Deck 9: Crisis Theory and Intervention

Question 1

Crisis intervention includes all of the following except:

A) it is direct
B) it is brief
C) it includes problem-solving strategies of the human relations counseling model
D) it is used when symptoms re-emerge months after the crisis

Answer 1

it is used when symptoms re-emerge months after the crisis

Question 2

Trauma or disaster intervention differs from crisis intervention in that:

A) it is briefer
B) it is provided immediately after a crisis
C) it requires coordinated team efforts
D) they are not different, the terms are interchangeable

Answer 2

it requires coordinated team efforts

Question 3

Common reactions to crisis include:

A) feeling in control
B) feeling disoriented and overwhelmed
C) developing chronic posttraumatic stress disorder
D) all of these

Answer 3

feeling disoriented and overwhelmed

Question 4

Dispositional crises:

A) are normal developmental crises
B) are emotional crises precipitated by preexisting psychopathology
C) result from externally imposed situations that are unexpected and uncontrolled
D) come from a lack of information

Question 5

Acute and post-traumatic stress disorders:

A) are universal reaction after a crisis
B) can affect victims and helpers
C) appear immediately or soon after a crisis but not a disaster
D) are delayed reactions affecting those in disaster but not crisis

Question 6

A person in crisis:

A) must have a period of solitude to successfully resolve the crisis phase
B) will have major personality disorganization as part of the crisis
C) rarely is helped by others during the post crisis period
D) may be affected by earlier unresolved crises

Question 7

Strategies most helpful for crisis intervention are:

A) any strategy that works quickly and effectively
B) BASIC ID
C) multicultural therapy
D) cognitive-behavior therapy

Question 8

Lindemann studied survivors of:

A) 9/11
B) the 1903 earthquake in San Francisco
C) Coconut Grove nightclub fire
D) the war in Iraq

Question 9

One's personal reaction to a crisis can be based on all of the following except:

A) temperament
B) impact of early experience on stress
C) genetics
D) all of these

Question 10

Unresolved bereavement:

A) can affect a person's day-to-day functioning
B) can affect one's reactions to subsequent crises
C) both of these
D) neither of these

Question 11

Brief therapy:

A) encourages ventilation of feelings
B) has a focus on solutions
C) is past-oriented
D) is a nondirective approach to helping

Question 12

Hot line workers:

A) tend to be professionals
B) work with clients over several sessions
C) must develop quick rapport
D) all of these

Question 13

Disaster Response Networks do all of the following except:

A) coordinate after-care
B) allow for emotional ventilation
C) meet with families
D) provide on-going therapy

Question 14

To avoid fostering dependence, helpers should:

A) provide sympathy to the helpee
B) encourage helpees to discuss the details of the actual crisis
C) focus on future action
D) take direct action to take care of the crisis victim

Question 15

Discuss at least two factors that affect how one responds to a crisis or disaster.

Question 16

How does the post-crisis environment differ for a disaster victim, as opposed to a victim of an individual crisis? What impact might this difference have on emotional recovery?

Question 17

According to Lindemann, how is grieving an important part of recovery from a crisis or disaster?

Question 18

How might cognitive-behavioral and phenomenological approaches be used with someone in crisis or a disaster survivor?

Question 19

What is the nature of the helping relationship formed by a hot line worker?

Question 20

What are the advantages of using outreach workers with crisis or disaster victims?

Question 21

How might providing sympathy to a crisis victim foster dependence?

Question 22

Give two examples of helper questions that would help the crisis or disaster survivor participate in developing adaptive strategies.

Question 23

Give examples of your own or other family members' reactions to a recent traumatic event such as Hurricane Sandy, 9/11, Boston Marathon bombing or school shootings. Apply what you have learned about the impact of crises and disasters to understand these reactions.

Question 24

Discuss the type of assessment needed when doing triage at a disaster site.

Question 25

Give an example of a prevention program at your college or in your community. How effective do you think it is?

Question 26

How can constructive confrontation be useful with helpees in a crisis or disaster situation?