Psychoanalysis Crisis Intervention Techniques 3

Question 1

Which concept best explains why unresolved grief from earlier losses can intensify a current crisis?

Accepted Answer

Cumulative trauma and reactivated loss

Answer

New losses often reactivate earlier unresolved grief, compounding the emotional load and intensifying the crisis response.

Question 2

In psychoanalytic crisis work, interpreting defenses too early is problematic because:

Accepted Answer

It can strip away coping mechanisms the client needs to stay stabilized

Answer

Premature interpretation removes defenses before the client has the ego strength or new coping skills to tolerate the underlying anxiety.

Question 3

The 'ABC Model' of crisis intervention stands for:

Accepted Answer

Achieving contact, Boiling down the problem, Coping skills

Answer

Myer's ABC Model sequences intervention as achieving contact, boiling the problem to basics, and developing coping skills.

Question 4

A person in acute crisis who refuses all help and denies any problem is most likely using which defense?

Accepted Answer

Denial

Answer

Denial is a primitive defense that blocks awareness of a threatening reality, often seen acutely when the ego is overwhelmed.

Question 5

Providing concrete, practical assistance (e.g., helping call a shelter) during a crisis reflects which intervention principle?

Accepted Answer

Active and directive engagement

Answer

Effective crisis intervention often requires the counselor to be more active and directive than in ongoing therapy to address immediate needs.

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