The ABC Model
PTSD & Disaster
Abuse
Suicide. Homicide & Death
Miscellaneous
100
The primary purpose of these are to gain a clear understanding of the internal experience of the crisis as the client sees it. (p. 47)
What are the basic attending skills?
100
The symptoms of this disorder are the same as PTSD except for the duration.
What is acute stress disorder?
100
Some researchers hypothesize that of the four types of family violence this type might occur the most and is the least reported.
What is sibling abuse?
100
The purpose of conducting this is to determine the risk level of a client hurting him or herself.
What is a suicide assessment?
100
It is key that crisis counselors find out this in order understand the cognitive meaning the client ascribes to the precipitating event.
What is the client's perception?
200
These provide clients with information about their crisis situation.
What are educational statements?
200
Gabbard (2000) suggests that this is the most common precipitating event reported among persons with PTSD.
What is the sudden, unexpected death of a loved one?
200
This occurs and may be reported when parents (or caregivers) fail to provide for a minor's basic needs, such as food, shelter, clothing, and proper medical care.
What is child neglect?
200
This can be helpful in determining whether a client is oriented to person, place and time.
What is the Mental Status Exam?
200
This type of crisis occurs when a client experiences psychological upset during a critical transition point in their normal development from birth to old age.
What is a developmental crisis?
300
This is what is referred to as the second step of the ABC method and it is considered to be the most crucial.
What is identifying the problem (B)?
300
The attacks on Oklahoma City, the World Trade Center, and the Boston Marathon are examples of this.
What are manmade disasters?
300
In terms of reporting sexual abuse, these are relatively rare; concealment is much more the rule.
What are false reports?
300
This accounts for about 10 to 17 percent of patient presentations to psychiatric facilities in the U.S.
What is homicidal ideation?
300
Unlike other types of crisis, because of the deep denial with this, a crisis condition is needed to confront clients successfully about the negative impact it is having on their functioning.
What is substance abuse?
400
Counselors can think of themselves as this because they need to remember to analyze and experience the trouble the client is experiencing firsthand before tinkering with the engine?
What is a cognitive mechanic?
400
This is a relatively new treatment approach for traumatic memories that involves elements of exposure therapy and CBT (additional training for counselors is available).
What is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)?
400
This is the first stage of the battering cycle.
What is the honeymoon?
400
This is one commonly used intervention that might be utilized with a client deemed to be a medium risk level in order to have the client agree that for a certain period of time they will not harm themself.
What is a safety plan or no-suicide contract?
400
This model is specifically encouraged when working with clients with serious illness and disabilities because biological, psychosocial (thoughts, emotions, and behaviors), and social factors are assessed and considered when offering interventions.
What is the biopsychosocial model?
500
Both negaive and postive examples of these should be explored so that clients can begin to make a mental list of what works and what does not.
What are coping skills?
500
This population of clients may exprerience additional symptoms after a critical incident such as being reluctant to go to bed, crying and screaming, and being unable to concentrate.
What are children?
500
Victims experiencing three identifiable stages after a sexual assault are said to be experiencing this.
What is Rape Trauma Syndrome? 1. Immediate Crisis Reaction 2. Reorganization 3. Reintegration
500
This person developed four tasks that might help further explain Kubler-Ross' stages for working with clients going through the mourning process.
Who is Worden?
500
While crisis is oftern referred to in negative terms such as "danger" this is another word often used to encourage clients to utilize counseling to reach a higher level of functioning?
What is opportunity?
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