Author Question: In a discussion on crisis intervention, the instructor asks, When does a crisis occur? The best ... (Read 115 times)

Capo · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

In a discussion on crisis intervention, the instructor asks, When does a crisis occur? The best response is,

1. When things are going well.
2. After years of coping with the problem.
3. When the client can't understand the situation.
4. When usual coping mechanisms are ineffective.

Question 2

A 40-year-old man has just helped his youngest child move away to college. On returning home, he feels empty and restless and has difficulty sleeping in the nights that follow. This is an example of a ______________ crisis.

a. situational
b. adventitious
c. maturational
d. midlife

Sophiapenny · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4
A crisis occurs when usual coping mechanisms are ineffective.

Answer to Question 2

C
A maturational crisis is one that occurs predictably when a person arrives at a new stage in life. An example would be a parent whose children are assuming lives of their own, leaving the parent to transition to a new stage of life wherein the role of parent is deemphasized. A situational crisis is one that is specific to a particular external situation that others may not experience; these often involve losses, such as death of a loved one or loss of a job. An adventitious crisis involves an unpredictable traumatic event such as a natural disaster (tornado), manmade disaster (collapse of a building), or criminal event (mugging).