CRISIS INTERVENTION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Ego strength refers to? - ANS The ability to understand the world realistically and act upon it
to get one's needs met.
psychoanalytic theory - ANS The concept of limited psychic energy. A theory developed by
Freud that attempts to explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on
unconscious determinants of behavior
trauma informed care is used in many state and federal agencies. It focuses on three key
elements, not including - ANS reorganizing resources to minimize risk of crisis incidents
Factors influencing a person's response to crisis including their - ANS Social and personal
(internal) resources
The crisis-prone person usually does not - ANS Continue to function well when under stress.
Access their ego to help deal with stress.
Find solutions to their problems when under stress.
Turn to a support network for help.
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, cognitive key - ANS The perception a person has of the precipitating events that led to
emotional distress. The crisis worker must identify the perception if he or she is to help the
client change it and thereby increase functioning.
The focus of crisis intervention is on helping the client to win a favorable outcome to a lawsuit.
T/F - ANS Falso
How quickly a person receives the intervention after a crisis event does not matter to their long-
term ability to function. T/F - ANS Falso
Crisis intervention as a response to the trauma first emerged when WWII soldiers began to
return home. T/F - ANS Falso
Everyone who becomes stressed will experience a crisis state at one time or another. T/F -
ANS Falso
The major goal of crisis intervention is to increase the client's functioning. T/F - ANS True
Crisis intervention and brief therapy both use the same approach to client care. T/F -
ANS False
In what year did the social work profession first adopt a code of ethics? - ANS 1947
Client confidentiality must be broken in the case of .... - ANS Suspected elder abuse.
Suspected child abuse.
The client's inability to look after their own basis needs. (e.g., food and shelter)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Ego strength refers to? - ANS The ability to understand the world realistically and act upon it
to get one's needs met.
psychoanalytic theory - ANS The concept of limited psychic energy. A theory developed by
Freud that attempts to explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on
unconscious determinants of behavior
trauma informed care is used in many state and federal agencies. It focuses on three key
elements, not including - ANS reorganizing resources to minimize risk of crisis incidents
Factors influencing a person's response to crisis including their - ANS Social and personal
(internal) resources
The crisis-prone person usually does not - ANS Continue to function well when under stress.
Access their ego to help deal with stress.
Find solutions to their problems when under stress.
Turn to a support network for help.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, cognitive key - ANS The perception a person has of the precipitating events that led to
emotional distress. The crisis worker must identify the perception if he or she is to help the
client change it and thereby increase functioning.
The focus of crisis intervention is on helping the client to win a favorable outcome to a lawsuit.
T/F - ANS Falso
How quickly a person receives the intervention after a crisis event does not matter to their long-
term ability to function. T/F - ANS Falso
Crisis intervention as a response to the trauma first emerged when WWII soldiers began to
return home. T/F - ANS Falso
Everyone who becomes stressed will experience a crisis state at one time or another. T/F -
ANS Falso
The major goal of crisis intervention is to increase the client's functioning. T/F - ANS True
Crisis intervention and brief therapy both use the same approach to client care. T/F -
ANS False
In what year did the social work profession first adopt a code of ethics? - ANS 1947
Client confidentiality must be broken in the case of .... - ANS Suspected elder abuse.
Suspected child abuse.
The client's inability to look after their own basis needs. (e.g., food and shelter)
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