NUR 375 - EXAM 1 CRISES

Question 1

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF CRISES

Answer 1

• experiencing a sudden event with little or no time to prepare
• perception of the event as overwhelming or life-threatening
• loss or decrease in communication with significant others
• sense of displacement from the familiar
• actual or perceived loss

Question 2

SITUATIONAL CRISES

Answer 2

• unanticipated loss or change experienced in everyday, often unanticipated, life events
• ex: loss of jobbed death of loved one, change of job

Question 3

MATURATIONAL CRISES

Answer 3

• achieving new developmental stages, which requires learning additional coping mechanisms
• ex: marriage, birth of a child

Question 4

ADVENTITIOUS CRISES

Answer 4

• occurrence of natural disasters, crime, or national disasters
• ex: flood, rape, terrorism

Question 5

CRISES RISK FACTORS

Answer 5

• accumulation of unresolved losses
• current stresses
• concurrent mental/physical health issues
• excessive fatigue/pain
• age and developmental stage

Question 6

PHASE 1 OF CRISES

Answer 6

• escalating anxiety from a threat activates increased defense responses

Question 7

PHASE 2 OF CRISES

Answer 7

• anxiety continues escalating as defense responses fail
• functioning becomes disorganized
• client resorts to trial-and-error attempts to resolve anxiety

Question 8

PHASE 3 OF CRISES

Answer 8

• trial-and-error methods of resolution fail

- client’s anxiety escalates to severe or panic levels

Question 9

PHASE 4 OF CRISES

Answer 9

• client experiences overwhelming anxiety that leads to anguish and apprehension