Deck 4: When Crisis Leads to Danger to Self, others, or Psychotic Decompensation

Question 1

Suicide is always impulsive.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The World Health Organization estimated that about one million individuals complete a suicidal act each year in the world.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What are five things a crisis worker should explore with a client who is suspected of being homicidal?

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

A client who says "I'm going to kill myself and you can't stop me" is probably:

A)high risk.
B)middle risk.
C)low risk.
D)none of the above.

Question 5

A good strategy for a middle risk client regarding suicide is:

A)support comments.
B)no suicide contract.
C)family suicide watch.
D)all of the above.

Question 6

What are 10 questions a crisis worker should ask during a suicide assessment?

Question 7

Suicide is always an insane act.

Question 8

A psychotic decompensation can best be described as:

A)a state of increased energy.
B)a state of active delusions and hallucinations.
C)a state of increased independence.
D)none of the above.

Question 9

How is the Mental Status Exam useful for a crisis worker?

Question 10

The most common methods of self-mutilative behaviors include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)cutting.
B)carving.
C)hanging.
D)biting oneself.

Question 11

Clients who a danger to others may:

A)be delusional.
B)have impulse control problems.
C)feel controlled by outside forces.
D)all of the above.

Question 12

The suicidal client will feel relieved to openly discuss his feelings.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a category of the Mental Status Exam?

A)Appearance
B)Perception
C)Behavior
D)None of the above

Question 14

Who is considered one of the founding fathers of modern suicidology?

A)Dr.Sigmund Freud
B)Dr.Norman Farberow
C)Dr.Gerald Caplan
D)Dr.Eric Lindemann

Question 15

Typical warning signs of suicide include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)giving things away.
B)putting things in order.
C)vegetative depression.
D)increased drug use.

Question 16

What are the categories of the MSE?

Question 17

Hospitalizing a high risk client is avoided at all costs.

Question 18

Suicidal people never leave hints that they are thinking of suicide.

Question 19

Farberow's work with suicide began with World War II veterans.

Question 20

A crisis worker may include family members in a suicide watch.

Question 21

How is self-mutilative behavior different than suicide?