5 Test your knowledge
You will now have a chance to review what you’ve learned in this free course with an informal quiz.
Activity 9 Informal quiz
1. Personal awareness is one of the basic building blocks of caring management and leadership. True or false?
2. Tick which of the following are correct. Compassion fatigue:
Discussion
Compassion fatigue is experienced by those helping people or animals in distress. It is an extreme state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of those being helped, and can lead to a secondary traumatic stress in the helper or caregiver. Symptoms include apathy, isolation, bottled-up emotions and substance abuse. These can be alleviated with the right support and management.
3. Who developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) or the ‘Stress Scale’ as it is more commonly known?
Discussion
Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale in 1967. Look back at the ‘Individual responses’ section to find out more.
4. Which statement is the most accurate?
5. Imposed change has a number of effects on staff. Which of the following are the most common examples of these?
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