TCI WRITTEN NEW EDITION EXAM PREP WITH REVISED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026.

TCI WRITTEN NEW EDITION EXAM PREP
WITH REVISED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2026.

⫸ 4 questions to ask yourself in a crisis situation. Answer: what am i
feeling now?, what does this child feel, need, expect, or want?, how is
the environment affecting the situation?, how do i best respond?


⫸ triune brain. Answer: survival, emotional, thinking


⫸ stress model of crisis. Answer: baseline, triggering event,
escalation, outburst, recovery


⫸ recovery phase outcomes. Answer: Higher, no change, lower


⫸ How many pain-based behaviors are there?. Answer: 9


⫸ What are pain based behaviors?. Answer: - Inability to regulate
emotions
- Overreaction to situations
- Impulsive outbursts
- Trauma re-enactment
- Defiance
- Inflexibility

, - Running away through anger or fear
- Self injury
- Withdrawal


⫸ how many behavior support techniques are there?. Answer: 8


⫸ what are the behavior support techniques. Answer: managing the
environment, prompting, caring gesture, hurdle help, redirection and
distractions, proximity, directive statements, time away


⫸ Nonverbal techniques. Answer: Silence, facial expression, eye
contact, tone of voice


⫸ nonverbal messaging. Answer: eye contact, body language,
personal, height and gender, sensitivity to cultural issues


⫸ strategies for emotional first aid. Answer: co-regulate: emotions,
communicate: maintain relationship, coach: plan and anticipate


⫸ minimal encouragement. Answer: uh huh


⫸ door opener. Answer: tell me more about


⫸ open ended question. Answer: how did you respond