The Stress Model of Crisis Flashcards

In TCI's Stress Model, post-crisis depression differs from the recovery phase in that:

Answer: Post-crisis depression is the emotional and physical deflation that follows an explosion, characterized by remorse, exhaustion, and vulnerability

Post-crisis depression refers specifically to the period of emotional and physical exhaustion, potential remorse, and heightened vulnerability that follows the explosion phase.

How does TCI use the Stress Model to guide STAFF behavior during a crisis?

Answer: It guides staff to select the most appropriate intervention for the current phase of the young person's crisis cycle

The Stress Model guides staff to select phase-appropriate interventions - what works during escalation is different from what is appropriate during recovery.

A young person in TCI's escalation phase is observed to have a clenched jaw, increased voice volume, and refusal to engage with activities. The BEST caregiver response is:

Answer: Reduce environmental demands and engage with empathetic, calm verbal support

During escalation, early de-escalation strategies - reducing demands and offering empathetic support - are most effective and least restrictive.

TCI teaches that re-traumatization is most likely to occur during which phase of the crisis cycle?

Answer: Recovery and post-crisis depression

The recovery and post-crisis depression phases, when the young person is most vulnerable and depleted, are highest-risk for re-traumatization if caregivers respond with consequences, confrontation, or demands.

According to TCI's Stress Model, why is it important to bring a young person's stress thermostat to attention during an LSI?

Answer: To help the young person develop awareness of their own escalation pattern and early warning signs

Helping the young person understand their own stress escalation pattern builds self-awareness that enables earlier self-intervention in the future.

TCI's Stress Model was developed to help caregivers understand that challenging behavior is:

Answer: A natural response to stress that follows predictable patterns and can be influenced through skilled intervention

TCI's Stress Model frames challenging behavior as a natural, predictable stress response that can be understood and influenced through skilled, timely caregiver intervention.