Crisis Intervention Chapter 1 questions and answers certified 2024

Crisis Intervention Chapter 1
What is a crisis? - correct answer ✔An event that overwhelms someone's
coping mechanisms


What happens if a crisis is not dealt with? - correct answer ✔It can cause
severe affective, behavioural and cognitive malfunctioning


What three ways can a person respond to a crisis? - correct answer ✔Deal
with it normally, avoid it temporarily, or break down psychologically


What two things are always present in a crisis? - correct answer
✔Disequillibrium (things are not right), and anxiety


Seeking a quick _____ may result in a crisis later? - correct answer ✔Quick
fix


Life is made up of challenges and choices. Choosing not to take action is a
choice that usually leads to what outcome? - correct answer ✔A negative
outcome


Why is crisis idiosyncratic (different for everyone)? - correct answer
✔Because what one person may overcome, may destroy another person


What is a transcrisis state? - correct answer ✔The 6-8 weeks following an
immediate trauma where a person begins trending towards pre-crisis levels of
discomfort