CRISIS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Basic Crisis Intervention Theory (Lindemann).
Answer: Behavioral responses to crises associated with grief are
normal, temporary, and amenable, to short-term intervention
techniques. Addresses affective, behavioral cognitive distortions due
to traumatic events
◉ Normal Grief Behaviors Include: (Lindemann).
Answer: 1. Preoccupation with the lost one
2. Identification with the lost one
3. Expressions of guilt and hostility
4. Some disorganization in daily routine
5. Some evidence of somatic complaints
◉ Basic Crisis Intervention Theory (Caplan).
Answer: Crisis occurs when something impedes life goals that
cannot be overcome through customary behaviors
◉ Basic Crisis Theory
, Equilibrium and disequilibrium paradigm (Caplan).
Answer: 1. Disturbed equilibrium
2. Brief therapy or grief work
3. Client's working through the problem or grief
4. Restoration of equilibrium
◉ Brief Therapy.
Answer: Resolve ongoing emotional issues
◉ Expanded Crisis Theory.
Answer: Explores social, environmental, and situational factors of a
crisis.
◉ Psychoanalytic Theory.
Answer: Presupposes that some early childhood fixation is the
primary explanation of why an event becomes a crisis.
◉ General Systems Theory.
Answer: Interdependence among people who experience crisis
◉ Ecosystems Theory.
COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Basic Crisis Intervention Theory (Lindemann).
Answer: Behavioral responses to crises associated with grief are
normal, temporary, and amenable, to short-term intervention
techniques. Addresses affective, behavioral cognitive distortions due
to traumatic events
◉ Normal Grief Behaviors Include: (Lindemann).
Answer: 1. Preoccupation with the lost one
2. Identification with the lost one
3. Expressions of guilt and hostility
4. Some disorganization in daily routine
5. Some evidence of somatic complaints
◉ Basic Crisis Intervention Theory (Caplan).
Answer: Crisis occurs when something impedes life goals that
cannot be overcome through customary behaviors
◉ Basic Crisis Theory
, Equilibrium and disequilibrium paradigm (Caplan).
Answer: 1. Disturbed equilibrium
2. Brief therapy or grief work
3. Client's working through the problem or grief
4. Restoration of equilibrium
◉ Brief Therapy.
Answer: Resolve ongoing emotional issues
◉ Expanded Crisis Theory.
Answer: Explores social, environmental, and situational factors of a
crisis.
◉ Psychoanalytic Theory.
Answer: Presupposes that some early childhood fixation is the
primary explanation of why an event becomes a crisis.
◉ General Systems Theory.
Answer: Interdependence among people who experience crisis
◉ Ecosystems Theory.
