Question 1

Suicide is the leading cause of death of adolescents in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Sometimes crisis workers are devastated and vulnerable to permanent emotional wounds whenever they wrongly believe that they could have or should have prevented a suicide or homicide.The procedures that appropriately counters the guilt,grief,and loss and help crisis workers begin to heal and return to their own previous level of equilibrium and normalcy are:​

Accepted Answer

A) getting close supervision in future cases like it from a trusted other professional. 
B) ​conducting a debriefing. 
C) ​reminiscing about the person and event with the client's friends and family. 
D) using cognitive restructuring to normalize the event. 
A) getting close supervision in future cases like it from a trusted other professional. 
B) ​conducting a debriefing. 
C) ​reminiscing about the person and event with the client's friends and family. 
D) using cognitive restructuring to normalize the event.

Question 3

What are some of the "Don'ts" in managing suicidal clients?​

Accepted Answer

When managing suicidal clients, it is cr

Question 4

Research indicates that suicide attempts that "succeed":​

Accepted Answer

A) increase with the age of the person. 
B) decrease with the age of the person.​ 
C) are not correlated with age.​ 
D) are correlated more by race than age.​ 
A) increase with the age of the person. 
B) decrease with the age of the person.​ 
C) are not correlated with age.​ 
D) are correlated more by race than age.​

Question 5

In crisis intervention,the possibility of dealing with suicidal or homicidal clients is:​

Accepted Answer

A) really pretty rare. 
B) ever present.​ 
C) specific to certain groups.​ 
D) dependent on the interventionist. 
A) really pretty rare. 
B) ever present.​ 
C) specific to certain groups.​ 
D) dependent on the interventionist.

Question 6

A postvention method of helping people to either gain a better understanding of why a suicide happened or to feel less guilt and responsibility for the deceased's death is:​

Accepted Answer

A) debunking the myths about suicide. 
B) assessing for survivor lethality via the Triage Assessment Form.​ 
C) establishing a crisis response team.​ 
D) the psychological autopsy.​ 
A) debunking the myths about suicide. 
B) assessing for survivor lethality via the Triage Assessment Form.​ 
C) establishing a crisis response team.​ 
D) the psychological autopsy.​

Question 7

According to Shneidman's concept of situational characteristics of suicidal people,the common stimulus in suicide is unendurable psychological pain and the common stressor in suicide is frustrated psychological needs.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why does a crisis worker need to have a thorough knowledge of the risk factors that suicidal/homicidal clients might portray? In your response,list several of the risk factors that are considered most serious in times of the client's vulnerability to lethality.​

Accepted Answer

A crisis worker needs to have a thorough

Question 9

All of the following statements about statistics on suicide are true,except:​

Accepted Answer

A) Native Americans kill themselves about 1.5 times more than other Americans. 
B) the second leading cause of death among children and teens (behind accidents).​ 
C) a serious problem in men over age 65 because that segment of the population kills themselves at a rate four times the national norm.​ 
D) the true number of people who commit suicide is well established.​ 
A) Native Americans kill themselves about 1.5 times more than other Americans. 
B) the second leading cause of death among children and teens (behind accidents).​ 
C) a serious problem in men over age 65 because that segment of the population kills themselves at a rate four times the national norm.​ 
D) the true number of people who commit suicide is well established.​

Question 10

Considering the myth that when a person has attempted suicide and pulls out of it the danger is over,a crisis worker should remember that if such a client seemed unusually serene and nonlethal toward self:​

Accepted Answer

A) an important danger signal for that client would be a period of euphoria following the depressed or suicidal episode.​ 
B) ​then,in case the client committed suicide,it would definitely be an impulsive act. 
C) ​then,the crisis worker would probably have misinterpreted the client's score on The Triage Assessment Scale. 
D) All three of the statements are valid. 
A) an important danger signal for that client would be a period of euphoria following the depressed or suicidal episode.​ 
B) ​then,in case the client committed suicide,it would definitely be an impulsive act. 
C) ​then,the crisis worker would probably have misinterpreted the client's score on The Triage Assessment Scale. 
D) All three of the statements are valid.

Question 11

Discuss the issue of suicide prevention compared to the societal "right to die with dignity" movement.How might cultural values impact on this issue?​

Accepted Answer

The issue of suicide prevention and the

Question 12

One of the very first things the CIT officer does to get Deborah off the bridge is to simply tell her in a kind but authoritative voice to climb down.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Suicide is the leading cause of death of adolescents in the United States.

