CASESTUDYOFTHEFI

REFI
GHTERSOFLANCASHI
REFI
REANDRESCUESERVI
CE

BEHAVI
OURSPERSPECTI
VE

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om thedat
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ight
ersofLANCASHIREFI
REANDRESCUESERVI CEshow
symptomsofPTSDaddi ct
ion,
i
nsomnia,av
oidanceoft
hesi
tuat
ion,
sight
,smel
loranyt
hingt
hat
remindsthem t
heevents.

PSYCHODYNAMI
CPERSPECTI
VE

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rom psy
chody
nami
cpespect
ive,
thef
ir
efi
ght
ersf
eltr
umi
nat
ionar
ousal
anxi
ety

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ienci
ngt
hedi
str
essi
ngsi
tuat
ionofsuf
fer
inganddeat
hofsomeone.

themostdi
str
essi
ngoneforthem wast
hedeat
hofachi
l
dwhi
chshowst
heyar
esuf
fer
ingf
rom
postt
raumat
icstr
essdi
sorder.

COGNI
TIVEPERSPECTI
VE

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om thecogni
ti
veper
spect
ive,
thefi
refi
ght
ersshowsy
mpt
omsofnegat
ivet
hought
saboutt
he
event
s,themostcommonthoughtsis

i
fthathashappenedt
othem orsomeonecl
oset
othem.

negat
ivet
hought
sthatar
efr
equenti
s

t
hef
ir
efi
ght
erhav
ingchi
l
drenofhi
sowni
nsuchdi
str
essi
ngsi
tuat
ions

al
sot
hegor
eimageswi
tnessi
ngt
hesuf
fer
inganddeat
h

andt
hewayt
heyi
nter
pretnegat
ivel
yas

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dhav
edonemor
e

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i
fe.Thei
nter
pretat
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snegati
vel
ycausesgui
l
tandhopel
essness
whi
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reat
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.