PCMA Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers
is the name of the association that provides this crisis management training and
certification - -PCMA
-minor behavior problems, whether predictable or unpredictable, can very often be
eliminated using _____ and de-escalation strategies - -prevention
-Practitioners only use the procedures needed to stop crisis, that is, nothing more _____
than necessary - -restrictive
-Practitioners must perform PCM procedures as taught. Practitioners MUST NOT ____ any
PCM procedures - -modify
-Level P is a minimum of ____ hours, P1 is ___ and P2P are ___ hours - -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 - -
comfortable, safety mat
-The emphasis on the comfort of individuals ensures that PCM practitioners keep a ____
relationship with their clients/students - -positive
-PCM's use of the "least restrictive intervention" results in more opportunities for
individual to ____________ even during crisis intervention - -make choice
-PCM transportation procedures include the automatic use of behavioral _________ and
________ principles, referred to as Dynamic Holding - -shaping, fading
-Transportation could possibly _______ crisis behavior by removing the individual from a
place/situation that they dislike - -reinforce
-The criteria for Transportation require the same conditions as crisis
Continuous _______
Continuous __________ and
Continuous High Magnitude ____________ - -aggression, self-injury, disruptive
-After using a personal safety release, if staff don't immediately use transportation or
immobilization, the individual will very likely _______________ - -to attack again
-People who are closely supervised tend to be more ______ - -stable
-Behavior and Physiology change in __________ ways when moving through the cycle of crisis
- -predictable
is the name of the association that provides this crisis management training and
certification - -PCMA
-minor behavior problems, whether predictable or unpredictable, can very often be
eliminated using _____ and de-escalation strategies - -prevention
-Practitioners only use the procedures needed to stop crisis, that is, nothing more _____
than necessary - -restrictive
-Practitioners must perform PCM procedures as taught. Practitioners MUST NOT ____ any
PCM procedures - -modify
-Level P is a minimum of ____ hours, P1 is ___ and P2P are ___ hours - -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 - -
comfortable, safety mat
-The emphasis on the comfort of individuals ensures that PCM practitioners keep a ____
relationship with their clients/students - -positive
-PCM's use of the "least restrictive intervention" results in more opportunities for
individual to ____________ even during crisis intervention - -make choice
-PCM transportation procedures include the automatic use of behavioral _________ and
________ principles, referred to as Dynamic Holding - -shaping, fading
-Transportation could possibly _______ crisis behavior by removing the individual from a
place/situation that they dislike - -reinforce
-The criteria for Transportation require the same conditions as crisis
Continuous _______
Continuous __________ and
Continuous High Magnitude ____________ - -aggression, self-injury, disruptive
-After using a personal safety release, if staff don't immediately use transportation or
immobilization, the individual will very likely _______________ - -to attack again
-People who are closely supervised tend to be more ______ - -stable
-Behavior and Physiology change in __________ ways when moving through the cycle of crisis
- -predictable
