Crisis Intervention Flashcards
Psychological crisis refers to an individuals:
Inability to solve a problem
When something happens that knocks us off of balance we:
Strive to regain and MAINTAIN our previous balance.
In crisis we face a problem that is:
Not readily solved by using coping mechanisms that have worked before.
As tension & anxiety increase?
Ability to solve problem decrease.
In crisis the person feels:
Helpless, unable to take action on own to solve problem.
This may occur when the individual faces a problem that she cannot solve, which causes a rise in inner tension and signs of anxiety and creates an inability to function in extended periods of emotional upset.
CRISIS
Crisis is characteristically self-limiting and lasts:
4-6 weeks
Crisis can offer these 2 things:
Danger of increased psychological vulnerability
Opportunity for personal growth
The outcome of crisis may depend on the:
Ready availability of appropriate help.
2 Approaches to crisis intervention:
Generic & Individual
This approach emphasizes specific situational and maturational events occurring to significant population groups.
Generic
Generic intervention is carried out by:
Non-mental health professionals
This approach emphasizes assessment by a professional of the interpersonal and intrapsychic processes of the person in crisis.
Individual Approach
Individual intervention is:
Planned to meet unique needs of individual in crisis.
An individual intervention is planned to reach a solution for:
Particular situation and precipitating circumstances.
In Individual Crisis we assess the:
Presenting problem
NOT thorough diagnostic evaluation
In individual crisis intervention the therapist and client understand that treatment is:
Time-limited & focused on presenting problem only.
In crisis intervention the therapist must be willing to take an ____ and sometimes ________ role.
Active & Directive
T/F Maximum flexibility of approach is encouraged.
TRUE
The goal toward which the therapist is striving is…..
Explicit!
Energy is directed toward returning the individual to AT LEAST:
Precrisis level of fnxn
Indications for crisis intervention are: (3)
Acutely disruptive emotional pain
Severely disruptive circumstances
Situations endangering life of self or others
T/F The process of crisis intervention is coupled with medical or environmental types of interventions.
TRUE
The goal in crisis intervention is the:
Resolution of immediate crisis
Crisis intervention is ____-term lasting - sessions.
Short, 1-6
The steps in crisis intervention (4 APIR)
Assessment
Planning the therapeutic intervention
Intervention
Resolution of crisis & anticipatory planning
In Crisis Intervention we must assess both the:
Individual & Problem
The first step is to:
Identify the precipitating event
Questions to identify situation might include:
Why help today?
What happened different?
When did it happen?
FOCUS MUST BE ON PRESENT
The next area of focus is:
Client’s perception of event
Next we must seek the client’s:
Available supports
Next we must find out what they…
Usually do when there is a problem they can’t solve.
We must always assess for _______ _____.
Suicide Risk
T/F The intervention is not planned to bring about major changes, but to restore the person at least to the precrisis level of function.
TRUE
Possible interventions include:
Helping individual to gain intellectual understanding of crisis.
Helping individual bring into the open their feelings to which they may not have access.
Exploration of coping mechanisms.
Reopening the social world.
In the last stage the therapist reinforces:
Successful adaptive coping mechanisms
As coping ablities increase & positive changes occur they are summarized to allow the client to:
See the progress!
We must assist the client in making:
Realistic plans for the future.
