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