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TCI TRAINING CORNELL EXAM
2025CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|
Crisis occurs when - Correct-answer-A young person's inability to cope results in a
change in behavior
Understanding Aggressive Behaviors - Types - Correct-answer-Reactive
Aggression
Proactive Aggression
Reactive Aggression - - Correct-answer-no planning, reaction, may not even
remember, it's over
Affective or expressive aggression
Loss of control and emotional flooding
Emotions are dominant
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Proactive Aggression - Correct-answer-involves planning, remembers, may take
time to carry out
Instrumental or operant
Goal oriented
Cognitions are dominant
Immediate response priorities - REACTIVE Aggression - Correct-answer-SAFETY
Understanding and support
Remove or reduce stimulus
Immediate response priorities - PROACTIVE - Correct-answer-SAFETY
Containment and negotiation
Engagement and reasoning
Ongoing response priorities - REACTIVE Aggression - Correct-answer-Teach coping
skills
Teach self regulation skills
Anger management
TCI TRAINING CORNELL EXAM
2025CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|
Crisis occurs when - Correct-answer-A young person's inability to cope results in a
change in behavior
Understanding Aggressive Behaviors - Types - Correct-answer-Reactive
Aggression
Proactive Aggression
Reactive Aggression - - Correct-answer-no planning, reaction, may not even
remember, it's over
Affective or expressive aggression
Loss of control and emotional flooding
Emotions are dominant
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Proactive Aggression - Correct-answer-involves planning, remembers, may take
time to carry out
Instrumental or operant
Goal oriented
Cognitions are dominant
Immediate response priorities - REACTIVE Aggression - Correct-answer-SAFETY
Understanding and support
Remove or reduce stimulus
Immediate response priorities - PROACTIVE - Correct-answer-SAFETY
Containment and negotiation
Engagement and reasoning
Ongoing response priorities - REACTIVE Aggression - Correct-answer-Teach coping
skills
Teach self regulation skills
Anger management