CAADE Crisis Intervention 4

Question 1

Which stage of Caplan's crisis theory describes the period when a person's usual problem-solving methods fail to resolve the stressor?

Accepted Answer

Stage 2: Failure of usual coping

Answer

In Stage 2 of Caplan's model, habitual problem-solving methods prove ineffective, increasing tension and distress.

Question 2

A client who recently lost their job discloses heavy alcohol use and expresses hopelessness. Using a biopsychosocial lens, the counselor recognizes this crisis involves:

Accepted Answer

Interconnected biological, psychological, and social stressors

Answer

The biopsychosocial model recognizes that biological effects of alcohol, psychological hopelessness, and social stressors (job loss) all interact in this crisis.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes 'lethality' when assessing a client's suicidal crisis?

Accepted Answer

The medical severity and likelihood of death from the planned method

Answer

Lethality refers to the degree to which the chosen method could cause death, which directly informs risk level and intervention urgency.

Question 4

During crisis intervention, the term 'cognitive mastery' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Helping the client develop a realistic understanding of the crisis event

Answer

Cognitive mastery involves helping the client make sense of what happened and develop a realistic perspective on the crisis and its causes.

Question 5

A counselor receives a call from a client's spouse stating the client is threatening suicide at home. Under the 5150 hold criteria in California, an involuntary hold may be initiated when the person is:

Accepted Answer

A danger to self, danger to others, or gravely disabled due to mental disorder

Answer

California's 5150 permits a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold when someone poses a danger to self, danger to others, or is gravely disabled due to a mental disorder.

(CAADE) California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators Certification Practice Test

(CAADE) California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators Certification Practice Test

CAADE Crisis Intervention 4