The Vicarious Trauma Survey
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AMEU Vicarious Trauma Survey
An AMEU Ebola Task Force Research Initiative 8 AUGUST 2014, MONROVIA, LIBERIA: As national and international actors work to contain the current Ebola outbreak medically (and militarily), the psychosocial impact of the crisis on individuals, families, and communities in West Africa remains largely unaddressed. Rumors and misinformation abound, fed by fear and a history that supports broad mistrust of those in power. This maybe interfering with individual and collective compliance with mandated containment efforts. (Survivors’ Truths, Liberia) As the imminent threat of death raises its ugly head in a new form of fear induced trauma, the current threat of disease manifests an enhancement of social disease. Fear is the greatest sense of disease a people can experience, breathing life into deathdealing thoughts and actions that increase collective trauma. However, this is a cycle that can be reversed with time and attention devoted to the increase of information, communication, and counsel concerning The Ebola Crisis (TEC) and the reduction of collective trauma fueled by the fear factor associated with the crisis. There is deep seeded reason for concern over the generation of misinformation that often perpetuates this fear. Dr. Elizabeth DavisRussell, psychologist and Tubman University President, recently spoke to the nation concerning a change in the attitude of the people during her National Independence Day speech. She said, “The promulgation of halftruths, misinformation, and disinformation that interrupt the process of recovery is not demonstrating personal or social responsibility…we must bring about transformation…I come as an educator and a psychologist to talk about an alteration of our minds, that is our cognitions, our perceptions, and ultimately our behaviours. This keynote address took place just before the outbreak and confirms an underlying need for the healing that comes with a change of heart and mind. There is a peculiar form of trauma that offers an appropriate description for the current condition of the Liberian people known as Vicarious Trauma. Vicarious Trauma refers to the trauma experienced by one in proximity to the effected; and, is generally associated with health professionals working with affected patients. The Ebola Crisis has demonstrated that these health workers are more likely to experience the acute trauma associated with high possibilities of infection. Since vicarious means in place of another, the usual suspects no longer apply. It is the general population that is experiencing trauma in absence of disease. This survey investigates the dregree to which the nonaffected (those not directly experiencing the disease) are collectively traumatized by the event of The Ebola Crisis (TEC) in their personal lives.. Detraumatization: An Answer to the Problem This call rang through the nation in celebration of Independence Day just before the outbreak, a prophetic voice for recovery of the Liberian heart and mind. A plea to the Liberian people for an Ethic of Care, a shift in our interpersonal culture. Given the delicate realities of this nation’s plight and care for its’ people, there is a new and immediate call for a detraumatization strategy in light of the recent endemic. One that demands the engagement of a Liberian Ethic of Care to begin systematically recovering the hearts and minds of the people from collective traumatization. However, there is little empirical evidence in support of these observations. This measure serves as a preliminary survey of vicarious trauma with respect to the experience of the West African Ebola Endemic of 2014.
AMEU Vicarious Trauma Survey 1. Household Respondent 6
2. Age of Respondent 6
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3. Sex 4. Marital Status 6
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6. Community
7. How many persons are living in your household?
8. How long have you lived in this community? j 03 yrs k l m n j 47 yrs k l m n j 8 yrs^ k l m n
9. Do you aggree that the Ebola virus is real? Strongly Agree
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10. Do you agree that the Ebola Crisis has been a stressful experience? Strongly Agree
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11. You have had repeated, disturbing memories, thoughts, or images of this stressful experience. Strongly Agree
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12. You have had repeated, disturbing dreams of this experience. Strongly Agree
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AMEU Vicarious Trauma Survey 13. You have had sudden feelings as if this stressful experience were happening again (as if you were reliving it). Strongly Agree
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14. You feel very upset when something reminds you of this stressful experience (e.g., ambulance sirens). Strongly Agree
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15. You have physical reactions (e.g., heart pounding, trouble breathing or sweating) when something reminds you of this stressful experience. Strongly Agree
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16. You avoid thinking about, talking about or having feelings related to this stressful experience. Strongly Agree
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17. You have avoided activities or situations because they remind you of this stressful experience. Strongly Agree
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18. You have had a loss of interest in activities that you use to enjoy. Strongly Agree
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19. You have been feeling distant or cut off from other people. Strongly Agree
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