Deck 11: Family Crisis Intervention

Question 1

An example of procedural rules for families is:

A)no use of electronic devises during meals.
B)​giving a family member a hug before they leave the house.
C)​saying good night to everyone before going to bed.
D)taking off your shoes when entering the house.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A family's goals may be impacted by crisis because:

A)resource allotment is altered.
B)​morale is changed.
C)​because education is important.
D)due to the negativity around the resolving the crisis.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Developmental crises for families can be anticipated and planned for.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to the contextual model only considers internal factors as influencing families' reaction to crisis.

Question 5

When a crisis occurs,the person in the family who generally cooks meals may change.

Question 6

Culture influences the ways families communicate about crises and recovery.

Question 7

Reliving the crisis often happens after a crisis as family members tell and retell their story several times.

Question 8

Crises test families' structural integrity.

Question 9

Families that do not adapt to crises are said to be experiencing bonadaptation.

Question 10

Pile up crises for families occur when stressors accumulate over many months.

Question 11

The Family Distress Model states that families typically use the same strategies they always have used,but just work harder at them.

Question 12

Families may disagree with ways to handle crises.

Question 13

Follow-up can happen at any time in crisis intervention.

Question 14

Perpetual crises for families are the same as metastasizing crises.

Question 15

In a crisis which of the following is not tested in families:

A)structural integrity and relationships.
B)​problems solving skills and communication.
C)​resilience and support systems.
D)economic necessity.

Question 16

The contextual model for family crisis intervention recognizes:

A)families are very similar.
B)​family members might manipulate communications.
C)​families have control of external factors influencing a crisis.
D)families react predictably.

Question 17

Family crises always cause alliances in families to strengthen.

Question 18

Setbacks are not typical once families reach the adjustment phase of recovery.

Question 19

Crises always cause a perceptual shift in families and causes them to re-examine life choices.

Question 20

The letter "C" in the ABCX model for crisis intervention with families stand for:

A)families interpretation of the event.
B)​cognitions of individual family members.
C)​case impressions of the crisis worker.
D)communication within the family.

Question 21

Provide a comparison and contrast of two family crisis models.

Question 22

Which of the following in not a type of family crisis?

A)Developmental
B)​Pile Up Crisis
C)​Bolt from the Blue
D)Identity

Question 23

Problem exploration in family crisis intervention involves all but which one of the following?

A)Focusing on the ability of the family to function
B)​Identifying a family's strengths and resources as a way to address the crisis
C)​Attending to the influence of the crisis on family dynamics
D)Listening to the one family member who seems to be most coherent for solutions

Question 24

Families in the adaptation stage of recovery typically focus on:

A)physical needs.
B)​search for explanations.
C)​get back on their feet quickly.
D)have no trouble staying focused.

Question 25

You are a crisis worker for a small family support center.A family has been assigned to you following the loss of their teenage son in a house fire.Describe the stages through which you can expect to guide the family.

Question 26

Which of the following statements is true?

A)As a family adjusts in the weeks following a crisis event they must mostly be aware of caring for their own.
B)​In the aftermath of a crisis event a family must first concentrate on staying together.
C)​Adaption after a crisis involves family learning to depend on themselves.
D)Individual family members continue to make meaning in their lives without interruption.

Question 27

An example of family values changing in the wake of a family crisis is:

A)the family member responsible for cleaning bathrooms changes.
B)​family members may begin talking more with non-family members about what is happening.
C)​family members struggle to make sense of the situation.
D)the family member that caused the crisis will be held accountable.

Question 28

You are working with a family that recently learned the father has been living a double life with a parallel family in another city.Discuss ways the family will be challenged as they are confronted with this situation.

Question 29

Which of the following is not true for family crisis intervention?

A)Family goals will not be examined following a crisis.
B)​Family roles remain relatively stable following a crisis.
C)​The morale of a family may change following a crisis because what is important may be questioned.
D)The exchange of information among family members can be effected by a crisis.

Question 30

Which is generally the most visible change in family characteristics when a crisis occurs?

A)Roles
B)​Boundaries
C)​Goals
D)Rules

Question 31

Predispositioning in crisis intervention with families does not involve:

A)placing yourself in a helpful place with the family.
B)​beginning after you have heard the families story.
C)​revisiting it periodically throughout the crisis intervention process.
D)rapport building with families.

Question 32

Crisis intervention with families involves:

A)using structured family therapy since that is most often effected.
B)​using a genogram to understand the family.
C)​assessing a family's functioning prior to the crisis.
D)understanding a family from a perspective that allows a flexible approach.

Question 33

When listening to families talk about a crisis you should:

A)avoid details.
B)​be patient.
C)​attend to adults first.
D)suppress exaggerations.