The Adaptive model of grieving is about how one copes.
Assisted suicide and euthanasia are invariably synonymous terms.
“Why” questions are generally excellent open ended leads.
At about one year the chronosystem predicts that individuals may be subject to the
onset of transcrisis or delayed onset of PTSD even though they have done fairly well
until that time.
Directors of local emergency management agencies are a new breed of government
technocrat.
Existential crises have to do with the struggle to continue to exist after a disaster.
Current disability and privacy laws allow universities to readily identify and help
students who may have emotional difficulties.
Secrecy is the first stage the perpetrator carries out when he or she sexually abuses a
child.
The more contemporary Dutro model of grieving is a fixed, linear stage model that
proposes that people all grieve in about the same way.
Alcohol is a “drug” in exactly the same way that heroin is.
Antabuse, a drug that affects craving for alcohol, holds a great deal of promise because
it doesn”t have potential harmful side effects.
People with personality disorders such as a Borderline personality can usually
overcome a crisis rather quickly if the worker assumes a compliant, accepting, and
nondirective approach.
Vicarious traumatization occurs when the worker begins to see significant others in his
or her own life as resembling those who have traumatized the client .
Battering is a phenomenon closely associated with the lower socio-economic class.
The honeymoon period is characterized by an outcry for help from the federal
government.
There is basically little difference in how one goes about assessing a client for suicidal
or homicidal ideation. .
Nondirective play therapy is ill advised because restitutive play may become
increasingly destructive if left ungoverned
The Minnesota model of a twenty-eight day treatment program is currently seen as the
best bet for addiction treatment.
University counseling centers are prone to sacrifice safety concerns in an attempt to
create a warm caring, confidential atmosphere.
The Stockholm Syndrome is created when the hostage taker falls in love with his or her
victim.
In a hostage situation, the first thing that needs to be done is to determine who the
hostage taker is and obtain a profile.
Chaos theory is a positive theory of crisis because it causes new, previously unknown
solutions to be found
Direct psychometric methods to determine alcoholic behavior are problematic because
of response reliability.
One of the best predictors of violence is past violence.
Burnout may lead to both personal and professional growth.
The EVJO can be partitioned into “crazy” and “not crazy” categories.
Exchange theory purposes that batterers hit people because they can.
Suicide is the leading cause of death of adolescents in the United States.
Long-term therapy models and crisis intervention models incorporate a number of
similar components.
Crisis embodies both danger and opportunity.
A collectivist multicultural view emphasizes
a. the group is subservient to the individual.
b. the group binds and mutually obligates the individual.
c. the individual is not part of the larger group nor subordinate to it.
d. both b and c.
Most groups for batterers have all but the following as part of their curriculum?
a. restructuring irrational thinking.
b. self-actualization.
c. sex-role resocialization.
d. stress reduction.
In Task 3 Providing support which of the following does not belong?
a. informational
b. logistical
c. social
d. all belong
Appeasement is most appropriate
a. if client behavior is so bad that time out is necessary.
b. if all else has failed.
c. in emergency situations where the worker knows little about the client.
d. Both b and c are appropriate.
Young children who suffer from PTSD are likely to
a. continuously reenact the event through play.
b. immediately become very passive.
c. become suicidal.
d. have symptoms much like those of adults, but of briefer duration.
An owning statement most generally starts with the pronoun
a. I
b. You
c. We
d. They
Support groups are important for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse because
they
a. can try out new behaviors and discuss them with peers.
b. allow for reconciliation between the victim and the abuser.
c. help with dependency needs.
d. destroy old pathological scripts and replace them with new healthy ones.
There are four major factors in assessing the clients emotional stability. Which of the
following is not one of those factors?
a. Duration of the crisis.
b. Degree of emotional stamina or coping at the client’s disposal.
c. Degree of self-actualizing mobility.
d. Developmental stage.
High use of the uncertainty avoidance principle and high power distance would mean
that
a. there was high potential for burnout
b. there was low potential for burnout.
c. there was high potential for vicarious traumatization
d. there was high potential for compassion fatigue.
Psychological First Aid involves which of the following?
a. Initiating contact in a compassionate manner.
b. Confronting hysterical paralyzing behaviors.
c. Identifying long term needs
d. All of the above are components of psychological first aid
Crisis intervention with the negotiator involves
a. some type of instant replay through both tactical and psychological debriefing.
b. thought field processing of subconscious trauma.
c. returning to the scene and use of traumatic image flooding to desensitize the
negotiator.
d. All of the above
The mobile crisis team operates because
a. it is cheaper than maintaining an office.
b. geriatric or disabled clients may not be able to get to a facility.
c. CIT officers are inadequate to handle really complicated calls.
d. all of the above are reasons.
