Description:

Trauma is nearly universal. The patient’s biological stress response to trauma demonstrates significant correlations with adverse mental and physical health outcomes. Ongoing developments in the scientific understanding of the human stress response have produced a body of research-validated skills for promoting resilient responses to traumatic stress. Radiographic imaging is a front-line response to acute trauma. Imaging technologists can improve patient care and their own sense of well-being by adopting resiliency-based communication methods.

Discuss the human stress response, including systems responsible for mediating the stress response.
Define resilience as it relates to problem-solving and communication.
Discuss the use of research-validated tools to guide communication with individuals experiencing trauma.

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