A client experiences an unusually stressful life event that exceeds their resources and coping skills.The nurse recognizes the client is experiencing which type of crisis?

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A situational crisis is an unusually stressful life event that exceeds a person's resources and coping skills.Examples include unexpected illness or injury,rape,car accident,loss of home,spouse,job,etc.Erik Erikson's stage model of psychosocial development forms the basis for understanding developmental crises.Each stage is associated with a psychosocial crisis to be resolved.Successful resolution of each maturational stage leaves a person better able to meet the interpersonal challenges and stressors of the next.Examples of critical incidents associated with developmental crises include: marriage,pregnancy and birth of a child,midlife crisis,retirement,meaning in aging,etc.A private crisis affects individuals and families but not the community at large.Examples include suicide,terminal diagnosis,a car crash,rape,or the death of a family member.An adventitious crisis is not a part of everyday experience.It is unplanned,unusual,horrific,and beyond anyone's control.Examples of adventitious crisis include natural disasters such as floods,earthquakes,fires,mud slides; national disasters such as terrorism,riots,wars; and crimes of violence such as rape,child abuse,assault,or murder.

A Client Experiences an Unusually Stressful Life Event That Exceeds