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Crisis Intervention Strategies
by Richard James
9th Edition
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,Chapter 1 - Approaching Crisis Intervention
True / False
1. In The Disequilibrium That Accompanies Crisis, Anxiety Is Always Present, And The Discomfort Of
Anxiety Provides An Impetus For Change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. Transcrisis States Are Identical To Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Transcrisis Points Are Frequently Accompanied By Transcrisis States That Occur During Interventions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Existential Crises Have To Do With The Struggle To Continue To Exist After A Disaster.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. The Equilibrium Model Of Crisis Intervention Seeks To Equalize Faulty Thinking.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Basic Crisis Intervention, While Often Brief, Is Not Brief Therapy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Eclectic Crisis Intervention Involves The Intentional And Systematic Selection And Integration Of Valid
Concepts And Strategies From All Available Therapeutic Approaches.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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, 8. Crisis Intervention In The United States Started At About The Time Of The Revolutionary War.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. The First Suicide Intervention Program In The United States Was Created Over A Hundred Years Ago.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Crisis Intervention Services Typically Start Through Massive Government Funding To Rectify Some Ill.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Developmental Crises Involve Abnormal Reactions The Normal Flows Of Predictable Life Changes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Chaos Theory Is A Positive Theory Of Crisis Because It Causes New, Previously Unknown Solutions To Be
Found.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. Psychological First Aid Is A First-Order Intervention In Crisis.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
14. The ACT Model Of Crisis Intervention Seems Most Appropriate For Long Term Transcrisis Intervention
When The Person Cannot Seem To Get Out Of The Crisis After A Long Period Of Time.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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, 15. Workers Who Have Experienced The Crisis A Client Is Experiencing Will Undoubtedly Be Better Able To
Handle It Because They Have Overcome The Crisis.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
Multiple Choice
16. The Term "Crisis" Refers To The Perception Of An Event Or Situation As An Intolerable Difficulty That Exceeds
The Person's:
a. Ego Strength.
b. Resources And Coping Mechanisms.
c. Ability To Comprehend The Crisis.
d. Anxiety Level Following The Crisis.
ANSWER: B
17. Being Aware That An Individual In Crisis Is Operating In A Transcrisis State Provides The Crisis Worker
With Important Information Regarding:
a. Transcrisis Points.
b. The Kind And Degree Of Therapeutic Intervention That Should Be Provided For The Client.
c. Multicultural Perspectives That Might Have A Significant Impact On The Crisis.
d. Brief Therapy Approaches To Crises.
ANSWER: B
18. A Crisis Which Is Not Properly Dealt With May Become Submerged From Awareness, Where It Forms A
Disease Reservoir. The Phenomenon In Which Such A Crisis Reemerges Later In Life, Causing The Person's
Previous Crisis Symptoms To Recur Has Been Termed:
a. Acute Depressive Onset.
b. Regression.
c. Recidivism.
d. Transcrisis.
ANSWER: D
19. The Equilibrium Model Of Crisis Intervention Is:
a. Generally Useful With Persons Who Are Unable To Make Appropriate Choices During Their Crisis.
b. Used To Blend A Variety Of Approaches Equally Into An Eclectic Whole.
c. To Reduce Psychological Balance.
d. Designed For Use With Persons Who Are Coping Effectively And Able To Solve Problems In A State Of
Crisis.
ANSWER: A
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Crisis Intervention Strategies
by Richard James
9th Edition
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1
,Chapter 1 - Approaching Crisis Intervention
True / False
1. In The Disequilibrium That Accompanies Crisis, Anxiety Is Always Present, And The Discomfort Of
Anxiety Provides An Impetus For Change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. Transcrisis States Are Identical To Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Transcrisis Points Are Frequently Accompanied By Transcrisis States That Occur During Interventions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Existential Crises Have To Do With The Struggle To Continue To Exist After A Disaster.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. The Equilibrium Model Of Crisis Intervention Seeks To Equalize Faulty Thinking.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Basic Crisis Intervention, While Often Brief, Is Not Brief Therapy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Eclectic Crisis Intervention Involves The Intentional And Systematic Selection And Integration Of Valid
Concepts And Strategies From All Available Therapeutic Approaches.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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, 8. Crisis Intervention In The United States Started At About The Time Of The Revolutionary War.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. The First Suicide Intervention Program In The United States Was Created Over A Hundred Years Ago.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Crisis Intervention Services Typically Start Through Massive Government Funding To Rectify Some Ill.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Developmental Crises Involve Abnormal Reactions The Normal Flows Of Predictable Life Changes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Chaos Theory Is A Positive Theory Of Crisis Because It Causes New, Previously Unknown Solutions To Be
Found.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. Psychological First Aid Is A First-Order Intervention In Crisis.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
14. The ACT Model Of Crisis Intervention Seems Most Appropriate For Long Term Transcrisis Intervention
When The Person Cannot Seem To Get Out Of The Crisis After A Long Period Of Time.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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, 15. Workers Who Have Experienced The Crisis A Client Is Experiencing Will Undoubtedly Be Better Able To
Handle It Because They Have Overcome The Crisis.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
Multiple Choice
16. The Term "Crisis" Refers To The Perception Of An Event Or Situation As An Intolerable Difficulty That Exceeds
The Person's:
a. Ego Strength.
b. Resources And Coping Mechanisms.
c. Ability To Comprehend The Crisis.
d. Anxiety Level Following The Crisis.
ANSWER: B
17. Being Aware That An Individual In Crisis Is Operating In A Transcrisis State Provides The Crisis Worker
With Important Information Regarding:
a. Transcrisis Points.
b. The Kind And Degree Of Therapeutic Intervention That Should Be Provided For The Client.
c. Multicultural Perspectives That Might Have A Significant Impact On The Crisis.
d. Brief Therapy Approaches To Crises.
ANSWER: B
18. A Crisis Which Is Not Properly Dealt With May Become Submerged From Awareness, Where It Forms A
Disease Reservoir. The Phenomenon In Which Such A Crisis Reemerges Later In Life, Causing The Person's
Previous Crisis Symptoms To Recur Has Been Termed:
a. Acute Depressive Onset.
b. Regression.
c. Recidivism.
d. Transcrisis.
ANSWER: D
19. The Equilibrium Model Of Crisis Intervention Is:
a. Generally Useful With Persons Who Are Unable To Make Appropriate Choices During Their Crisis.
b. Used To Blend A Variety Of Approaches Equally Into An Eclectic Whole.
c. To Reduce Psychological Balance.
d. Designed For Use With Persons Who Are Coping Effectively And Able To Solve Problems In A State Of
Crisis.
ANSWER: A
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