Crisis Intervention Flashcards
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When conducting a mental status exam during a crisis with a client who is intoxicated, the counselor should prioritize assessing:
Answer: Orientation, safety risk, and level of consciousness
With an intoxicated client, orientation, consciousness level, and immediate safety risk are the critical clinical priorities during mental status evaluation.
A client calls a crisis hotline and says 'I have nothing left to live for.' The counselor's FIRST action should be to:
Answer: Engage empathically and assess for suicidal ideation
The first step is to engage empathically and conduct a suicidal ideation assessment before determining the appropriate level of response.
Which of the following is a key difference between a crisis and an emergency in substance abuse counseling?
Answer: An emergency involves immediate physical danger while a crisis is primarily psychological
An emergency involves acute physical threat requiring immediate medical intervention, while a crisis is primarily a psychological state of overwhelm.
A client with a history of methamphetamine use presents with paranoia and believes others are trying to harm them. The counselor suspects stimulant-induced psychosis. The BEST immediate intervention is:
Answer: Providing a calm, low-stimulation environment and ensuring safety
Stimulant-induced psychosis requires reducing environmental stimulation and ensuring physical safety until the acute episode resolves.
In crisis intervention, 'psychological first aid' primarily involves:
Answer: Providing immediate comfort, safety, and connection to support
Psychological first aid focuses on immediate stabilization by providing safety, calm, connection, hope, and access to needed resources.
A client in benzodiazepine withdrawal crisis may experience which life-threatening symptom that requires immediate medical referral?
Answer: Grand mal seizures
Benzodiazepine withdrawal can cause life-threatening grand mal seizures, making it a medical emergency requiring immediate referral.
When creating a safety plan with a client at risk for self-harm, which element is considered MOST critical?
Answer: Restricting access to lethal means such as firearms and medications
Means restriction — reducing access to lethal methods — has the strongest empirical evidence for preventing suicide attempts and deaths.