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Chapter 1: Understanding Crisis andCrisis Intervention
Elements that Affect Families Abilities to Cope with a Crisis - correct answer
✔1. The stressful event poses a problem which is by definition insoluble in the
immediate future
2. The problem overtaxes the psychological resources of the family, since it's
beyond their traditional problem-solving methods
3. The situation is perceived as a threat or danger to the life goals of the
family members
4. The crisis period is characterized by tension which mounts to a peak, then
falls
5. Perhaps of the greater importance, the crisis situation awaken unresolved
key problems from both the near and distant past
Crisis (Caplan) - correct answer ✔People are in a state of crisis when they
face an obstacle to important life goals- an obstacles that is, for a time,
insurmountable by the use of customary methods of problem-solving. A period
of disorganization begins, a period of upset, during which many abortive
attempts at solutions are made.
Stress - correct answer ✔A process that exists over time. Many people live
and work under stress for years and in most cases, individuals recognize the
conditions or pressures that create the sense of stress.
, Crisis Event - correct answer ✔Generally unexpected, the adverse reaction
is acute, temporal in nature and emotional debilitating
Crisis (Slaikeu) - correct answer ✔A temporary state of upset and
disorganization, characterized chiefly by an individual's inability to cope with a
particular situation using customary methods of problem-solving and by the
potential for a radically positive or negative outcome
Crisis (James and Gilliland) - correct answer ✔A perception or experiencing
of an event or situation as an intolerable difficulty that exceeds the person's
current resources and coping mechanisms
Elements of a Crisis - correct answer ✔1. An identifiable stimulus or catalyst:
an obstacle to an important goal, a life event or a traumatic incident
2. The individual's perception of the stimulus or event and it's impact
3. The impact on the individual exceeds his or her ability to cope using his or
her normal adaptive capacities
4. Time-limited (4-6 weeks)
Traumatic Event - correct answer ✔Involves actual or threatened death or
serious injury, or threat to the physical integrity of self or others and one in
which the person's response involved intense fear, helplessness or horror.
Types of Crises - correct answer ✔1. Situational Events
2. Developmental Transitions
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