Crisis (PowerPoint)

Question 1

a. ) Maturational Crisis
b. ) Situational Crisis
c. ) Adventitious Crisis

Answer 1

Maturational Crisis / Developmental Crisis

• Crisis of internal origin
• Normal events that everyone goes through.
• It is a response to situations that trigger emotions related to unresolved conflicts in one’s life.
  
  • Leaving home as a young adult.
  • Birth of a child.
  • Marriage.

Question 2

a. ) Maturational Crisis
b. ) Situational Crisis
c. ) Adventitious Crisis

Answer 2

Situational Crisis

• Uncommon or extraordinary external and often unanticipated life-cycle transitions over which the person may feel a lack of control.
  
  • Severe physical or mental illness.
  • Divorce or death of significant person.
  • Extreme changes in financial status.

Question 3

a. ) Maturational Crisis
b. ) Situational Crisis
c. ) Adventitious Crisis

Answer 3

Adventitious Crisis

• Precipitated by natural disasters, national disasters, or crimes of violence.
• The person has little or no control and feels emotionally overwhelmed and defeated.
  
  • Natural disasters in nature such as forest fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods.
  • National disasters such as war, riots, terrorism.
  • Crimes of violence such as workplace violence, assault, spouse or child abuse, murder.