CPI QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

CPI Crisis Development/Behavior Levels Anxiety Supportive Defensive Directive Acting-Out Person Nonviolent Physcial Crisis Intervention Tension Reduction Therapeutic Rapport Anxiety A noticable increase or change in behavior Supportive An empathic, non judgmental attempting to alleviate anxiety Defensive The beginning stage of loss of rationality. At this stage an individual often becomes belligerant and challenges authority. Directive An approach in which a staff member takes control of a potentually escalating situation. This is point you giving the student control b giving them choices. Acting-Out Person The total loss of control which often result in physical acting out episode. As a threat to to themselves or others. Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention safe, nonharmful control and restraint positions used to safety control an individual until he can regain control of his behavior. These techniques should be utilized as a last resort. Tension Reduction Decrease in physical and emotional energy that occurs after a person has acted out, charactorized by the reg