When educating a student nurse about the definition of a crisis state,

QUESTION

When educating a student nurse about the definition of a crisis state, the nurse recognizes that additional instruction is needed when the student nurse states,

a. “A crisis state is an acute normal human response.”
b. “A crisis state is a mental illness.”
c. “A crisis state represents a personal response.”
d. “A crisis state creates a temporary disconnect from attachment to others.”

ANSWER:

ANS: A
Everly defines a crisis state as an acute normal human response to severely abnormal circumstances; it is not a mental illness. Because a crisis state represents a personal response, two people experiencing the same crisis event will respond differently to it. A crisis state creates a temporary disconnect from attachment to others, loss of meaning, and a disruption of previous mastery skills.