Suicide Prevention Flashcards
Example: Giving someone your beloved pet. Giving away valued items.
Covert or indirect clues of suicidal thoughts.
Minimum goal of crisis intervention is resolution of the immediate crisis and restoration to at least the level of functioning existing before the crisis period
Crisis Intervention
developmental stages and role changes ex. Marriage, birth of a child, retirement
Maturational type of crisis
starts with an external source, unanticipated and associated with a life event ex. Loss of a job, death of a loved one, divorce, pregnancy, illness
Situational type of crisis
crisis of disaster, not a part of everyday life; unplanned and accidental
Ex natural disasters, national disasters, crimes of violence
Adventitious type of crisis