In the crisis development model, what occurs when previous problem-solving techniques do not relieve the stressor?

In the crisis development model, what occurs when previous problem-solving techniques do not relieve the stressor?

• A. Resolution occurs
• B. Crisis ends
• C. Anxiety increases further
• D. Coping resources vanish

Answer: (C)

In the crisis development process, when what a person has tried to do to solve the problem doesn’t relieve the stressor, anxiety continues to rise. The ongoing threat and the sense that coping efforts aren’t working push arousal higher, and this escalation reduces the person’s ability to think clearly and use more effective coping strategies. That heightened anxiety—rather than a quick solution or the end of the crisis—characterizes movement into a crisis state. The nurse’s task is to intervene to calm the person, provide support, and help mobilize coping resources so problem-solving can be re-engaged and the situation can move toward resolution.

In the crisis development process, when what a person has tried to do to solve the problem doesn’t relieve the stressor, anxiety continues to rise. The ongoing threat and the sense that coping efforts aren’t working push arousal higher, and this escalation reduces the person’s ability to think clearly and use more effective coping strategies. That heightened anxiety—rather than a quick solution or the end of the crisis—characterizes movement into a crisis state. The nurse’s task is to intervene to calm the person, provide support, and help mobilize coping resources so problem-solving can be re-engaged and the situation can move toward resolution.