FCSS*2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Distressing, Adobe After Effects, Life Satisfaction
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Responding to crises q crises occur in everyone"s lives initial psychological and somatic reactions. Most people recover after a crisis or disaster, despite their intense. Distressing reactions to overwhelming events usually subside within. How do people typically react to crises? q crying q fear q anger q sleeplessness q bad dreams q flashbacks q avoidance behaviour q detachment from friends, relatives, people and work q stress q overreactions q addictions. Client resilience will determine how much counselling is required. The team approach to crisis q when you have seen a team approach taken in response to a crisis? q in these situations, follow-up individual and group work is usually required, e. g. critical incident stress debriefings. Group counselling to deal with immediate aftermath of situation. Longer-term counselling for those suffering chronic aftereffects, i. e. ptsd. Specific warning signs of risk of suicide (rudd et al, 2006) Threatening to harm or end one"s life. Seeking access to means: pills, weapons, or other means.
