RISK FACTORS OF CIRSIS: Lack of employment. History of substance abuse. History of unresolved crisis. Poor of self – esteem. Lack of caring. Difficulty in coping with everyday situations. Sign’s & Symptoms of crisis : Anxiety. Depression. Loss of interest. Anger. Irritability.

Crisis intervention is an immediate and short term psychological care aimed to provide a correct cognitive perception of the situation and assist the individual in managing the intense feelings related to crisis..

Interventions :

Steps to correct the cognitive perception :

. Direct questioning with the purpose of identification of the prbloms and the people involved.
. Identify the support system available.
. Know the indepth the feeling of individual affected.
. Identify the event that precipitates the crisis.
. Active involvement of people or victim in developing the plan of action.
The instruction should be simple, clear and too much imformation should not be given at a time.


Steps to manage the intense feeling:

. Helping the individual to be aware of the feelings.
. Avoid the encouraging to blame others.
. Avoid the too much of dependency on the therapist.
. Prepare the plan of action under the guidance of the therapist.
. Improve the coping strategies.