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Crisis Flashcards

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How is crisis described?

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When an event or circumstance overwhelms individuals normal ability to resolve or process the event.

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Typically how long is a crisis?

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4-6 weeks. If longer, it may be a mental health issue

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With crisis, what is the most critical intervention?

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Asking “What do you need from me right now?”

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How does someone experiencing a crisis view the event?

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Overwhelming or life-threatening

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Does communication increase or decrease with significant other during crisis?

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Usually decreases

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During a crisis from what is sensed a displacement from?

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Familiarity

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Crisis could mean both a perceived or an _____ loss?

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Actual

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What factors influence crisiS?

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  1. Person’sperception of event
  2. The availability of emotional support
  3. The availability of adequate coping mechanisms.
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What are risk factors of crisis?

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  • Accumulation of unresolved losses
  • current life stressors
  • concurrent physical or mental health issues
  • excessive fatigue or pain
  • age and development stage
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What are the three types of crisis?

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Situational, maturational, adventitious.

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How is a situational crisis defined?

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Something that is a crisis to an individual such as a death, divorce, rape, so on. It is an unexpected crisis that arises suddenly in response to an external event or a conflict concerning a specific circumstance. The symptoms are transient, and episode brief.

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How is maturational crisis defined?

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Usual coping mechanisms are inadequate in dealing with a stress common to a particular stage in life cycle or with stress caused by a transition form one stage to another. Graduation,new job,marriage, brith of a child, divorce..

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How is adventitious crisis defined?

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A rare accidental and unexpected tragedy that may affect and entire community or population, such as an earthquake, flood or airplane crash. In addition to injuries, loss of life, and property damage, this type of crisis often results in long term psychological effects.

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What are the clinical manifestations of crisis?

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  • difficulty problem solving
  • scattered thoughts
  • trouble processing information
  • disorientation vulnerability
  • increased tension, helplessness
  • fearfulness, overwhelmed feeling
  • hyper vigilance
  • flight or fight response
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What types of drugs are normally prescribed for pts experiencing crisis?

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Antidepressants and antianxiety meds

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What is always importance to assess?

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Physical!

17
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What are some types or nonpharmacological therapies that are recommended for patients that are experiencing crisis?

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  • therapeutic communication
  • remain with the client
  • make sure patient is SAFE
  • decrease patient anxiety
  • teach relaxation therapy
  • identif and teach coping skills
  • crisis intervention
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What is the best tool that we have?

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Active listening

19
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What is a crisis intervention?

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Short term helping process, a way to asist a client though a crisis, restore a precrisis level of functioning, includes various members from a variety of specialities

20
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How do we want to individually assess a crisis patient?

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  • check client safety and safety of others
  • asses ability to process info
  • assess physical condition
  • assess clients resilience and coping style
  • assess the precipitating event
  • assess situational supports
  • assess client perspective of crisis
  • assess any survival guilt (could lead to depression)
21
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What affects might socioculture have on pt?

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-pts culture might influence interpretation of crisis and client response

22
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Why is it important to assess the family of a crisis patient?

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Trauma reverberates through whole family

23
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Why do you want to do a community assessment for a pt experiencing crisis?

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To assess basic and support resources

24
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What is involved in alternative therapy?

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Involves a holistic approach-a connection between mind and body and spirit; prayer

25
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Why is it important to give these patients a sense of control?

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They will begin to think clearer, and see that they have a say in the way the react,

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