Definitions
This is Parker's favorite color.
A-Light Green
B-Dark Red
C-Hazel
What is Light Green
This is an acute response to an external situational Stressor
A- Dispositional Crises
B-Emotional Crises
C- Small Crises
What is Dispositional Crises
The most appropriate crisis intervention with Amanda would be to:
a- encourage her to recognize how lucky she is to be alive
b- discuss stages of grief and feelings associated with each
c-identify community resources that can help her
B- discuss stages of grief and feeling associated with each
This is when the therapist becomes apart of the individual's life situation.
A- Crisis Intervention
B-Support Person
C-Psychiatric assistant
What is Crisis Intervention
This is an emotional crises in which preexisting psychopathology has been instrumental in precipitating the crisis or in which psychopathology significantly impairs or complicates adaptive resolution
A- Mid-life Crises
B- Crises Reflecting Psychopathology
C- Schizophrenic Crises
What is Crises Reflecting Psychopathology
The most important nursing intervention with Ginger would be to
a- recommend that the college physician prescribe and anti-anxiety medication for her
b- suggest she move to a college closer to home
c- work with Ginger on unresolved dependency issues
C- work with Ginger on unresolved dependency issues
This is when an event overwhelms local resources and threatens the function and safety of the community
A- Compromising Situation
B- Crisis
C- Disaster
What is a Disaster
This is a crisis that occur in response to situations that trigger emotions related to unresolved conflicts in one's life.
A- Crises through Response
B- Maturational/ Developmental Crises
C- Unresolved Crises
What is Maturational/Developmental Crises
The most appropriate nursing intervention with Marie would be to
a- begin grief work and assist her to recognize areas of self-worth separate and apart from her children
b- refer her to her family physician for a complete physical examination
c- identify convenient support systems for times when she is feeling particularly despondent
A- begin grief work and assist her to recognize areas of self-worth separate and apart from her children
This is a part of everyday life and can precipitate a crisis
A- Stressful Situations
B- Bad Life Choices
C- Eating habits
What are Stressful Situations
Normal life-cycle transitions that may be anticipated but over which the individual may feel a lack of control
A- Uncontrolled Crises
B- Teenage Crises
C- Crises of Anticipated Life Transitions
What is Crises of Anticipated Life Transitions
The most important nursing intervention with Jenny would be to
a- teach her about the effects of alcohol on the body and that it can be hereditary
b- make arrangements for her to start attending Alateen meetings
c- refer her to a psychiatrist for private therapy to learn to deal with her home situation
B- make arrangments for her to start attending Alateen meetings
A sudden event in one's life that disturbs homeostasis, during which usual coping mechanisms cannot resolve the problem
A- Unbalanced lifestyle
B- Crisis
C- Disaster
What is a Crisis
This is a crisis precipitated by an unexpected external stressor over which the individual has little or no control and as a result of which he or she feels emotionally overwhelmed and defeated.
A- Crises Resulting from Traumatic Stress
B- Overload Crises
C- Crises Resulting from Overstimulation
What is Crises Resulting from Traumatic Stress
The desired outcome of working with an individual who has witnessed a traumatic event and is now experiencing panic anxiety is
a- the individual will verbalize acceptance of self as worthy
b- the individual will maintain anxiety at manageable level
c- the individual will experience no anxiety
B- the individual will maintain anxiety at manageable level