List and describe the three stages of a crisis episode.

What will be an ideal response?


First, one's level of tension rises considerably. Then we try and fail to cope with the stress, which further increases the tension and contributes to a sense of feeling overwhelmed. Finally, the crisis episode ends, either negatively (unhealthy coping) or positively (successful management of the crisis).

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Enhancing responses comment on some positive aspect or attitude of the client

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Models of development which hold that change occurs as a continuous process are called

a. incremental models. b. stage models. c. multidimensional models. d. information-processing models.

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The defense mechanism in which individuals unconsciously attribute their own unacceptable behaviors to others is called

a. Repression b. Displacement c. Sublimation d. Projection

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Which of the following statements is TRUE, when viewing the family as a system?

a. One single person in the family orchestrates the interactional patterns b. All behavior makes sense in context c. One single person can be blamed for family distress d. Personal characteristic are independent of the system

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