STAGE-28 or watch and wait?
stage = a point, period or step in a process; a part of a journey; cause something notable to happen (Oxford English Dictionary, 7th edition)
S = STRESS: Experience of seeing a threat, judging it and estimating the personal resources that might control it.
All thought, no action.
T = TRAUMA: Experience of a compulsive, all-or-nothing reaction to survive.
No thought, all reaction.
A = ASSESSMENT: Estimate of capacity to respond using standardised psychological measures.
Much thought, timely action.
G = GROWTH: Personal development because of, not despite, the stress or trauma.
Slow thought, novel action.
E = EVALUATION: Formal calculation of resources, costs and capacity to respond.
Think-measure-act-test – repeat… repeat… repeat…