Question 28:The advanced practice psychiatric nurse may intervene as appropriate with agencies or persons in order to advocate for the patient; do for the patient what he or she cannot do for self, always with an aim toward maximum independence and growth which is consistent with which basic strategy of dynamic supportive therapy?Answer: D. Maximize adaptive coping mechanisms Question 29:Which of the following is consistent with literature regarding suicide? Check all that apply:Answers:A. Assessing patient is of paramount importance for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse during the initial patient contactD. Suicidality can be assessed by using reliable and valid self-report questionnaires Question 30:Common ancestry through which individuals have evolved shared values and customs is knowns as which of the following?Answer: B. Ethnicity Question 31The therapist using a CBT approach in which the therapist encourages the patient to investigate whether their thoughts are based on facts or assumptions is known as which of the following?Answer: B. Questioning the Evidence Question 32Which of the following is not consistent with the underlying assumptions of psychodynamic psychotherapy?Answer: A. What happened in the past determine what we do today Question 33The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is meeting with a patient who is in the process of an unwanted divorce. The patient endorses persistent suicidal ideations, with strong intent. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse recognizes the patient is a high suicide risk and recommends which of the following?Answer: B. Hospital psychiatric admission and suicide precautions. Question 34:Which of the following assumptions would the therapist be safe in making about cultural influences in a family?Answer: D. The cultural context of families is complicated by the fact that most families are influenced by multiple contexts.
Question 35:The focus of exploration in a relational psychodynamic therapy includes which one of the following?Answer: C. Here and now Question 36The CBT therapist ask the patient on the scale of “0 -10 how would you rate your depression today?”” And how that compare to 2 months ago?” This is an example of what type of question type in Socratic dialogue?Answer: D. This would not be a question consistent with Socratic Dialogue Question 37Which of the following best describes the difference between standards of care and practice guidelines?Answer: B. Standards of care are legally binding while practice guidelines are not. Question 38:Strategies for working with anxiety are central to all therapy approaches. Which strategy would be consistent with a behavioral therapy approach?Answer: A. Restructuring Question 39:Which of the following is consistent with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? Select all that apply:Answer: D. A and C Question 40:According to Structural Family Therapy model, family structure refers to which of the following?Answer: D. The way families are organized into subsystems separated by emotional boundaries Question 41:”They probably think I am stupid” is an example of which type of cognitive distortion?Answer: B. Mind reading Question 42:In the therapy groups where group members gain through receiving help from group members and giving help to group members, which of Yalom’s therapeutic benefits is being realized?Answer: A. Altruism Question 43:A group member becomes angry with the group leader accusing the leader of being too controlling and showing favoritism. This behavior is consistent with which of Yalom’s therapeutic factors?Answer: A. Catharsis
Question 44:A group member is relieved to realize that others in the group share feelings of incompetency similar to his own. This is an example of which of the following therapeutic factors?Answer: B. Universality Question 45:Good practice habits that are relevant for legal and ethical professional responsibility include which of the following? Check all that applyA. It is essential that emergency coverage is in placeB. How patients contact you between sessions and emergencies should be included in the contract given to the patient during the initial sessionC. Explicitly stated whether you will be available for phone calls between sessions and adhere to clear limits.D. Check message at least once per day and call back within 24 hours.Rationale: All are correct. These are all good practice habits that are relevant for legal and ethical professional responsibility. Hence, improving health service and quality with prevention of legal and ethical complaints. Question 46:A Hispanic woman whose mother recently died reports that she continues to hear voice of her deceased mother. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse considering the Hispanic woman’s culture determines which of the following?A. The woman is likely grieving according to her Hispanic social normsRationale: The woman is not necessarily being psychotic because she is still in the process of bereavement and grieving which is a stressful life event. Question : 47Which of The following is consistent research related to posttraumatic growth?A. Resilience and Posttraumatic growth are inversely relatedRationale: Across studies the results showed that high levels of resilience were associated with the lowest posttraumatic growth scores. The results imply that although growth and resilience are both salutogenic constructs they are inversely related. Question 48:Which of the following is not consistent with the current research related to psychotherapy and psychotropic medication?C. Studies comparing medications with psychotherapy found both produce psychological but brain changes are different for medications than psychotherapyRationale: Both medications and psychotherapy has same changes if used together or individually. Question 49Which of the following is not consistent with the resilience model proposed by Miller-Krauss?C. We feel our best when we have a strong sympathetic system to regulate emotionsRationale: This was not mentioned in the model.
