FSE2061 - FS Psychology & Counseling Ch.
15 Study Guide Exam Questions And
Answers
Crisis - - -
correct answer ✅Temporary period of heightened psychological
accessibility.
A highly emotional state in which an individual's feelings of anxiety,
grief, confusion, or pain, impairs his or her ability to act.
A crisis is not the event, it is how one perceives the event.
Crisis Intervention - - -
correct answer ✅The immediate assessment and short term
treatment for individuals experiencing a crisis, with the goal of
returning the person to their pre-crisis level of functioning.
What are some characteristics of a crisis? - - -
correct answer ✅Short term, usually 4 - 6 weeks.
Usually stimulated by an outside precipitator or emotionally
hazardous situation.
The more seriously threatening the event, the greater the likelihood
that primitive coping behavior will be exhibited.
Normal reactions such as fear/tension/confusion to an abnormal
hazardous event.
, FSE2061 - FS Psychology & Counseling Ch.
15 Study Guide Exam Questions And
Answers
Not the actual event, but rather the person's perception of it and
the threat it represents.
People in crisis pull away from significant others, when positive
interpersonal relationships help resolve crises and the lack of them
prolong a crisis.
What are some potential crises? - - -
correct answer ✅Floods; hurricanes; tsunamis; fires; earthquakes.
Homicides; suicides; accidents; terrorist attacks.
Sudden heart attack; sudden stroke; SIDS.
What are some Statistical factors to consider regarding a potential
crisis? - - -
correct answer ✅Mortality - the more death/destruction caused
by the event, the more potential for unhealthy responses.
Time - the greater the duration, the greater the stress.
Spatial - the closer the person is to the center of the tragedy, the
greater the stress.
Reoccurrence - the more perceived the likelihood that the tragedy
will happen again, the greater the intense fears.
15 Study Guide Exam Questions And
Answers
Crisis - - -
correct answer ✅Temporary period of heightened psychological
accessibility.
A highly emotional state in which an individual's feelings of anxiety,
grief, confusion, or pain, impairs his or her ability to act.
A crisis is not the event, it is how one perceives the event.
Crisis Intervention - - -
correct answer ✅The immediate assessment and short term
treatment for individuals experiencing a crisis, with the goal of
returning the person to their pre-crisis level of functioning.
What are some characteristics of a crisis? - - -
correct answer ✅Short term, usually 4 - 6 weeks.
Usually stimulated by an outside precipitator or emotionally
hazardous situation.
The more seriously threatening the event, the greater the likelihood
that primitive coping behavior will be exhibited.
Normal reactions such as fear/tension/confusion to an abnormal
hazardous event.
, FSE2061 - FS Psychology & Counseling Ch.
15 Study Guide Exam Questions And
Answers
Not the actual event, but rather the person's perception of it and
the threat it represents.
People in crisis pull away from significant others, when positive
interpersonal relationships help resolve crises and the lack of them
prolong a crisis.
What are some potential crises? - - -
correct answer ✅Floods; hurricanes; tsunamis; fires; earthquakes.
Homicides; suicides; accidents; terrorist attacks.
Sudden heart attack; sudden stroke; SIDS.
What are some Statistical factors to consider regarding a potential
crisis? - - -
correct answer ✅Mortality - the more death/destruction caused
by the event, the more potential for unhealthy responses.
Time - the greater the duration, the greater the stress.
Spatial - the closer the person is to the center of the tragedy, the
greater the stress.
Reoccurrence - the more perceived the likelihood that the tragedy
will happen again, the greater the intense fears.
