Topic > Crisis Intervention: Life-Threatening Incidents

Crisis Intervention: Crisis situations are usually sudden, unexpected, life-threatening, time-limited incidents that can overwhelm a person's ability to respond adaptively. During these critical incidents, extreme events can contribute to individual crises, traumatic stress, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. In general, a crisis can be described as an incident that occurs when people are confronted with issues or problems that cannot be resolved. Unsolvable incidents contribute to increased anxiety, tension, inability to function for prolonged periods and to a subsequent state of emotional agitation. In recent years, several important events have occurred that have influenced the development and growth of crisis intervention. Some of these important events have occurred over the past 30 years and have contributed to the evolution of crisis intervention. Definition of Crisis: As mentioned above, a crisis can be described as an incident that occurs when people are confronted with problems or situations that cannot be addressed. be resolved. These problems or situations are usually accompanied by emotional distress, anxiety, tension, and apparent inability to function effectively (Dass-Brailsford, 2007, p.94). In other cases, a crisis is defined as an incident or event considered unbearably difficult that is beyond the person's available resources and management techniques. This period is characterized by a period of psychological disequilibrium, which cannot be resolved using common coping mechanisms. Generally, crisis events have various characteristics including the perception of the precipitating event as threatening, the apparent difficulty in changing and diminishing the effect of stressful conditions, and increased tension, fear and... . half of paper ......with mental health problems during a crisis (Castellano & Plionis, 2006, p.329). The second phase is the stabilization phase whose main The objective is to provide comfort and peer support and accelerate the recovery and restoration process. The stabilization phase is characterized by the provision of medical support, information and education. First responders provide adequate information and education to the public on how to respond to the different dynamics related to the crisis. At the same time, these professionals work in collaboration with medical personnel to provide care to victims who need treatment. An appropriate example of this phase during 9/11 was when the New Jersey State Police conducted routine medical checks on victims and first responders, continued spiritual leadership, and placed televisions in tents for capture of information..