Question 50:A family has been court-ordered to family therapy. The family does not want to participate in therapy. The advanced practice nurse using a solution focused therapy model would most likely do which of the following?B. Review the case and offer suggestions for solving the issueRationale: Assessing and suggesting solutions are one of the jobs to be done by the nurse to help families and individuals to cope up with problems. Question 51:According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the task of learning independence and controlis associated with which of the following problematic traits?A. Excessive dependencyRationale: Developing this control to accomplish things leads to a sense of accomplishment and independence. Failure to this will lead to dependence Question 52:According to Yalom, which of the following is consistent with the therapeutic benefit of imitative behavior?D. All of the aboveRationale: Imitative behavior generally plays a more important role in the early stages of therapy as members identify with more senior members and the therapist. Behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior of others. Yalom also stated that finding out what we are not is progress toward finding out. Question 53:In classical psychodynamic Therapy, the therapist’s role is which one of the following?C. Participant-ObserverRationale: The therapist plays this role by encouraging the client to talk about the emotions they arefeeling and helping the client to identify recurring patterns in their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Question 54:The advance psychiatric nurse is working with couple using a Cognitive Behavioral Family therapy model. The wife states that her husband must be having an affair because he comes home late from work . The advanced practice nurse recognizes as a cognitive distortion knowns as :D. Arbitrary InferenceRationale: Arbitrary inference is the process of drawing a conclusion without sufficient evidence, or without any evidence at all. Question 55:According to Peplau s’ Interpersonal Relations Model for nursing, a cornerstone for the psychotherapeutic process is understanding, assessing and managing which of the following?B. AnxietyRationale: Assessing, and managing anxiety is a cornerstone of Peplau’s Interpersonal
Didactic instruction about mental health, mental illness and general psychodynamics is a strategy which supports which therapeutic group factor?A. Imitative behaviorB. Interpersonal learningC. Imparting of informationD. Development of socializing techniquesQuestion 3Recognizing that many factors may have contributed to a patient’s current situation is an example of which of the following?A. Biomedical modelB. Psychosocial frameworkC. OverdeterminismD. ResiliencyQuestion 4A patient being treated with supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy has been missing sessions and coming late when coming to sessions. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse recognizes this behavior as which of the following?A. AvoidanceB. A sign the patient has met goals.C. The patient is ready to talk about termination of therapy.D. The patient is bored because the sessions have not been very interesting.Question 5Yalom identifies eleven primary factors to describe the therapeutic benefit of group psychotherapy. Which of the following statements is not consistent with these factors?A. Therapeutic change is an intricate interplay of human experiences.B. The distinctions among these factors are well delineated.C. The distinctions among these factors are arbitrary.D. The factors are interdependentQuestion 6According to the Stages of the Family Life Cycle the key emotional process of transition for single young adults is:A. Commitment to a new system.B. Accepting the shifting generational roles.C. Accepting new members into the system.D. Accepting emotional and financial responsibility for self.Question 7It is important for the new nurse psychotherapist to become comfortable with which of the following?A. Learning to be directive to help the patient feel better.B. Letting the psychotherapeutic process unfold over time.C. Helping the patient feel better is the main goal of psychotherapyD. Bui
Question 8Internal resources include which of the following?A. Internal resources are more tangible than external resourcesB. Internal resources consist of the person’s ability to manage primarily negative emotionsC. Internal resources include the person’s ability to self-soothe, demonstrate adequate impulse control, and regulate moods.D.Question 9When assessing families of a different culture from the therapist for treatment, the therapist should consider which of the following with respect to culture?A. The therapist should consider the unique subculture of the family.B. The therapist should consider assumptions of the larger cultural background of the family.C. The therapist should ask the family to share their experiences and traditionsD. All of the aboveQuestion 10Which of the following is consistent with use of direct advice as a strategy of imparting of information?A. Specific advice-giving supports intimate group engagement.B. The most effective form of direct advice is direct suggestion.C. Direct advice is often an important clue in elucidation of interpersonal pathology in the group.D. The least effective form of direct advice was a series of alternative suggestion for gQuestion 11″If I was in a relationship, all of my problems would be solved” is an example of which type of cognitive distortion?A. Fallacy of attachmentB. Fallacy of worryingC. Fallacy of perfect effectD. Fallacy of the change of others.Question 12Optimal family development is thought to take place in which of the following circumstances?A. Family members are differentiated, anxiety is low, and partners maintain emotional contact with their own families.B. Family members lack differentiation, anxiety is low, and partners maintain emotional contact with their own families.C. Family members are differentiated, anxiety is moderate, and partners reduce emotional contact with their parents and siblings.D. Family members lack differentiation, avoid anxiety and partners avoid emotional contact withparents and siblings.Question 13The advanced practice psychiatric nurse may intervene as appropriate with agencies or persons in order to advocate for the patient; do for the patient what he or she cannot do for self, always with an aim toward maximum independence and growth which is consistent with which basic strategy of dynamic supportive therapy?
