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Police officers and trauma: psychological impacts and coping mechanisms

Police officers and trauma: psychological impacts and coping mechanisms

Soubeiga, Pinguédwindé Henri Joël

Paperback

Business General

ISBN10: 6208875684
ISBN13: 9786208875688
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Jul 16 2025
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book plunges into the psychological world of Burkinabe police officers confronted with critical incidents. Through an in-depth qualitative study, it examines the traumatic consequences of their exposure to extreme events, in an institutional context devoid of formal psychological support mechanisms. The study is based on a methodology combining semi-structured interviews and three internationally recognized psychometric tests: the TraumaQ (trauma assessment), the WCC (coping strategies) and the DSQ-40 (defense mechanisms). The analysis focuses on two cases of police officers who survived a terrorist ambush together during an operation. The results reveal a correlation between the psychological mechanisms mobilized and the degree of resilience. While one subject showed relatively unaffected adaptation, thanks to problem-focused coping strategies and mature defenses, the other showed marked decompensation, characterized by alternating coping styles and the use of the full range of defensive mechanisms.

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