PCM TRAINING STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS 1-8
PRACTITIONER P2
_____ is the name of the association that provides this crisis management training and
certification. - Answers -PCMA
Minor behavior problems, whether predictable or unpredictable, can very often be
eliminated using ______ and de-escalation strategies. - Answers -prevention
Practitioners that use the procedures needed to stop crisis, that is, nothing more _____
than necessary. - Answers -restrictive
Practitioners must perform PCM procedures are taught. Practitioners MUST NOT
______ any PCM procedure. - Answers -modify
Level P is a minimum of _____ hours, P1 is ____ hours and P2P, P2S, PSPS are
_____ hours. - Answers -14, 16, 22
All PCM procedures place an individual in a natural and ______ position and horizontal
procedures always use a clean ______ for the comfort and protection of the individual. -
Answers -comfortable, safety-mat
The emphasis on the comfort of individuals ensures that PCM practitioners keep a
______ relationship with their clients/students. - Answers -positive
PCM's use of the "least restrictive intervention" results in more opportunities for
individuals to ______ even during crisis intervention. - Answers -make choices
PCM transportation procedures include the automatic use of behavioral ______ and
______ principles, referred to as Dynamic Holding. - Answers -shaping, fading
Transportation could possibly _____ crisis behavior by removing the individual from a
place/situation that they dislike. - Answers -reinforce
The criteria for Transportation require the same conditions as crisis: Continuous
________, Continuous ______, and Continuous________. (CASH) - Answers -
Aggression, Self-Injury, High Magnitude Disruption
After using a personal safety release, if staff don't immediately use transportation or
immobilization, the individual will very likely ______. - Answers -attack again
Behavior and Physiology change in _____ ways when moving through the cycle of
crisis. - Answers -predicable
For each level of Cycle of Crisis, there are four strategies for staff to use: Stable
functioning- _______ strategies, Pre-Crisis- _______ strategies, Crisis- ______
PRACTITIONER P2
_____ is the name of the association that provides this crisis management training and
certification. - Answers -PCMA
Minor behavior problems, whether predictable or unpredictable, can very often be
eliminated using ______ and de-escalation strategies. - Answers -prevention
Practitioners that use the procedures needed to stop crisis, that is, nothing more _____
than necessary. - Answers -restrictive
Practitioners must perform PCM procedures are taught. Practitioners MUST NOT
______ any PCM procedure. - Answers -modify
Level P is a minimum of _____ hours, P1 is ____ hours and P2P, P2S, PSPS are
_____ hours. - Answers -14, 16, 22
All PCM procedures place an individual in a natural and ______ position and horizontal
procedures always use a clean ______ for the comfort and protection of the individual. -
Answers -comfortable, safety-mat
The emphasis on the comfort of individuals ensures that PCM practitioners keep a
______ relationship with their clients/students. - Answers -positive
PCM's use of the "least restrictive intervention" results in more opportunities for
individuals to ______ even during crisis intervention. - Answers -make choices
PCM transportation procedures include the automatic use of behavioral ______ and
______ principles, referred to as Dynamic Holding. - Answers -shaping, fading
Transportation could possibly _____ crisis behavior by removing the individual from a
place/situation that they dislike. - Answers -reinforce
The criteria for Transportation require the same conditions as crisis: Continuous
________, Continuous ______, and Continuous________. (CASH) - Answers -
Aggression, Self-Injury, High Magnitude Disruption
After using a personal safety release, if staff don't immediately use transportation or
immobilization, the individual will very likely ______. - Answers -attack again
Behavior and Physiology change in _____ ways when moving through the cycle of
crisis. - Answers -predicable
For each level of Cycle of Crisis, there are four strategies for staff to use: Stable
functioning- _______ strategies, Pre-Crisis- _______ strategies, Crisis- ______