CRISIS INTERVENTION STUDY EXAM GUIDE UPADTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The federal law that established standards for the protection of select health
information was the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). T/F -
✔✔True
✔✔One of the founding fathers of modern suicidology is - ✔✔Dr. Norman Farberow
✔✔The Mental Status Exam assesses a person's state of mind under which of the
following domains? - ✔✔Mood, behavior, and attitude
3. An individual who is at risk of harming others may
a. have poor impulse control.
b. feel humiliated or rejected by others.
c. believe that others wish to harm him or her.
d. Both A and C.
e. All of the above.
✔✔When a client says that they are about to strike a child, an effective intervention
might be for the counselor to - ✔✔suggest that the client move out of the house until he
or she has calmed down.
b. suggest that the client first count to ten when they feel this might occur.
c. recommend that the client have a glass of wine before dealing with the child.
d. warn the client that the counselor is required by state law to report such behavior.
✔✔The most common methods of nonsuicidal self-injury do not include - ✔✔cutting
oneself.
b. biting oneself.
c. pinching oneself.
d. picking at a wound.
✔✔In assessing a client's potential for suicide, which might not be a useful question? -
✔✔a. "Do you think suicide is a weak or a strong act?"
, b. "Do you know anybody who has killed themselves?"
c. "What does your family think?"
d. "What has stopped you?"
e. All of these are useful questions.
✔✔According to Kessler et al., what percentage of persons who are "lifetime suicide
ideators" will at some point make a plan for suicide? - ✔✔a. 20%-29%
b. 30%-39%
c. 40%-49%
d. Fewer than 20%
✔✔Which is not a typical sign of a suicidal person? - ✔✔Living alone and being isolated
b. Starting a new job
c. Giving things away
d. The recent death of a friend or relative
✔✔Which is never a factor in assessing suicide risk? - ✔✔Family history
c. Biological factors (illness)
d. Economic status
e. All of the above are factors.
✔✔A low-risk suicidal client might respond best to - ✔✔reframing the situation.
b. medication.
c. a suicide watch.
d. a no-suicide contract.
✔✔How many U.S. pregnancies end in abortion? - ✔✔Fewer than 10 percent
b. Approximately 50 percent
c. Approximately two-thirds
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The federal law that established standards for the protection of select health
information was the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). T/F -
✔✔True
✔✔One of the founding fathers of modern suicidology is - ✔✔Dr. Norman Farberow
✔✔The Mental Status Exam assesses a person's state of mind under which of the
following domains? - ✔✔Mood, behavior, and attitude
3. An individual who is at risk of harming others may
a. have poor impulse control.
b. feel humiliated or rejected by others.
c. believe that others wish to harm him or her.
d. Both A and C.
e. All of the above.
✔✔When a client says that they are about to strike a child, an effective intervention
might be for the counselor to - ✔✔suggest that the client move out of the house until he
or she has calmed down.
b. suggest that the client first count to ten when they feel this might occur.
c. recommend that the client have a glass of wine before dealing with the child.
d. warn the client that the counselor is required by state law to report such behavior.
✔✔The most common methods of nonsuicidal self-injury do not include - ✔✔cutting
oneself.
b. biting oneself.
c. pinching oneself.
d. picking at a wound.
✔✔In assessing a client's potential for suicide, which might not be a useful question? -
✔✔a. "Do you think suicide is a weak or a strong act?"
, b. "Do you know anybody who has killed themselves?"
c. "What does your family think?"
d. "What has stopped you?"
e. All of these are useful questions.
✔✔According to Kessler et al., what percentage of persons who are "lifetime suicide
ideators" will at some point make a plan for suicide? - ✔✔a. 20%-29%
b. 30%-39%
c. 40%-49%
d. Fewer than 20%
✔✔Which is not a typical sign of a suicidal person? - ✔✔Living alone and being isolated
b. Starting a new job
c. Giving things away
d. The recent death of a friend or relative
✔✔Which is never a factor in assessing suicide risk? - ✔✔Family history
c. Biological factors (illness)
d. Economic status
e. All of the above are factors.
✔✔A low-risk suicidal client might respond best to - ✔✔reframing the situation.
b. medication.
c. a suicide watch.
d. a no-suicide contract.
✔✔How many U.S. pregnancies end in abortion? - ✔✔Fewer than 10 percent
b. Approximately 50 percent
c. Approximately two-thirds
