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Crisis Intervention Training (TCOLE 1850) — Sandra Bland Act background, recognition of mood/thought/anxiety/personality/cognitive disorders, Texas POED procedure under Tex. H&SC §573, EMCOT and jail diversion, veterans and trauma response, and the Memphis Model framework that drives modern CIT training.
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What the Crisis Intervention (CIT) section covers
This Crisis Intervention (CIT) practice test draws on 94 questions. Every question carries the statute it comes from and an explanation of why the answer is right, so a missed question points straight at the law to review.
Question categories
- Anxiety Disorders — 3 questions
- Assessment — 2 questions
- Background & Statistics — 11 questions
- CIT Origin & Texas Law — 6 questions
- Cognitive Disorders — 7 questions
- Definitions — 6 questions
- Legal Doctrine — 2 questions
- Mental Illness — Definitions — 12 questions
- Mood Disorders — 10 questions
- POED Procedure — 19 questions
- Personality Disorders — 5 questions
- Thought Disorders — 6 questions
- Use of Force — 1 question
- Veterans & Trauma — 4 questions
Sample questions
Individuals with mental illness comprise fewer than 4 in every 100 adults in America, but generate roughly how many out of every 10 calls for police service?
- 1 in 10 (correct)
- 2 in 10
- 3 in 10
- 5 in 10
Why: Although adults with serious mental illness are a small percentage of the population, they account for approximately 1 in 10 calls for police service. The disparity is one of the foundational reasons for CIT training: officers are routinely first responders to mental health crises despite limited mental-health training.
Treatment Advocacy Center / NAMI
What are the two common forms of depressive disorder?
- Acute and Chronic
- Major Depression and Dysthymia (Persistent Depressive Disorder) (correct)
- Postpartum and Seasonal
- Mild and Severe
Why: Two common forms: (1) MAJOR DEPRESSION — intense level of depression persisting for at least 2 weeks; (2) DYSTHYMIA (now called Persistent Depressive Disorder) — mild to moderate level of depression persisting for at least 2 years. Other depressive disorders include postpartum, seasonal affective, premenstrual dysphoric, and substance-induced depression.
DSM-5 depressive disorders
How long is a POED detention valid (maximum), unless extended through court action?
- 12 hours
- 24 hours
- 48 hours (correct)
- 72 hours
Why: A POED is valid for a MAXIMUM of 48 hours unless extended through court action (typically by a judge issuing a Court-Ordered Mental Health Services order or other warrant for further detention). The 48-hour clock starts when the person is taken into custody.
Tex. Health & Safety Code §573.021