TEST BANK for Crisis Intervention Strategies (MindTap Course List) 9th Edition Newest Version 2026 All Chapters Fully Covered Rated [A++] by Richard James (Author), Julia Whisenhunt (Author), Rick Myer (Author)

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by Richard James (Author), Julia Whisenhunt (Author), Rick Myer (Author)

,Crisis Intervention Strategies (MindTap Course
List) 9th Edition


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

ANS; True

2. Transcrisis states are identical to posttraumatic stress disorder.
a. True
b. False

ANS; False

3. Transcrisis points are frequently accompanied by transcrisis states that occur during interventions.
a. True
b. False

ANS; True

4. Existential crises have to do with the struggle to continue to exist after a disaster.
a. True
b. False

ANS; False

5. The Equilibrium model of crisis intervention seeks to equalize faulty thinking.
a. True
b. False

ANS; False

6. Basic crisis intervention, while often brief, is not brief therapy.
a. True
b. False

ANS; 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

ANS; True

, 8. Crisis intervention in the United States started at about the time of the Revolutionary War.
a. True
b. False

ANS; False

9. The first suicide intervention program in the United States was created over a hundred years ago.
a. True
b. False

ANS; True

10. Crisis intervention services typically start through massive government funding to rectify some ill.
a. True
b. False

ANS; False

11. Developmental crises involve abnormal reactions the normal flows of predictable life changes.
a. True
b. False

ANS; True

12. Chaos theory is a positive theory of crisis because it causes new, previously unknown solutions to be found.
a. True
b. False

ANS; True

13. Psychological first aid is a first-order intervention in crisis.
a. True
b. False

ANS; 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

ANS; False