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 {| class="crises-emergencies-table" ! Psychological Crises ! Psychological Emergencies
 * + Crises & Emergencies Compared
 * A crisis is a loss of psychological equilibrium.
 * Many emergencies can develop from or involve a crisis.
 * A crisis is longer lasting in duration than an emergency and does not include the risk of danger.
 * An emergency is an abrupt, sudden situation in which there is an imminent risk of harm.
 * In crisis, normal coping responses are insufficient to resolve the situation.
 * rowspan=5|Emergencies can potentially result in harm to self or others in four possible ways:
 * 1) Risk of suicide
 * 2) Risk of physical harm to another
 * 3) Being in a state of seriously impaired judgment in which an individual is endangered (delirium, dementia, acute psychotic episode, severe dissociation, etc.)
 * 4) Risk to a defenseless victim (such as a child or elder)
 * Secondary attempts to cope are unsuccessful and the crisis is activated.
 * There is a marked increase in anxiety, tension, agitation, depression or a sense of defeat.
 * Activities of daily living (eating, sleeping, grooming, daily habits, etc.) become impaired or are impossible to carry out.
 * A person can not remain in crisis permanently.
 * The goal of crisis intervention is brief or short term counseling designed to stabilize and restore the individual’s functioning at a normal and adaptive level as soon as possible.
 * The goal of emergency intervention is to remove lethality and reduce or eliminate danger.
 * } Volunteer Manual/Section 3/REV 07/07/14
 * Activities of daily living (eating, sleeping, grooming, daily habits, etc.) become impaired or are impossible to carry out.
 * A person can not remain in crisis permanently.
 * The goal of crisis intervention is brief or short term counseling designed to stabilize and restore the individual’s functioning at a normal and adaptive level as soon as possible.
 * The goal of emergency intervention is to remove lethality and reduce or eliminate danger.
 * } Volunteer Manual/Section 3/REV 07/07/14
 * The goal of crisis intervention is brief or short term counseling designed to stabilize and restore the individual’s functioning at a normal and adaptive level as soon as possible.
 * The goal of emergency intervention is to remove lethality and reduce or eliminate danger.
 * } Volunteer Manual/Section 3/REV 07/07/14