Mental health ; what is crisis?
What is a crisis? - correct answer ✔an obstacle that is, for a time,
insurmountable by the use of customary methods of problem solving. A period
of disorganization ensues, a period of upset, during which many abortive
attempts at solution are made
Four parts of a crisis - correct answer ✔Precipitation, perception, emotional
distress, individual usual coping methods
Crisis intervention - correct answer ✔crises occur in the lives of normal,
average individuals who are just having difficulty coping with stress
Crisis as danger and opportunity - correct answer ✔Growth is preceded by a
state of imbalance or crisis that serves as the basks for future development.
Without crisis, development is not possible
Crisis as Opportunity - correct answer ✔By nature, a crisis is a time-limited
event because a person cannot tolerate extreme tension and psychological
disequilibrium for more than a few weeks
crisis as danger - correct answer ✔Not everyone who experiences a stressor
in lie will succumb to a crisis state.
No one is certain why some people cope with stress easily whereas others
deteriorate into disequilibrium
Other Factors Determining Danger or Possibility - correct answer ✔Having
access to:
◦ Material Resources
◦ Personal Resources
, ◦ Social Resources
Material Resources - correct answer ✔Money, shelter, food, transportation
and clothing
People with material resources are not immune to suffering
Personal resources - correct answer ✔Ego strength, previous history of
coping with stressful situations, absence of personality problems, physical
well-being
Social resources - correct answer ✔A person with strong support from
family, friends, church, work, and school has natural help available (provided
these support systems are healthy)
Precipitating events - correct answer ✔Personal crisis have identifiable
beginnings (precipitating events)
Most important aspect of any crisis is how the person perceives the situation -
meaning given to the event or adjustment determines whether the person can
cope with the added stress
Developmental crisis - correct answer ✔Are normal, transitional phases that
are expected as people move from one stage of life to another
Clients often seek counselling because of their inability to cope with the
evolving needs of one or more family members
Situational Crises - correct answer ✔"emerge when uncommon and
extraordinary events occur that an individual has no way of forecasting or
controlling"
Examples include: crime, rape, death, divorce, illness and community disaster
Chief characteristics that distinguish these from developmental crises include:
What is a crisis? - correct answer ✔an obstacle that is, for a time,
insurmountable by the use of customary methods of problem solving. A period
of disorganization ensues, a period of upset, during which many abortive
attempts at solution are made
Four parts of a crisis - correct answer ✔Precipitation, perception, emotional
distress, individual usual coping methods
Crisis intervention - correct answer ✔crises occur in the lives of normal,
average individuals who are just having difficulty coping with stress
Crisis as danger and opportunity - correct answer ✔Growth is preceded by a
state of imbalance or crisis that serves as the basks for future development.
Without crisis, development is not possible
Crisis as Opportunity - correct answer ✔By nature, a crisis is a time-limited
event because a person cannot tolerate extreme tension and psychological
disequilibrium for more than a few weeks
crisis as danger - correct answer ✔Not everyone who experiences a stressor
in lie will succumb to a crisis state.
No one is certain why some people cope with stress easily whereas others
deteriorate into disequilibrium
Other Factors Determining Danger or Possibility - correct answer ✔Having
access to:
◦ Material Resources
◦ Personal Resources
, ◦ Social Resources
Material Resources - correct answer ✔Money, shelter, food, transportation
and clothing
People with material resources are not immune to suffering
Personal resources - correct answer ✔Ego strength, previous history of
coping with stressful situations, absence of personality problems, physical
well-being
Social resources - correct answer ✔A person with strong support from
family, friends, church, work, and school has natural help available (provided
these support systems are healthy)
Precipitating events - correct answer ✔Personal crisis have identifiable
beginnings (precipitating events)
Most important aspect of any crisis is how the person perceives the situation -
meaning given to the event or adjustment determines whether the person can
cope with the added stress
Developmental crisis - correct answer ✔Are normal, transitional phases that
are expected as people move from one stage of life to another
Clients often seek counselling because of their inability to cope with the
evolving needs of one or more family members
Situational Crises - correct answer ✔"emerge when uncommon and
extraordinary events occur that an individual has no way of forecasting or
controlling"
Examples include: crime, rape, death, divorce, illness and community disaster
Chief characteristics that distinguish these from developmental crises include:
