Crisis Ch. 14,15,16,17,18
If you are a caring and supportive human services provider, you are not susceptible to violence in your workplace.
False
It is impossible for organizations to have a significant impact on their level of burnout.
False
Only 10% of all assaults in the mental health setting are against those new to the profession (i.e., students, trainees, or recent hires).
False
The mesosystem has two major components: the primary mesosystem and the secondary mesosystem.
False
There is one dominant model that is used in most treatment facilities.
False
Detoxification without treatment is nearly always:
Futile
The degree to which someone is accustomed to taking a certain drug is referred to as:
Habituation
What is the fundamental goal of a mental health worker who is deployed to a disaster setting?
Help the survivors stay alive
If you are making an outreach call to a client's home, where is the safest place for you to park your car?
Just past the front of the home
What is one limitation of implementing ethical decision-making models in the context of a crisis?
Most crisis interventions have been developed from one cultural perspective
____________ emphasizes avoiding actions that cause harm.
Nonmaleficence
Disasters tend to impact which of the following types of people the most?
The disenfranchised
What is the typical modus operandi of someone who is experiencing burnout?
The individual increases his or her work-related effort
The Homeland Security Act was passed after which disaster event?
The terrorist bombings of September 11, 2001
What are the levels of burnout?
Trait, state, and activity
Alcohol is categorized as a drug just like crystal methamphetamine or cocaine.
True
Burnout may lead to both personal and professional growth.
True
Crisis and disaster mental health services have paid minimal attention to the potential legal and ethical dilemmas practitioners may encounter.
True
During triage, individual autonomy is considered secondary to the collective good.
True
Health-care providers may be the victims of assaults but they may also become legally liable for their actions.
True
It is common for a person in private practice to work evenings and weekends and have few holidays.
True
It is recommended that disaster relief systems be multitheoretical.
True
Self-care is an important component of ethics and standards of conduct.
True
Staff members who are burned out are more likely to be assaulted than those who are not.
True
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 has had an impact on the safety of a college counseling office.
True
The term "drug" is an artifact constructed by society.
True
________________ refers to the idea that because supervisors have the authority to direct the work of their supervisors, they are responsible for their supervisees' actions.
Vicarious liability
What is one crucial area to consider in checking for safety issues in an institution?
Waiting areas
______________ is the unintentional breach of a duty that one person owes another.
negligence
One of the factors used to determine whether a person will be treated in an out-patient facility or an in-patient facility is based on:
the client's frequency and severity of substance use
The total communications network that allows all individuals and groups within each ecological system to exchange information is called:
the mesosystem
All of the following are personality roles for children in alcoholic families EXCEPT:
the surrogate prarent
An ecosystemic crisis can have a slow build-up over the course of many years.
true
Much of the responsibility of burnout lies with the employer.
true
The honeymoon phase may last up to three months after a disaster event.
true
The timeframe for Transdisaster is:
0-14 days
Which of the following terms is defined as the chronic, recurrent misuse of chemicals?
Abuse
All of the following are common behaviors of codependency in addiction EXCEPT:
Accountability
Which of the following has not been a factor in the rise of violence in mental health facilities?
An increase in domestic violence
A person with a high level of motivation, effective coping skills, and a high level of job satisfaction is immune to burnout.
False
Addicts are never given chemical substances at treatment facilities, even in small controlled amounts.
False
Culture does not influence ethical approaches to international crises and disasters.
False
Which of the following is a foundation block of burnout?
Autonomy
Ethical codes specifically address the unique circumstances surrounding the provision of crisis intervention services.
False
What is the term used to describe the pleasure a worker derives from being able to do his or her job well?
Compassion satisfaction
What is the term used to describe the ethical duty of mental health professionals to protect the private communications of their clients?
Confidentiality
What is one task that a crisis worker at a disaster may not perform?
Debrief themselves
The first stage of burnout is:
Enthusiasm
A member who follows the 12-step model of Alcoholics Anonymous and has more than 5 years of sobriety would state that he is a recovered alcoholic.
False
Which of the following is an effective method of preventing burnout?
Promoting autonomy and self-care activities
Which of the following is a common defense mechanism used by a person addicted to chemicals?
Rationalization
What is the court case that established duty to warn?
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
All of the following are duties of a Threat Assessment Team EXCEPT:
act as law enforcement officers
The idea that judgments and decision-making are primarily based on personal biases and the circumstances or context is referred to as:
affect heuristic
If you are working in an Emergency Room, which of the following drugs will be related to the majority of violent episodes you see
alcohol
Any disruptive or destructive event that occurs at a rate and magnitude beyond the ability of the normal social process to control it is defined as:
an ecosystemic crisis
A spouse who often calls their partner's employer with an excuse for missed work, attempts to hide the addict's using behavior from family and friends, and attempts to take on additional financial responsibilities due to loss of income from the addict's missed work or money spent on the addict's drug of choice is:
an enabler
Burnout applies:
both individuals and institutions
All of the following are therapeutic models of addiction EXCEPT:
controlled use model
Debriefing is not required for all workers at a disaster site.
false
All of the following are examples of a microsystem EXCEPT:
fantasy vacation spot
All of the following are contributing factors for burnout within private practitioners EXCEPT:
inaptitude
Alcohol is the most abused substance because:
it is legal, easy to obtain, and inexpensive
Burnout consists of all of the following EXCEPT:
lack of desire to make a change
A crisis that affects whole communities or regions either directly or vicariously is called a:
large-scale crisis
Individuals who have come to terms with the traumatic event, mourned their losses, and begun to look toward establishing their future have:
made a salutogenic shift
When assessing a client for potential violence, the first thing an admissions worker should do is:
make a quick visual assessment of motoric cues
An agency can prevent burnout by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
mandating a 50-hour work week
While laws are _________________, ethical codes are often ______________.
mandatory; aspirational
All of the following are Kitchener's five moral principles that set the foundation for ethical decision-making EXCEPT:
risk
Institutional culpability of violent behavior can be attributed to:
role ambiguity of staff
All of the following are contributing factors for an increase in violent crime in college counseling centers EXCEPT:
shift towards co-education at traditionally single-sex schools
Confronting a client who is angry:
should be done with the purpose of solving a problem
All of the following are precipitating factors of violent behavior in institutions EXCEPT:
socioeconomic status
Privilege can be waived in all of the following situations EXCEPT:
when the mental health professional believes it is in the client's best interest