A client's 5-year-old poodle ran in front of a car and was killed. The client continues to be upset by her pet's death, and she explains to a community counseling center nurse that she can't stop crying because,
My Precious meant the world to me, and now my world will never be the same!" If the nurse were to determine that the client was experiencing a crisis, which of the following types of crisis would it most likely be?
A) Maturational
B) Situational
C) Traumatic
D) Developmental
Ans: B
A situational crisis occurs whenever a specific stressful event threatens a person's biopsychosocial integrity and results in some degree of psychological disequilibrium. The pet's death caused the woman to experience a degree of psychological disequilibrium. A developmental or maturational crisis is one involving normal growth and development. A traumatic crisis is initiated by unexpected, unusual events that affect an individual or multitude of people.
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