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

Answer

Roberts' model begins with assessing lethality and safety needs to determine the immediacy of danger before proceeding with other intervention steps.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Affect, Behavior, Cognition

Answer

The ABC Model addresses Affect (emotional state), Behavior (actions and functioning), and Cognition (thoughts and beliefs) to guide crisis intervention.

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

Answer

PFA is an evidence-informed approach aimed at reducing distress and supporting adaptive coping in the immediate aftermath of disasters or traumatic events.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Intent, plan specificity, and means access

Answer

Lethality assessment examines intent (desire to die), the specificity of the plan, and the client's access to lethal means to gauge imminent risk.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Their usual coping mechanisms are insufficient to manage a stressor

Answer

Caplan proposed that crisis occurs when a person's habitual problem-solving methods fail to restore equilibrium in the face of a hazardous event.

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Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam Practice Test

Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam Crisis Intervention and Trauma Counseling