Crisis Management
questions and answers
2025
True or false: When assessing a person in crisis, questions about suicidal
ideation should be asked indirectly to avoid upsetting the person further.
TrueFalse - answer False
In an effort to calm his client who is in crisis, Gary asks her, "How many
things can you identify in this room that are yellow?" What technique is
Gary using?
-Highlighting successes
-Validation
-Grounding
-Making contact - answer Grounding
Jonas is supporting Andrea who is currently experiencing a crisis. Using
the model proposed by Myer and colleagues, he has clearly defined the
problem; that Andrea has temporarily lost custody of her son. He had
started to work with Andrea on re-establishing control of her emotions,
when Andrea received a call that her mother was gravely ill. Which
statement below is true?
-Although Jonas has already addressed the focused task known as defining
the problem, in light of changes to Andrea's stressors, this task needs to
be revisited.
-Jonas has already completed the task of defining the problem; since this
is a focused task, it does not need to be repeated.
-Jonas should return to the task known as support, but only if Andrea
identifies this as a need.
-Jonas should discontinue the focus on Andrea's custody issue since the
new problem with her mother is more pressing. - answer Although Jonas
, has already addressed the focused task known as defining the problem, in
light of changes to Andrea's stressors, this task needs to be revisited.
Which phase of a crisis does this statement apply to: The individual
experiences a rise in tension in response to a problem that occurs during
their baseline state of functioning.
-Pre-crisis phase
-End crisis phase
-Active crisis phase
-Impact phase - answer Pre-crisis phase
When should problem solving ideally take place during a crisis?
-As the first step toward resolving the crisis
-Only after the crisis is resolved
-Only if the person in crisis has cognitive impairments
-Within a context of validation and support - answer Within a context of
validation and support
Which statement about crisis management with individuals who have been
exposed to trauma is accurate?
-Individuals who have experienced trauma are at greater risk of suicide;
you should therefore err on the side of caution and when in doubt, seek
inpatient hospitalization.
-Individuals who have a trauma history should never be hospitalized
involuntarily; their risk should only be managed on an outpatient basis to
avoid retraumatizing them.
-If an individual with a history of trauma needs involuntary hospitalization
to ensure their safety, care should be taken to avoid disempowering and
retraumatizing the individual.
-When managing a crisis with an individual with a trauma history, you
should focus on interventions that are done to the person versus those
carried out with the person, to avoid overwhelming them. - answer If an
individual with a history of trauma needs involuntary hospitalization to
ensure their safety, care should be taken to avoid disempowering and
retraumatizing the individual.
questions and answers
2025
True or false: When assessing a person in crisis, questions about suicidal
ideation should be asked indirectly to avoid upsetting the person further.
TrueFalse - answer False
In an effort to calm his client who is in crisis, Gary asks her, "How many
things can you identify in this room that are yellow?" What technique is
Gary using?
-Highlighting successes
-Validation
-Grounding
-Making contact - answer Grounding
Jonas is supporting Andrea who is currently experiencing a crisis. Using
the model proposed by Myer and colleagues, he has clearly defined the
problem; that Andrea has temporarily lost custody of her son. He had
started to work with Andrea on re-establishing control of her emotions,
when Andrea received a call that her mother was gravely ill. Which
statement below is true?
-Although Jonas has already addressed the focused task known as defining
the problem, in light of changes to Andrea's stressors, this task needs to
be revisited.
-Jonas has already completed the task of defining the problem; since this
is a focused task, it does not need to be repeated.
-Jonas should return to the task known as support, but only if Andrea
identifies this as a need.
-Jonas should discontinue the focus on Andrea's custody issue since the
new problem with her mother is more pressing. - answer Although Jonas
, has already addressed the focused task known as defining the problem, in
light of changes to Andrea's stressors, this task needs to be revisited.
Which phase of a crisis does this statement apply to: The individual
experiences a rise in tension in response to a problem that occurs during
their baseline state of functioning.
-Pre-crisis phase
-End crisis phase
-Active crisis phase
-Impact phase - answer Pre-crisis phase
When should problem solving ideally take place during a crisis?
-As the first step toward resolving the crisis
-Only after the crisis is resolved
-Only if the person in crisis has cognitive impairments
-Within a context of validation and support - answer Within a context of
validation and support
Which statement about crisis management with individuals who have been
exposed to trauma is accurate?
-Individuals who have experienced trauma are at greater risk of suicide;
you should therefore err on the side of caution and when in doubt, seek
inpatient hospitalization.
-Individuals who have a trauma history should never be hospitalized
involuntarily; their risk should only be managed on an outpatient basis to
avoid retraumatizing them.
-If an individual with a history of trauma needs involuntary hospitalization
to ensure their safety, care should be taken to avoid disempowering and
retraumatizing the individual.
-When managing a crisis with an individual with a trauma history, you
should focus on interventions that are done to the person versus those
carried out with the person, to avoid overwhelming them. - answer If an
individual with a history of trauma needs involuntary hospitalization to
ensure their safety, care should be taken to avoid disempowering and
retraumatizing the individual.
