Crisis, Resilience, And Wellness Flashcards
(29 cards)
Crisis
Time-limited period of disequilibrium caused by a stressor that temporarily affects an individual’s normal coping abilities, rendering them inadequate in dealing with circumstances. Potential for growth or negative outcomes.
Eric Lindemann
Developed crisis models. Treated and studied survivors of Cocoanut Grove Nightclub fire. Found that counseling can help people affected by traumatic events.
Gerard Caplan
Expanded Lindemann’s work by applying public health and preventive psychiatry principles.
Trauma
Longer-term crisis which has no resolution or balance of stressors and available resources
5 types of crises
1) Developmental (normal life experiences like career change, birth of child), 2) Environmental (natural or human-caused events such as hurricanes or war), 3) Existential (realizations of personal purpose and meaning), 4) Situational (event that is shocking and traumatic such as rape, accident), 5) Psychiatric (mental health or substance use problems)
James Gilliland 6-step model for assessing client needs
1) Define problem, 2) Ensure client safety, 3) Provide support, 4) Examine alternatives, 5) Make plans, 6) Obtain commitment
ABC-X model of family crises and stress
A) Provoking stressor/event, B) Family resources, C) Meaning attached to stressor/event, and X) the crisis
Transcrisis
Traumatic event of an initial crisis is not fully dealt with and becomes submerged into a client’s subconscious. Subsequent similar events then trigger subconscious feelings.
Burnout
Exhaustion from repeated exposure to stressful circumstances.
Compassion fatigue
Secondary traumatic stress reaction. Hopelessness, decrease in pleasure, constant stress and anxiety, pervasive negative attitude.
Vicarious trauma
Exposure to client disclosures of traumatic events. Can lead to secondary traumatic reaction, also affect counselor’s worldview and sense of self. Can result in long-term and pervasive attitudinal shifts
Standard of care
reliable and appropriate interventions and precautions
Foreseeability
discernment of likely client actions based on a comprehensive assessment of risk
IS PATH WARM
Ideation, Substance abuse, Purposelessness, Anxiety, Trapped, Hopelessness, Withdrawal, Anger, Recklessness, and Mood change.
SLAP
Suicide risk assessment. Specific details, Lethality of a plan, Availabilty of method, and Proximity of obtaining help.
When do suicides most likely occur?
Under 35, over 65. Males are 4x more likely than women to commit suicide, though more women attempt it. Whites and Native Americans are most likely to attempt and complete suicide.
What should counselors do for suicide clients?
Assess for risk and immediate danger. Remove method of harm delivery. Provide safe environment for client until risk is over. If risk is very high and client is not cooperative, involuntary hospitalization may be needed. Can create a check-in system, no suicide contract.
Risk factors
Characteristics of students and clients that place them at higher risk of developing metnal disorders, academic problems, or personal-social difficulties.
Resiliency factors
Characteristics that allow individuals to rebound from adversity
Resilience categories
support, empowerment, boundaries and expectations, constructive use of time, commitment to learning, positive values, social competence, positive identity.
Individual trauma
one person’s ability to cope with a crisis
Collective trauma
entire community’s reaction to a crisis
Crisis team
group of professionals from different backgrounds who are trained to respond to crisis.
Psychological first aid
Meet client’s essential survival needs, then psychological needs, then get contact with friends
