CPI Behavioral Risk Assessment & Intervention 2

Question 1

When assessing behavioral risk using the CPI model, which factor is considered a PRIMARY environmental contributor to escalating behavior?

Accepted Answer

Staff-to-client ratios and physical setting

Answer

CPI emphasizes that environmental factors such as staff-to-client ratios and physical setting directly influence behavioral escalation.

Question 2

A client who is in the 'Defensive' phase of the CPI Crisis Development Model is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Beginning to lose rational control and becoming belligerent

Answer

The Defensive phase is characterized by the beginning loss of rational control, often presenting as belligerence or non-compliance.

Question 3

Which CPI principle underlies the idea that staff behavior directly influences a person in crisis?

Accepted Answer

The integrated experience

Answer

The 'Integrated Experience' concept in CPI holds that staff attitudes and behaviors directly affect the person in crisis and vice versa.

Question 4

During a risk assessment, a staff member notices a client pacing rapidly and clenching their fists. According to CPI, these are BEST classified as:

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal behavioral cues of escalation

Answer

Pacing and fist-clenching are nonverbal cues that indicate a person is escalating and moving beyond the anxiety phase.

Question 5

A 'precipitating factor' in the CPI behavioral risk framework refers to:

Accepted Answer

An event or condition that triggers a change in behavior

Answer

Precipitating factors are internal or external events that trigger behavioral changes and must be identified to intervene effectively.

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