CRISIS INTERVENTION UPADTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Crisis workers may suffer from burnout due to being emotionally exhausted. - ✔✔T
✔✔Compassion fatigue occurs when an emergency worker fails to truly care about
clients. - ✔✔F
✔✔Counselors should continuously monitor their countertransference transactions. -
✔✔T
✔✔Crisis workers must report suicidal ideation to the police. - ✔✔F
✔✔Confidentiality must be broken if a client is a danger to others. - ✔✔T
✔✔Continuing education is usually optional for licensed therapist. - ✔✔F
✔✔Basic attending skills help develop and maintain contact. - ✔✔T
✔✔Reflection of feelings is contraindicated for clients in crisis. - ✔✔F
✔✔It is usually best to ask a series of close-ended questions during crisis intervention. -
✔✔F
✔✔The ABC model of crisis intervention tends to have more structure than long term
therapy. - ✔✔T
✔✔Educational statements provide clients with information about their situation. - ✔✔T
✔✔Crisis workers try to identify the precipitating event, perceptions, and impairments in
functioning. - ✔✔T
✔✔Validation statements let clients know that the counselor approves of their decisions.
- ✔✔F
✔✔In the coping phase, the counselor tells the client what to do. - ✔✔F
✔✔Twelve-step groups are a great resource because they are readily available and
free. - ✔✔T
✔✔Clients in crisis should not be expected to come up with ideas about how to improve
their situation. - ✔✔F
, ✔✔The purpose of a suicide assessment is to determine risk level. - ✔✔T
✔✔Most clients who express suicidal thoughts must be involuntarily hospitalized. - ✔✔F
✔✔Men are more successful at completing suicide than women. - ✔✔T
✔✔Women attempt suicide more than men. - ✔✔T
✔✔Someone who is an imminent danger to others may be involuntarily hospitalized. -
✔✔T
✔✔Delusions and hallucinations usually indicate that a client is psychotic. - ✔✔T
✔✔The Mental Status Exam is helpful in determining whether a client is oriented to
person, place and time. - ✔✔T
✔✔Previous violent acts are not a good indicator of someone's current violent risk level.
- ✔✔F
✔✔Most suicidal clients are middle risk and need frequent contact with a counselor. -
✔✔T
✔✔Suicide is the leading cause of death in teens. - ✔✔F
✔✔Latino and Hispanic are often used synonymously. - ✔✔T
✔✔Ataque do Nervios is an example of a culture-bound syndrome. - ✔✔T
✔✔Etic issues refer to behaviors particular to a culture group. - ✔✔F
✔✔Emic issues refer to universal issues. - ✔✔F
✔✔Asians often deal with issues related to shame and obligation. - ✔✔T
✔✔African Americans have suffered from racism due to salient differences from
mainstream physical appearances. - ✔✔T
✔✔People within the LGBT subculture are usually seriously mentally ill. - ✔✔F
✔✔Learning to be culturally sensitive comes naturally to most counselors. - ✔✔F
✔✔Enmeshed family structures are normal in most Latino families. - ✔✔T
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Crisis workers may suffer from burnout due to being emotionally exhausted. - ✔✔T
✔✔Compassion fatigue occurs when an emergency worker fails to truly care about
clients. - ✔✔F
✔✔Counselors should continuously monitor their countertransference transactions. -
✔✔T
✔✔Crisis workers must report suicidal ideation to the police. - ✔✔F
✔✔Confidentiality must be broken if a client is a danger to others. - ✔✔T
✔✔Continuing education is usually optional for licensed therapist. - ✔✔F
✔✔Basic attending skills help develop and maintain contact. - ✔✔T
✔✔Reflection of feelings is contraindicated for clients in crisis. - ✔✔F
✔✔It is usually best to ask a series of close-ended questions during crisis intervention. -
✔✔F
✔✔The ABC model of crisis intervention tends to have more structure than long term
therapy. - ✔✔T
✔✔Educational statements provide clients with information about their situation. - ✔✔T
✔✔Crisis workers try to identify the precipitating event, perceptions, and impairments in
functioning. - ✔✔T
✔✔Validation statements let clients know that the counselor approves of their decisions.
- ✔✔F
✔✔In the coping phase, the counselor tells the client what to do. - ✔✔F
✔✔Twelve-step groups are a great resource because they are readily available and
free. - ✔✔T
✔✔Clients in crisis should not be expected to come up with ideas about how to improve
their situation. - ✔✔F
, ✔✔The purpose of a suicide assessment is to determine risk level. - ✔✔T
✔✔Most clients who express suicidal thoughts must be involuntarily hospitalized. - ✔✔F
✔✔Men are more successful at completing suicide than women. - ✔✔T
✔✔Women attempt suicide more than men. - ✔✔T
✔✔Someone who is an imminent danger to others may be involuntarily hospitalized. -
✔✔T
✔✔Delusions and hallucinations usually indicate that a client is psychotic. - ✔✔T
✔✔The Mental Status Exam is helpful in determining whether a client is oriented to
person, place and time. - ✔✔T
✔✔Previous violent acts are not a good indicator of someone's current violent risk level.
- ✔✔F
✔✔Most suicidal clients are middle risk and need frequent contact with a counselor. -
✔✔T
✔✔Suicide is the leading cause of death in teens. - ✔✔F
✔✔Latino and Hispanic are often used synonymously. - ✔✔T
✔✔Ataque do Nervios is an example of a culture-bound syndrome. - ✔✔T
✔✔Etic issues refer to behaviors particular to a culture group. - ✔✔F
✔✔Emic issues refer to universal issues. - ✔✔F
✔✔Asians often deal with issues related to shame and obligation. - ✔✔T
✔✔African Americans have suffered from racism due to salient differences from
mainstream physical appearances. - ✔✔T
✔✔People within the LGBT subculture are usually seriously mentally ill. - ✔✔F
✔✔Learning to be culturally sensitive comes naturally to most counselors. - ✔✔F
✔✔Enmeshed family structures are normal in most Latino families. - ✔✔T
