CNUR 201: Unit 9 Exam Questions and
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How can you recognize if you are - Loss of hope
experiencing a crisis? - Loss of control
- Unsafe
- Overwhelmed
- Self hatred
What should you do if you are - Talk to someone
experiencing a crisis? - Look after your safety
- Recognize your strengths
- Take care of yourself
Where can you get help if you are - Local crisis line or mobile crisis team
experiencing a crisis? - Police
- Emergency room
What are the two necessary 1. The individual's perception of the event
conditions for a crisis to be as the
identified? cause of the considerable upset,
disruption, or
bother
2. The individual's inability to resolve the
disruption
by previously used coping mechanisms
, Define crisis An acute state of psychological imbalance
resulting in poor coping with evidence of
distress
and functional impairment.
What are the three factors 1. The realistic perception of the event
affecting 2. Adequate situational supports
resolution from a state of crisis? 3. Adequate coping mechanisms
What are the five essentials of 1. Sense of safety
mass 2. Calming
trauma interventions? 3. Sense of self-efficacy and collective
efficacy
4. Connectedness
5. Hope
Explain the application of the - Type of crisis
nursing - Phases of crisis
process in relation to a crisis - Aspects of the crisis relevant to nurses
What are the three types of crisis? 1. Developmental/maturational
2. Situational
3. Disasters/adventitious
Define maturational crisis - Occurs across the life cycle
- Occurs at each of Erikson's stages
Define situational crisis - Extraordinary events
- External rather than internal
- Unanticipated
- Death, unplanned pregnancy
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Updated 2026
How can you recognize if you are - Loss of hope
experiencing a crisis? - Loss of control
- Unsafe
- Overwhelmed
- Self hatred
What should you do if you are - Talk to someone
experiencing a crisis? - Look after your safety
- Recognize your strengths
- Take care of yourself
Where can you get help if you are - Local crisis line or mobile crisis team
experiencing a crisis? - Police
- Emergency room
What are the two necessary 1. The individual's perception of the event
conditions for a crisis to be as the
identified? cause of the considerable upset,
disruption, or
bother
2. The individual's inability to resolve the
disruption
by previously used coping mechanisms
, Define crisis An acute state of psychological imbalance
resulting in poor coping with evidence of
distress
and functional impairment.
What are the three factors 1. The realistic perception of the event
affecting 2. Adequate situational supports
resolution from a state of crisis? 3. Adequate coping mechanisms
What are the five essentials of 1. Sense of safety
mass 2. Calming
trauma interventions? 3. Sense of self-efficacy and collective
efficacy
4. Connectedness
5. Hope
Explain the application of the - Type of crisis
nursing - Phases of crisis
process in relation to a crisis - Aspects of the crisis relevant to nurses
What are the three types of crisis? 1. Developmental/maturational
2. Situational
3. Disasters/adventitious
Define maturational crisis - Occurs across the life cycle
- Occurs at each of Erikson's stages
Define situational crisis - Extraordinary events
- External rather than internal
- Unanticipated
- Death, unplanned pregnancy
