Title: Describe common terms associated with stress.
Course: Emergency Medical Telecommunications (14055-V) > Section: Managing Stress in the Dispatcher Environment

Description should include

- stressor
- stress response
- cumulative stress
- burnout
- trauma
- post-traumatic stress
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- eustress.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are signs of PTSD that could impair the dispatcher's work?
- What do burnout, stress, and trauma have in common?