What are some of the "Don'ts" in managing suicidal clients?

Research indicates that suicide attempts that "succeed":

In crisis intervention,the possibility of dealing with suicidal or homicidal clients is:

A postvention method of helping people to either gain a better understanding of why a suicide happened or to feel less guilt and responsibility for the deceased's death is:

According to Shneidman's concept of situational characteristics of suicidal people,the common stimulus in suicide is unendurable psychological pain and the common stressor in suicide is frustrated psychological needs.

Why does a crisis worker need to have a thorough knowledge of the risk factors that suicidal/homicidal clients might portray? In your response,list several of the risk factors that are considered most serious in times of the client's vulnerability to lethality.

All of the following statements about statistics on suicide are true,except:

Considering the myth that when a person has attempted suicide and pulls out of it the danger is over,a crisis worker should remember that if such a client seemed unusually serene and nonlethal toward self:

Discuss the issue of suicide prevention compared to the societal "right to die with dignity" movement.How might cultural values impact on this issue?

One of the very first things the CIT officer does to get Deborah off the bridge is to simply tell her in a kind but authoritative voice to climb down.

Approaching Crisis Intervention

Culturally Effective Helping

The Intervention and Assessment Models

Tools of the Trade

Crisis Case Handling

Telephone and Online Crisis Counseling

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Sexual Assault

Partner Violence

Family Crisis Intervention

Personal Loss

Crisis in Schools

Violent Behavior in Institutions

Legal and Ethical Issues

Burnout, vicarious Traumatization, and Compassion Fatigue

Disaster Response

Chemical Dependency

Crisishostage Negotiation

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Exam 8: Crisis of Lethality

Suicide is the leading cause of death of adolescents in the United States.​

What are some of the "Don'ts" in managing suicidal clients?​

Research indicates that suicide attempts that "succeed":​

In crisis intervention,the possibility of dealing with suicidal or homicidal clients is:​

A postvention method of helping people to either gain a better understanding of why a suicide happened or to feel less guilt and responsibility for the deceased's death is:​

According to Shneidman's concept of situational characteristics of suicidal people,the common stimulus in suicide is unendurable psychological pain and the common stressor in suicide is frustrated psychological needs.​

Why does a crisis worker need to have a thorough knowledge of the risk factors that suicidal/homicidal clients might portray? In your response,list several of the risk factors that are considered most serious in times of the client's vulnerability to lethality.​

All of the following statements about statistics on suicide are true,except:​

Considering the myth that when a person has attempted suicide and pulls out of it the danger is over,a crisis worker should remember that if such a client seemed unusually serene and nonlethal toward self:​

Discuss the issue of suicide prevention compared to the societal "right to die with dignity" movement.How might cultural values impact on this issue?​

One of the very first things the CIT officer does to get Deborah off the bridge is to simply tell her in a kind but authoritative voice to climb down.​

Approaching Crisis Intervention

Culturally Effective Helping

The Intervention and Assessment Models

Tools of the Trade

Crisis Case Handling

Telephone and Online Crisis Counseling

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Sexual Assault

Partner Violence

Family Crisis Intervention

Personal Loss

Crisis in Schools

Violent Behavior in Institutions

Legal and Ethical Issues

Burnout, vicarious Traumatization, and Compassion Fatigue

Disaster Response

Chemical Dependency

Crisishostage Negotiation

Filters

Suicide is the leading cause of death of adolescents in the United States.

What are some of the "Don'ts" in managing suicidal clients?

Research indicates that suicide attempts that "succeed":

In crisis intervention,the possibility of dealing with suicidal or homicidal clients is:

A postvention method of helping people to either gain a better understanding of why a suicide happened or to feel less guilt and responsibility for the deceased's death is:

According to Shneidman's concept of situational characteristics of suicidal people,the common stimulus in suicide is unendurable psychological pain and the common stressor in suicide is frustrated psychological needs.

Why does a crisis worker need to have a thorough knowledge of the risk factors that suicidal/homicidal clients might portray? In your response,list several of the risk factors that are considered most serious in times of the client's vulnerability to lethality.

All of the following statements about statistics on suicide are true,except:

Considering the myth that when a person has attempted suicide and pulls out of it the danger is over,a crisis worker should remember that if such a client seemed unusually serene and nonlethal toward self:

Discuss the issue of suicide prevention compared to the societal "right to die with dignity" movement.How might cultural values impact on this issue?

One of the very first things the CIT officer does to get Deborah off the bridge is to simply tell her in a kind but authoritative voice to climb down.