MEDizzy - A 44-year-old client is unable to function since her husband

Feed Library Learning Discuss Leaderboard Journal

Psychiatric Nursing

A 44-year-old client is unable to function since her husband asked for a divorce 2 weeks ago. She is brought to the crisis intervention center by a friend. What type of crisis reflects this situation?

ExplanationB. Situational crises involve an unanticipated loss, such as a divorce, that is threatening to the client. A. Social crises involve multiple losses such as those occurring during major disasters. C. Maturational crises occur in response to stress experienced as one struggles with developmental tasks. D. Developmental (maturational) crises are associated with developmental tasks; divorce is not a developmental task.