A client divorced for one year has recently had crisis counseling. The client has begun to take classes at a community college and has enrolled the children in day care. These new actions could be referred to as:
1. A situational crisis.
2. A turning point in life.
3. A maturational crisis.
4. A response to stress.
2. A turning point in life.
Rationale:
Crisis situations such as a divorce can become turning points or junctures in life that result in a change in equilibrium, positive or negative. The client may have experienced a situational crisis and stress, but the events of the client's last year have resulted in a turning point. A maturational crisis is a developmental progression to the next level of maturity, a predictable event experienced by nearly all individuals.
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