The definition of survivor's guilt
A sense of guilt and disentitlement to life felt by those who have experienced and lived through a traumatic event in which other(s) did not survive.
True or False: Because they often share living environments, values, and lifestyles, individuals within families will always respond to stress in the same way
False
Even when families have several commonalities, people within families will not necessarily always experience stress and coping in the same way. Understanding family dynamics and the unique needs of its members will help promote positive coping.
The two terms used to describe successful or unsuccessful adaptation to a crisis
Bonadaptation and Maladaptation
The purpose of this procedure can be decompression (reducing intracranial pressure) in order to re-establish tissue perfusion
Craniectomy or Craniotomy
A common therapeutic method to address survivors guilt; a focus on addressing the negative thoughts and behaviours that precipitate guilt and positively redirecting thinking patterns and behaviours
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
3 stressors that may impact families?
Financial hardship, illness or injury, conflict between family members, lack of external support, relocation and isolation, death, etc.
Encouraging utilization of available resources falls under this variable of the model
'cC' or Perception of Crisis, Pile-up, and Resources
3 ways in which brain injury can impact quality of life?
Physical limitations (i.e., mobility, communication, ADLs), emotional impacts (i.e., no longer able to participate in hobbies, change in roles), cognitive difficulties (i.e., difficulty paying attention, staying organized, memory, etc.), mental health challenges (i.e., depression, anxiety).
3 reasons why survivor's guilt may arise?
Surviving an event that others did not, Perceived responsibility related to role in preventability or causing the event, Presence or absence of certain feelings, etc.
3 postive coping strategies?
Participating in self-care (exercise, meditation, spending time alone), reaching out for external support when needed, communicating thoughts, feelings, and needs, spirituality, etc.