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Psych Crisis. questions and answers already solved 2024
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Psych CrisisCrisis - correct answer ✔an acute, time limited state of disequilibrium
resulting from situation, developmental or societal sources of stress. usual
problem solving methods/adaptive methods are inadequate
Crisis intervention - correct answer ✔a conceptual framework for intervention
that calls for short term, action oriented assistance focuses on problem
solving, with a goal of restoring the individuals equilibrium
Stressful situation - correct answer ✔not crisis, everyone feels this; is
pressure and tension
emergency - correct answer ✔situation that demands an immediate
response to ensure survival
crisis - correct answer ✔may be sudden, may "not see it coming"; may be
experienced as life threatening; communication with significant others is cut
off; perceived/real displacements; has an aspect of loss
Risks for crisis - correct answer ✔-early separation from parents, child
abuse, poverty, family hx if psych problems, prior hx of traumatic exposure
Resilience - correct answer ✔the ability not only to survive and bounce back
from difficult, traumatic experience, but also to continue to grow and develop
emotionally and psychologically
Describe 3 factors that are identified as important for successful resolution of
a threatening situation, making it unlikely that a crisis will result. - correct
answer ✔-adequate support groups
, -individual coping mechanism
-how individuals perceive/understand crisis in their lives
Caplan's 4 stages of a crisis reaction. - correct answer ✔1. experience an
initial increase in tension becasue of the emotioanlly hazardous crisis
precipitative event
2. when unable to resolve crisis quickly, tension and disruption of daily life
increase
3. tension may increase enough for individual to become depressed if they
have attempted and failed at resolving the crisis
4. person may partly resolve the crisis by using new coping skills. mental
disruption or disorder may occur if the person does not develop new coping
skills to manage the crisis
Roberts model of crisis intervention - correct answer ✔7 stages for people in
acute psychological crisis and acute situational crisis, persons in high risk
populations and persons dx with acute stress disorder
Maturational Crisis - correct answer ✔normal development; experiences that
cause crisis
-Marilyn has begun experiencing symptoms of menopause and is displaying
some symptoms of depression as well, because she had been thinking about
having another baby.
-Alexandra is 11 years old and has just started menstruating. She is
uncomfortable about the changes in her body and has been avoiding all her
friends from school.
-Bob is seeking counseling because he is feeling stressed. He is 18 years old
and has recently finished technical school and taken a job in an automobile
repair shop. He feels as though he can't please his boss and has also started
to fight with his girlfriend of two years.
-look at triggering event!! (graduating and getting a job)
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