Crisis, Trauma, and Suicide Assessment Flashcards

In Psychological First Aid (PFA), which core action comes first?

Answer: Contact and engagement

PFA begins with contact and engagement, initiating contact in a nonintrusive, compassionate way.

In Roberts' Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model, the first stage involves:

Answer: Conducting a biopsychosocial and lethality assessment

Roberts' model begins with assessing lethality and imminent danger alongside a biopsychosocial assessment.

According to Caplan's crisis theory, a crisis state is typically time-limited and resolves within approximately:

Answer: 4 to 6 weeks

Caplan described crises as self-limiting, usually resolving for better or worse within about 4 to 6 weeks.

What does current research suggest about single-session Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) for trauma survivors?

Answer: It does not prevent PTSD and may increase distress for some individuals

Reviews found mandatory psychological debriefing does not prevent PTSD and can be harmful, so PFA is preferred.

In James and Gilliland's six-step crisis model, which step comes first?

Answer: Defining the problem

The listening steps are defining the problem, ensuring client safety, and providing support, followed by the acting steps.

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline became the national three-digit number in the United States in which year?

Answer: 2022

988 launched nationally in July 2022, replacing the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number as the primary access point.

A trauma counselor begins to view the world as dangerous and has trouble trusting others after years of hearing clients' trauma stories. This best describes:

Answer: Vicarious trauma

Vicarious trauma involves lasting shifts in a helper's beliefs and worldview caused by cumulative exposure to clients' trauma.