MFT Crisis Intervention 5

Question 1

A client who has been calm suddenly becomes very serene and says 'everything is taken care of.' In the context of suicidality, this change MOST likely indicates:

Accepted Answer

A decision to attempt suicide, with relief from ending ambivalence

Answer

A sudden calm after a crisis period can signal that the client has resolved ambivalence by deciding to act, which paradoxically reduces agitation.

Question 2

Which element is ESSENTIAL in a collaboratively developed safety plan?

Accepted Answer

Warning signs, coping strategies, support contacts, and means restriction

Answer

Evidence-based safety planning (Stanley-Brown model) includes warning signs, internal coping, social distractions, people to contact, professionals to contact, and means restriction.

Question 3

A therapist working with a client from a collectivist cultural background during a family crisis should be MOST aware of:

Accepted Answer

How cultural values around family loyalty may shape the client's crisis response

Answer

Collectivist cultures may define crisis and solutions through family and community honor, requiring the therapist to incorporate these values into the intervention.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between a 'crisis' and an 'emergency' in clinical terms?

Accepted Answer

A crisis is a psychological disequilibrium while an emergency involves imminent physical danger requiring immediate medical or safety response

Answer

Clinically, a crisis is a state of psychological disequilibrium, whereas an emergency involves immediate physical danger or medical urgency requiring rapid intervention.

Question 5

A community mental health therapist responds to a mass casualty event. Phase-based disaster mental health response suggests that the FIRST phase should focus on:

Accepted Answer

Immediate triage, safety, and basic needs (Heroic/Impact phase)

Answer

The Impact/Heroic phase calls for triage, physical safety, and basic needs; psychological processing occurs in later phases.

MFT Exam Practice Test

MFT Exam Practice Test

MFT Crisis Intervention 5