TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention)
Updated Questions and Answers
(2026)
• Define Setting Condition . Answer: Anything that makes challenging behavior or
traumatic stress response more or less likely to occur
• Name 2 spaces that make up school environment . Answer: Social & Ideological
• Label the stress model of crisis . Answer: Baseline—>triggering event—>escalation—
>outburst—>recovery
• True or False: Crisis is an opportunity for growth . Answer: True
• Name the 3 basic processing regions of the brain . Answer: Survival Brain, Thinking
Brain, Emotional Brain
• Provide 3 examples of pain based behavior . Answer: Defiance, Inflexibility,
Withdrawal
• List 3 outcomes for the Recovery phase . Answer: Higher, No Change, Lower
• List 5 behavior support techniques . Answer: Managing the environment, Prompting,
Caring Gesture, Proximity, Time Away
• Define asphyxia . Answer: the deprivation of oxygen to living cells
• Name 3 predisposing risk factors of restraints . Answer: Obesity, Hot Humid
environment, influence of alcohol or drugs
• Name 2 improper restraint techniques . Answer: pressure on the neck or chest
& obstructing the mouth or nose
• Name 2 recommendations to resist injury or death during a restraint . Answer: Never
put pressure on the students neck & never place the students arms behind their back
• True or False: Active Listening Consists of verbal techniques . Answer: False
• True or False: Student should be restrained on a soft surface . Answer: False
• True or False: In any display of violence, safety is most important for both student and
teacher . Answer: True
Updated Questions and Answers
(2026)
• Define Setting Condition . Answer: Anything that makes challenging behavior or
traumatic stress response more or less likely to occur
• Name 2 spaces that make up school environment . Answer: Social & Ideological
• Label the stress model of crisis . Answer: Baseline—>triggering event—>escalation—
>outburst—>recovery
• True or False: Crisis is an opportunity for growth . Answer: True
• Name the 3 basic processing regions of the brain . Answer: Survival Brain, Thinking
Brain, Emotional Brain
• Provide 3 examples of pain based behavior . Answer: Defiance, Inflexibility,
Withdrawal
• List 3 outcomes for the Recovery phase . Answer: Higher, No Change, Lower
• List 5 behavior support techniques . Answer: Managing the environment, Prompting,
Caring Gesture, Proximity, Time Away
• Define asphyxia . Answer: the deprivation of oxygen to living cells
• Name 3 predisposing risk factors of restraints . Answer: Obesity, Hot Humid
environment, influence of alcohol or drugs
• Name 2 improper restraint techniques . Answer: pressure on the neck or chest
& obstructing the mouth or nose
• Name 2 recommendations to resist injury or death during a restraint . Answer: Never
put pressure on the students neck & never place the students arms behind their back
• True or False: Active Listening Consists of verbal techniques . Answer: False
• True or False: Student should be restrained on a soft surface . Answer: False
• True or False: In any display of violence, safety is most important for both student and
teacher . Answer: True
