Pathological stress and adaptive strategies among anti-terrorist police officers in Burkina Faso

This study reports on the anti-terrorist missions assigned to officers of the Multipurpose Intervention Unit of the National Police (UIP-PN) of Ouagadougou. Its aim is to highlight the stress factors and elucidate the coping strategy used by the anti-terrorist police of Ouagadougou. The methodological approach of the study is based on a single case sample. It is therefore based on a qualitative approach requiring a semi-directive interview as data collection technique. The psychodynamic approach to work serves as a theoretical model for analysing the findings.