Crisis Intervention

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a member of the clergy attached to a chapel, regiment, ship, etc., to perform religious services

  • The chaplain offered spiritual guidance to the patients in the hospital.
  • The chaplain is always there to lend an ear and offer support to anyone who needs it.
  • I heard the chaplain is a cool dude, always ready to listen and help out.
  • In times of crisis, he was like a chaplain, providing comfort and guidance to those in need.

noun a place for the treatment of mental illness, typically with a focus on psychiatric care

  • The patient was transferred to a mental hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
  • They checked themselves into the mental hospital to get some help.
  • She's been acting so crazy lately, she might end up in the loony bin, aka the mental hospital.
  • Being stuck in that toxic environment felt like being trapped in a mental hospital for her.

noun a period of personal turmoil and self-reflection that occurs later in life, similar to a midlife crisis

  • Many people experience a late-life crisis as they approach retirement age.
  • My dad is going through a late-life crisis and keeps buying sports cars.
  • I think my aunt is having a midlife crisis, or maybe it's a late-life crisis.
  • The company went through a late-life crisis when they had to downsize and restructure.