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ANS: B
5. An example of effective coping behavior is:
A. learning to accept that oneself cannot be trusted in crisis situations.
B. learning to master the problem as it comes to you as a whole.
C. mastering feelings where possible.
D. none of the above.

ANS: C

6. The curvilinear model of anxiety proposes:


A. anxiety is always negative and serves no purpose.
B. anxiety may be used to increase motivation.
C. anxiety should be avoided at all costs.
D. none of the above.

ANS: B

7. Which best describes the trilogy definition of a crisis?


A. A person experiences stress, suffers a nervous breakdown, and requires hospitalization
B. A precipitating even occurs, subjective distress is experienced, coping fails
C. An abnormal state which is caused by personality disorders, psychosis or organicity
D. Both A and B
E. None of the above

ANS: B

8. A crisis can be an opportunity because:


A. the person can grow from the challenge of dealing with the precipitating event.
B. the person can seek financial opportunity by winning malpractice lawsuits or workman’s
compensation.
C. the person may learn to use ego defense mechanism.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.

ANS: A

9. A person in crisis may be in danger of:


A. becoming psychotic.
B. committing suicide.
C. coming through the crisis at a lower level of functioning.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.

ANS: D
10. Which of the following might determine how well someone manages a crisis?
A. Material resources
B. Personal resources
C. Social resources
D. All of the above

ANS: D

11. Caplan believed that all of the following are characteristics of effective coping behavior
EXCEPT:
A. actively exploring reality issues.
B. trusting in oneself.
C. freely expressing feelings.
D. none of the above.

ANS: D

12. The crisis-prone person usually:


A. has access to their ego to deal with stress.
B. has depleted their ego strength and operates defensively.
C. engages in problem solving behaviors under stress.
D. all of the above.

ANS: B

13. Eric Lindemann studied:


A. the reactions of Vietnam veterans.
B. the reactions of the relatives of victims in the Coconut Grove fire.
C. the reactions of the Iraqi Veterans of 2003.
D. the reactions of sexually-abused children.

ANS: B

14. The concept of finite psychic energy comes from which theory?
A. Darwin’s
B. Psychoanalytic
C. Existential
D. Humanistic
E. None of the above

ANS: B
15. The empowerment model of crisis intervention where responsibility and choice are
emphasized probably best represents which approach?
A. Existential
B. Humanistic
C. Behavioral
D. None of the above

ANS: A

16. The idea of growth and optimism comes from which theory?
A. Behaviorism
B. Psychoanalytic
C. Cognitive
D. None of the above

ANS: D

17. Carl Rogers and his person-centered counseling approach has contributed much in the way
of:
A. empathy skills.
B. reflective skills.
C. genuineness skills.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.

ANS: D

18. Which theoretical approach is particularly useful in dealing with developmental and
cultural crises?
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Darwinism
C. Family systems theory
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

ANS: C

19. When would a “runaway” exist in a family?


A. When a child turns 17
B. When the family cannot bring a crisis situation back into a homeostatic pattern
C. When the calibration of a family system is set by a therapist
D. All of the above

ANS: B
20. Suicide prevention became widespread in the:
A. 1800s.
B. 1960s.
C. 1990s.
D. 1980s.

ANS: B
21. The cognitive-behavioral theories have contributed which of the following to crisis
intervention?
A. Interpretive techniques
B. The problem solving model
C. The exploratory model
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

ANS: B

22. Critical incident debriefing:


A. has been used to deal with community disasters.
B. does not use the coping strategies involved in crisis intervention.
C. has been used to replace crisis intervention.
D. all of the above.

ANS: A

True/False

1. Crises are abnormal and need long term therapy to overcome them.

ANS: F

2. The goal of crisis intervention is to change the precipitating event.

ANS: F

3. If left untreated, crisis states will usually last about one year.

ANS: F

4. Everyone who experiences a stressor in life will succumb to a crisis state. F

ANS: F
5. It is possible to grow after effective resolution of a crisis.