The type of suicide by which a person chooses death in the face of a serious, incurable
illness is
a. dying with dignity.
b. anomic.
c. egoistic.
d. hari-kari.
Suicidal persons may emit clues which are
a. syndromatic.
b. behavioral.
c. situational.
d. all of the above
The two critical building areas to consider when checking for safety problems in an
institution are
a. day rooms and hallways.
b. admission areas and offices.
c. client rooms and bathrooms.
d. parking lots and recreation areas.
Male sexual offenders may be characterized as
a. angry.
b. impotent.
c. oversexed.
d. fixated on mother images.
Of the following components of basic crisis theory, which does not apply?
a. Basic crisis theory is equivalent to brief therapy.
b. Crisis is a state where ordinary behaviors can’t overcome the problem.
c. The problem is viewed as intolerable.
d. Emotional disequilibrium is always experienced.
A postvention method of helping people to either gain a better understanding of why a
suicide happened or to feel less guilt and responsibility for the deceased’s death is
a. debunking the myths about suicide.
b. assessing for survivor lethality via the Triage Assessment Form.
c. establishing a crisis response team.
d. the psychological autopsy.
Acute Stress Disorder
a. occurs when people don”t do anything about a traumatic event.
b. is early and acute in its onset but does not predict PTSD.
c. invariably happens when people are held hostage.
d. has symptoms that may be alleviated by a post-incident interview.
One of the most difficult, manipulative types of long-term clients to deal with is
the____________ personality disorder client.
a. borderline
b. dependent
c. narcissistic
d. schizotypal
In the United States, suicide intervention is about how many years old?
a. 200
b. 100
c. 50
d. 20
In responding to a crisis in a school, the order of action is
a. Get the facts, assess the impact, conduct triage, administer psychological first aid, do
crisis intervention.
b. Issue an alert, coordinate staff, inform significant others, do crisis intervention,
provide for follow-up.
c. Respond to crisis, link resources, implement crisis plan, get feedback.
d. Initiate action plan, integrate internal and external resources, monitor and coordinate
resources, do psychological autopsy, assess for transcrisis states.
Crisis Intervention Team police officers are
a. trained to deal mainly with instrumental crimes.
b. a replacement for mobile crisis workers.
c. trained to respond to expressive acts and maintenance of order calls.
d. a replacement for TAC or SWAT teams.
In the outcry phase, the focus of treatment should be on finding support groups whose
members have responses associated with the trauma. .
Selye’s General Adaption Syndrome means that
a. overstimulation and excessive wear of target organs leads to stress-related
dysfunction and disease.
b. the organism adapts to stressors and compensates through increased output of
endocrine, neurological, and neuroendocrine systems.
c. the person reframes stressors and overcomes the noxious stimulus.
d. a clinical relaxation technique is used to diminish stress.
When using the dual process model you should
a. attempt to determine early attachments as they impact the loss.
b. determine what Kubler-Ross stage the client is in.
c. not push clients toward resolution. Let the oscillation work.
d. deeply empathize with the person’s grief but do not let vicarious traumatization occur.
One of the first things a crisis line worker does is
a. make psychological contact
b. ensure safety
c. define the problem
d. provide support
The Hybrid model conceptualizes assessing as overarching
a. tasks 1, 2, and 3.
b. all the tasks
c. tasks 4, 5, and 6.
d. only steps 7.
The female victim of rape may
a. act promiscuously.
B. become vindictive to significant others who have let her down.
c. appear unaffected.
d. both a and b are strong possibilities.
Loss and bereavement in a HIV+ client might include
a. continuing transcrises events.
b. being depressed, anxious nervous , and angry.
c. numerous secondary losses a such as one’s job.
d. All of the aboveall of the above may be components of loss and bereavement
On an initial visit to a mental health clinic, which of the following is not true?
a. The client is given some down time after everything is done and left to him- or
herself.
b. The worker may be only able to do a visual and verbal assessment.
c. A person who is having a psychotic break will be asked to voluntarily commit to
hospitalization.
d. The worker may have to provide access to physical necessities for short-term living.
Which of the following strategies would be recommended for an abusive, sexually
explicit caller?
a. Termination
b. Covert modeling
c. Switching
d. All of the above are good strategies.
Of the following principal roles on a crisis response team, which one does not belong?
a. crisis response coordinator
b. triage assessor
c. media liaison
d. crisis intervention coordinator
Of the following cultural barriers, which does not belong?
a. geography
b. occupation
c. religion
d. all belong
Mental health assistance for widespread disasters (both natural and manmade) such as
hurricanes, mass murders, plane crashes, and tornadoes are often handled by
a. crisis stabilization units.
b. acute traumatic stress disorder organizations.
c. rapid response teams.
d. EMDR teams.