NCMHCE Crisis and Trauma Interventions 4

Question 1

A counselor working in a disaster relief shelter notices a survivor who is pacing, breathing rapidly, and unable to speak coherently 48 hours after a hurricane.
This presentation is MOST consistent with:

Accepted Answer

Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

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Major Depressive Disorder onset

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Schizophrenia spectrum disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Question 2

In the context of crisis intervention, the term 'precipitating event' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The specific triggering event that pushed the client from a state of stress into crisis

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The client's pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis that made them vulnerable

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The counselor's assessment tool used to determine suicide risk

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The client's social support network that failed to prevent the crisis

Question 3

A counselor discovers that a client with a history of childhood sexual abuse is also currently experiencing domestic violence. Which safety planning step is MOST critical before ending the session?

Accepted Answer

Collaboratively develop a concrete escape plan with specific emergency contacts and safe locations

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Assign a trauma journal for the client to complete at home

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Refer the client to EMDR therapy to resolve childhood trauma first

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Process the client's ambivalence about leaving the relationship through motivational interviewing immediately

Question 4

The concept of 'window of tolerance,' developed by Daniel Siegel, is MOST relevant to trauma treatment because it describes:

Accepted Answer

The optimal zone of arousal in which trauma processing can occur without overwhelming the client

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The maximum number of trauma sessions covered by insurance

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The period during which a traumatic memory can be legally reported to authorities

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The counselor's personal threshold for secondary traumatic stress exposure

Question 5

A client presents with somatic complaints, emotional numbing, and avoidance of trauma cues but does not meet full PTSD criteria. The MOST appropriate diagnostic consideration is:

Accepted Answer

Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder

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Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self

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Somatic Symptom Disorder with predominant pain

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Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder)

Question 6

During a group debriefing session following a workplace shooting, a counselor notices one employee becoming increasingly agitated and tearful. The BEST immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Gently excuse the individual from the group and provide one-on-one support

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Ask the group to pause while publicly exploring this employee's reaction in detail

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Proceed with the debriefing and address the individual afterward only if they request it

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Terminate the entire group session to protect group confidentiality

Question 7

Which of the following trauma responses reflects the 'fawn' response described by Pete Walker as an addition to the classic fight-flight-freeze triad?

Accepted Answer

Appeasing, people-pleasing behaviors used to avoid conflict or harm from others

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Aggressive confrontation of the perceived threat to neutralize danger

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Physical immobility and collapse in response to overwhelming threat

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Dissociative detachment from the body during acute trauma