The implications that forensic psychology has on promoting well-being in first responders who witnessed traumatic events and developed abnormal behavior subsequent to the traumatizing events
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Authors
Capaccioli, Jan M.
Issue Date
2005
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Forensic sciences
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Abstract
First responders are often exposed to violent crimes, accident scenes, and stressful situations. They have to quickly evaluate, analyze, and synthesize material from many different traumatic scenes; which include being exposed to violent, horrifying, and graphic evidence and mutilated victims. The intensity and repeated exposure to such crimes can create psychological dysfunction, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue, which often debilitate and drain first responders physically and mentally.