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Unit V (Chpt 23)
Crisis and Disaster
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crises are acute and time-limited, usually lasting __ to __ weeks. | 4; 6 |
| The outcome of a crisis depends on these three things. | Perception of event, Situational supports and Coping style. |
| Include leaving home during late adolescence, marriage, the birth of a child, retirement, and the death of a parent. | Maturational Crisis |
| Include the loss or change of a job, the death of a loved one, an abortion, a change in financial status, divorce, and severe physical or mental illness. | Situational Crisis |
| Results from Natural disaster, National disaster, or a crime of violence. | Adventitious Crisis |
| ↑anxiety stimulates the use of problem-solving techniques and defense mechanisms in an effort to solve the problem and ↓anxiety. | Phase 1 |
| Usual defense mech. fail l/t↑anxiety l/t extreme discomfort, DISORGANIZED, trial and error attempts. | Phase 2 |
| Trial & error mech. fail l/t severe panic levels, WITHDRAWAL AND FLIGHT. | Phase 4 |
| Problem not solved, Personality disorganized, depression, confusion, violence against other and self. | Phase 4 |
| The goal of crisis intervention. | Pre-crisis level of functioning |
| Promotes mental health and reduces mental illness to decrease the incidence of crisis (Prevention). | Primary Care |
| Establishes intervention during an acute crisis to prevent prolonged anxiety from diminishing personal effectiveness and personality organization. | Secondary Care |
| Provides support for those who have experienced a severe crisis and are now recovering from a disabling mental state. | Tertiary Care |
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