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Crisis Intervention Strategies
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8th Edition
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Richard K. James Burl E. Gilliland
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Chapter 1 - Approaching Crisis Intervention True / False 1. In the disequilibrium that accompanies crisis, anxiety is always present, and the discomfort of anxiety provides an impetus for change. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 2. Transcrisis states are identical to posttraumatic stress disorder. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 3. Transcrisis points are frequently accompanied by transcrisis states that occur during interventions. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 4. Existential crises have to do with the struggle to continue to exist after a disaster. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 5. The Equilibrium model of crisis intervention seeks to equalize faulty thinking. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 6. Basic crisis intervention, while often brief, is not brief therapy. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 7. Eclectic crisis intervention involves the intentional and systematic selection and integration of valid concepts and strategies from all available therapeutic approaches. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 8. Crisis intervention in the United States started at about the time of the Revolutionary War. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 9. The first suicide intervention program in the United States was created over a hundred years ago. Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
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Chapter 1 - Approaching Crisis Intervention a. True b. False ANSWER: True 10. Crisis intervention services typically start through massive government funding to rectify some ill. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 11. Developmental crises involve abnormal reactions the normal flows of predictable life changes. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 12. Chaos theory is a positive theory of crisis because it causes new, previously unknown solutions to be found. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 13. Psychological first aid is a first-order intervention in crisis. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 14. The ACT Model of crisis intervention seems most appropriate for long term transcrisis intervention when the person cannot seem to get out of the crisis after a long period of time. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 15. Workers who have experienced the crisis a client is experiencing will undoubtedly be better able to handle it because they have overcome the crisis. a. True b. False ANSWER: False Multiple Choice 16. The term "crisis" refers to the perception of an event or situation as an intolerable difficulty that exceeds the person's: a. ego strength. b. resources and coping mechanisms. c. ability to comprehend the crisis. d. anxiety level following the crisis. ANSWER: b Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
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Chapter 1 - Approaching Crisis Intervention 17. Being aware that an individual in crisis is operating in a transcrisis state provides the crisis worker with important information regarding: a. transcrisis points. b. the kind and degree of therapeutic intervention that should be provided for the client. c. multicultural perspectives that might have a significant impact on the crisis. d. brief therapy approaches to crises. ANSWER: b 18. A crisis which is not properly dealt with may become submerged from awareness, where it forms a disease reservoir. The phenomenon in which such a crisis reemerges later in life, causing the person's previous crisis symptoms to recur has been termed: a. acute depressive onset. b. regression. c. recidivism. d. transcrisis. ANSWER: d 19. The Equilibrium model of crisis intervention is: a. generally useful with persons who are unable to make appropriate choices during their crisis. b. used to blend a variety of approaches equally into an eclectic whole. c. to reduce psychological balance. d. designed for use with persons who are coping effectively and able to solve problems in a state of crisis. ANSWER: a 20. Grassroots movements are: a. always successful in changing society. b. government organizations. c. groups of individuals personally affected by a common problem. d. staffed primarily with paid staff. ANSWER: c 21. A model of crisis intervention that reaches outside the individual and promotes change in the systems in need of change is the: a. cognitive-milieu model. b. psychoanalytic model. c. psychosocial transition model. d. disequilibrium model. ANSWER: c 22. Transcrisis points tend to occur in: a. regular intervals. b. response to unconditioned aversive stimuli. c. unpredictable intervals. d. progressively increasing incidents. Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
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Chapter 1 - Approaching Crisis Intervention ANSWER: c 23. An eclectic approach to crisis intervention means: a. perceiving crisis as an internal and external state of affairs. b. that people are viewed as products of both heredity and social learning. c. not being locked into any theoretical approach in a dogmatic fashion. d. dealing with the equilibrium/disequilibrium aspects of the crisis. ANSWER: c 24. Interpersonal theory states that: a. the total ecological system is involved in resolving the crisis. b. the crisis cannot be sustained when people believe in their ability to overcome the crisis. c. maladaptive thinking and behaving is changed to more adaptational thoughts and behaviors. d. crises result from disequilibrium in coping responses. ANSWER: b 25. Lindemann's basic crisis theory was important because his work negated the prevailing perception that clients manifesting crisis responses should be treated as: a. abnormal or pathological. b. permanently immobile. c. mentally incompetent. d. stuck in a state of disequilibrium. ANSWER: a 26. Characteristics of effective crisis workers must include: a. burnout. b. being of the same race, sex, religion, etc. of the person in crisis so there is some common ground. c. being older and having the experience of age. d. resiliency, poise, and flexibility. ANSWER: d 27. ___________ theory is based on the view that the disequilibrium which accompanies crisis can be understood by gaining access to the client's unconscious thoughts and past emotional experiences is (p. 15) a. Developmental theory b. Systems theory c. Psychoanalytic theory d. Adaptational theory ANSWER: c 28. Chaos theory is really a theory of: a. evolution applied to human functioning. b. eclecticism. c. random events. d. creative problem-solving. Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
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