Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam Crisis Intervention and Trauma Counseling

Question 1

Roberts' Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model begins with which stage?

Accepted Answer

Assess lethality and safety needs

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Establish rapport

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Conduct a thorough biopsychosocial assessment

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Plan and implement a treatment approach

Question 2

In the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention, the letters stand for:

Accepted Answer

Affect, Behavior, Cognition

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Assess, Build, Connect

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Acknowledge, Brief, Conclude

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Attune, Balance, Cope

Question 3

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is primarily designed to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce initial distress and foster short-term and long-term adaptive functioning after a crisis

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Provide formal psychotherapy to trauma survivors

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Diagnose PTSD in the immediate aftermath of trauma

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Conduct cognitive restructuring of trauma memories

Question 4

A comprehensive lethality assessment for suicidal clients evaluates plan, means access, and:

Accepted Answer

Intent, plan specificity, and means access

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Motivation, social support, and diagnosis

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History, intent, and time frame

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Affect, behavior, and stressors

Question 5

Caplan's crisis theory suggests that individuals experience crisis when:

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Their usual coping mechanisms are insufficient to manage a stressor

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They encounter a traumatic event in childhood

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They have a diagnosed mental health disorder

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They lack social support systems

Question 6

The primary goal of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) is to:

Accepted Answer

Process the emotional and cognitive impact of a traumatic event to facilitate recovery

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Provide long-term trauma therapy to first responders

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Diagnose PTSD in emergency personnel

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Replace individual counseling after workplace trauma