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Crisis Intervention b questions with complete solutions 2024
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Crisis Interventioncrisis - correct answer ✔a sudden event in one's life that disturbs
homeostasis (equilibrium), a state of disequilibrium, during which usual coping
mechanisms cannot resolve the problem
-can be a time of danger (which it normally is) or can be a time for opportunity
(make something better come out of it or change, allow oneself to grow from
it)
-normal coping mechanisms DO NOT work so it escalates the situation
three basic characteristics of a crisis - correct answer ✔1) a perceived threat
or danger
2) an imbalance or disturbance in psychological functioning
3) no ready or feasible solution (this is the biggest thing as there is no
peaceful solution)
other characteristics of a crisis - correct answer ✔occurs in everyone at one
time or another, not necessarily psychopathological
-doesn't have to be huge in retrospect to someone else, but to yourself it is a
crisis
-everyone has one; not everyone who has a crisis comes out with a mental
illness (some know how to develop other coping mechanisms
precipitated by specific identifiable events
personal by nature; what a crisis is to one, may not be for another
-a crisis is subjective
, crisis situation has the potential for either psychological growth or
deterioration of the person
phases in the development of a crisis - correct answer ✔*phase 1*: the
individual is exposed to a precipitating stressor
-if coping skills work, there is no crisis
*phase 2*: when previous problem-solving techniques do not relieve the
stressor, anxiety further increases
*phase 3*: all possible resources, both internal and external, are called on to
resolve the problem and relieve discomfort.
-person asks for help
-if previously emotionally isolative, no adequate support--crisis is likely
*phase 4*: if resolution does not occur in the previous phases, "ACTIVE
CRISIS" OCCURS
phase 1 of crisis development - correct answer ✔the individual is exposed to
a precipitating stressor
-if coping skills work, there is no crisis
phase 2 of crisis development - correct answer ✔when previous problem-
solving techniques do not relieve the stressor, anxiety further increases
-try to use normal problem solving skills and they fail
phase 3 of crisis development - correct answer ✔all possible resources, both
internal and external, are called on to resolve the problem and relieve
discomfort.
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