chapter 23 Crisis And Disaster

Question 1

crisis intervention

Answer 1

it is a short-term therapeutic process that focuses on the rapid resolution of an immediate crisis or emergency using available personnel, family, and/or environmental resources

Question 2

critical incident stress debriefing CISD

Answer 2

it is an example of a tertiary intervention directed toward a group that has experienced a crisis.

phases:

• introductory phase
• fact phase
• thought phase
• reaction phase
• symptom phase
• teaching phase
• reentry phase

Question 3

primary care

Answer 3

it promotes mental health and reduces mental health illness to decrease the incidence of crisis

Question 4

secondary care

Answer 4

it establishes intervention during an acute crisis to prevent prolonged anxiety from diminishing personal effectiveness and personality organization. The nurse’s primary focus is to ensure the safety of the patient.

Question 5

tertiary care

Answer 5

it provides support for those who have experinced a severe crisis and are now recovering from a disabling mental state

primary goals are to facilitateoptimal levels of functioning and prevent further emotional disruptions.