Crisis Class: Trauma Quiz

Question 1

Definition of Crisis

Question 2

ABC’s of Crisis according to Stone

Answer 2

A) Achieving contact with the person
——- meeting with a person
——-talking on the phone
——-getting a person to share authentically with you
—— siting in vigilance and listening

B) Boil down the problem..

In this phase the goal is to narrow down the crisis to a specific current problem…
Often times a person in crisis will layer in old problems or add in additional complexities to the current crisis.

Be gracious and guiding during this season… I

C) coping actively with a plan

The goal is to establish - few actionable steps to achieve during a set amount of time.

is there a few small actionable steps the person can do to have forward momentum instead of feeling stuck or paralyzed..

Question 3

Herman’s definition of TRAUMA

Answer 3

An inescapable stressful event that overwhelms people’s coping mechanisms.

People who experience trauma: intense fear, helplessness, loss of control, and feel the threat of annihilation.

Question 4

Criteria for PTSD

Answer 4

1) witness to death or threatened death or serious injury or sexual violence

2) person experiences reoccurring, involuntary, and intrusive nightmares, flashbacks, or memories

3) the person tries to avoid trauma related thoughts or feelings or possible external reminders of trauma

4) lasts longer than a month

5) person has negative alterations in thought and mood.
2 of the following exist -