ANS: T

6. Caplan’s list of effective coping people includes the ability to invoke help from others.

ANS: T

7. Ego strength refers to one’s capacity to deal with the demands of reality.
ANS: T

8. Cognitive elements are of great importance in crisis work.

ANS: T

9. The major goal of crisis intervention is to increase the client’s functioning.

ANS: T

10. Situational crises often have an emergency quality to them.

ANS: T

11. Crisis intervention has its beginnings during the time of Freud.

ANS: F

12. The original population with which Lindemann developed his crisis intervention model
was WWII veterans.

ANS: F

13. HMOs have just about dissolved the crisis intervention model.

ANS: F

14. Paraprofessionals are not qualified to conduct crisis intervention sessions.

ANS: F

15. Crisis intervention is popular with HMO’s and managed care.

ANS: T
Short Answer/Essay

1. Discuss the “trilogy” definition of a “crisis.”

2. Describe how a crisis can be both an opportunity and a danger.

3. How does someone become “crisis prone?”

4. What are three determining factors related to how someone will deal with a potential crisis?

5. What are Caplan’s seven characteristics of effective coping people?


6. What is meant by anxiety being curvilinear in nature?

7. When might medication be useful for someone in crisis?

8. How is stress different from a crisis?

9. Discuss the history of crisis intervention from the 1940s to the 21st century.

10. What contributions have the following made to the field of crisis intervention?
A. Psychoanalytic approach
B. Humanistic approaches
C. Existential approaches
D. Cognitive-behavioral approaches
E. Family systems models

11. How did the introduction of psychotropic medication and the deinstitutionalization of the
mentally ill influence current crisis intervention and the provision of mental health services?

CHAPTER 2: ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

Multiple Choice

1. A crisis worker who has unresolved feelings toward his own mother and gives advice
based on this is suffering from:
A. self-awareness.
B. dual relationship.
C. countertransference.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.

ANS: C

2. An example of a dual relationship would be:


A. sex with a client.
B. being friends with a client.
C. dating a client.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.

ANS: D

3. Who may waive the rights of a client’s privileged communications spoken in a


counseling sessions?
A. The therapist
B. The client
C. The courts
D. None of the above

ANS: B

4. A crisis worker must break confidentiality in cases of:


A. elder abuse.
B. child abuse.
C. intent to murder someone.
D. all of the above.
E. both A and C.

ANS: D
5. “Duty to Warn” came from:
A. the Tarasoff Case.
B. the Child abuse reporting Act of 1966.
C. the gravely disabled act of congress.
D. none of the above.

ANS: A

6. In which stage of cultural sensitivity does the therapist consider culture as distracting
from clinical effectiveness?
A. Unawareness of cultural issues
B. Heightened awareness of culture
C. Burden of considering culture
D. Toward cultural sensitivity

ANS: C

7. Mexican-American families are most likely to be:


A. disengaged.
B. matriarchal.
C. enmeshed.
D. none of the above.

ANS: C

8. Which is not a typical cultural pattern of Latinos?


A. Feminism
B. Marianisma
C. Machismo
D. Familismo

ANS: A

9. Shame and obligation are two ideas to keep in mind when working with:
A. Mexican-Americans.
B. Asian-Americans.
C. African-Americans.
D. none of the above.

ANS: B
10. Hispanics might be best treated using which theoretical model?
A. Psychoanalytical
B. Behavioral
C. Family systems
D. Existential

ANS: C

11. “Coming out” crisis refers to:


A. a gay person disclosing his homosexuality to friends and family.
B. a disabled person mainstreaming.
C. an adolescent admitting guilt for substance abuse.
D. none of the above.

ANS: A

True/False

1. Dual relationship is legal if the patient is legally insane.

ANS: F

2. Fiduciary abuse may be considered a part of elder abuse.

ANS: T

3. Countertransference refers to the unresolved feelings that the client feels toward the
counselor.

ANS: F

4. Mandatory reporting laws only apply to situations where children are being abuse.

ANS: F

5. Duty to Warn refers to disclosure of a client’s intention to harm another.

ANS: T

6. Secondary traumatization exists when a crisis worker experiences PTSD after working
with a person in crisis.

ANS: T
7. African Americans tend to develop a culturally bound syndrome known as Ataque de
Nervios.

ANS: F

8. Much of the family structure seen in African Americans can be understood in terms of
the history of slavery.

ANS: T

9. African Americans and Asian-Americans usually prefer to deal with counselors in a


problem solving model.

ANS: T

10. Etic issues refer to those behaviors that are particular to a specific culture or subgroup.

ANS: F

11. Emic issues refer to those behaviors that are universal to most cultures.

ANS: F

12. Homophobia refers to an unreasonable fear or hatred of a homosexual.

ANS: T

13. Someone who is a transgender prefers to dress as the opposite sex but is not gay.

ANS: F

14. An emic consideration for a Latina woman who is being battered might be isolation.

ANS: T

Short Answer/Essay

1. When MUST a counselor breech confidentiality?

2. When MAY a counselor breech confidentiality?

3. How might countertransference affect crisis intervention?

4. What is meant by dual relationship?

5. What are the symptoms and causes of burnout?


6. What are effective methods of lessening burnout?

7. Describe one behavior pattern typical of each of the following groups that differ from
mainstream culture:
A. Asian-Americans B.
African-Americans C.
Mexican-Americans

8. What are the stages that beginning counselors typically go through when learning to
become culturally sensitive?

9. What issues might a gay man face when coming out?

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