A. Make connectionsB. Encourage patient activityC. Manipulate the environmentD. Maximize adaptive coping mechanismsQuestion 14Which of the following is true about the CBT cognitive processes of primary and secondary thinking?A. Primary thinking recognizes the indeterminate, negative and irrational thinking as forever part of human action.B. Secondary thinking recognizes the indeterminate, negative and irrational thinking as foremost.C. Primary thinking views the social and cultural world in determinate, positive and rational terms.D. B and CQuestion 15According to Freud’s Psychosexual stages development of sexual identity occurs during what agerange?A. 18 months to 3 yearsB. 3 years to 6 yearsC. 6 years to 12 yearsD. 13 years to 20 yearsQuestion 16The aim in relational psychodynamic therapy is which of the following?A. Make the unconscious consciousB. Resolve ruptures in the therapeutic alliance.C. Provide interpretation based on past experiencesD. Provide interpretation of wish/defense conflicts.Question 17Yalom states the group therapy analogue to relationship in individual therapy is which of the following?A. UniversalityB. CohesivenessC. Social microcosmD. The corrective emotional experience Question 18Diverting conflict between two people by involving a third is known as the concept of:A. Emotional reactivityB. Relationship trianglesC. Differentiation of selfD. Enmeshment Question 19According to Erikson’s Psychosocial stages failure to successfully resolve trust vs mistrust conflictis associated with which of the following pathological outcomes?A. Psychosis, addictions, depression
B. Paranoia, obsessions, compulsionsC. Phobias, psychosomatic disordersD. Inertia, creative inhibitionQuestion 20The goal in a holistic paradigm is toA. CureB. Minimize symptomsC. Eliminate symptoms with medicationD.Question 21In multi-cultural groups, therapists must address the clinical factor of universality by doing which of the following?A. Assist group members in learning about the cultural differences.B. Minimize the cultural differences within the group.C. Help the group move past a focus on concrete cultural differences to transcultural human responses to situations.D. The therapist should do nothing as that would be interfering in the group process.Question 22Groups with a greater sense of solidarity exhibit which of the following? Check all that apply.A. Higher rate of attendanceB. Acceptance for a variable level of active participationC. A concrete system for measuring cohesivenessD. A and BQuestion 23There is evidence that suggests certain individuals may obtain greater benefit from group therapy than from other approaches. These include which of the following individuals? Check allthat apply.A. Individuals dealing with stigmaB. Individuals dealing with social isolationC. Individuals seeking new coping skillsD. B and C onlyQuestion 24Object relations theorists work from a framework which includes which of the following?A. The central motivating force in development is the drive for gratification.B. Primary maternal preoccupation will lead to development of a false sense of self.C. The central motivating force in development is that people are primarily motived to seek other people.D. The good enough mother creates a dynamic in which the person feels never good enough in relationships.
Question 25The concept that reminds us that families are open systems, and our interpretations are shaped by assumptions we absorb from the culture is known as:A. ConstructivismB. Systems TheoryC. Attachment TheoryD. Social ConstructionismQuestion 26According to Benner’s role acquisition model, the advanced practice psychiatric nurse with 2-5 years of experience who coordinates complex care and sees situations as wholes with long termsolutions, is functioning at which level of competency?A. NoviceB. Advanced beginnerC. Competency/ proficiencyD. Expert Question 27The decision to use supportive psychotherapy should be based on which of the following? Check all that apply:A. Recent lossesB. Present coping skillsC. The patient’s ego strength and weaknessesD. Highest level of functioning previously achieved. Health Science Science Nursing NRNP 6645 Share QuestionAnswer & ExplanationSolved by verified expert#2 – C. Imparting behavior#3 – B. Psychosocial framework#4 – A. Avoidance#5 – C. The distinctions among these factors are arbitrary.#6 – D. Accepting emotional and financial responsibility for self.#7 – A. Learning to be directive to help the patient feel better.#8 – C. Internal resources include the person’s ability to self-soothe, demonstrate adequate impulse control, and regulate moods.#9 – A. The therapist should consider the unique subculture of the family.#10 – A. Specific advice-giving supports intimate group engagement.#11 – C. Fallacy of perfect effect#12 – A. Family members are differentiated, anxiety is low, and partners maintain emotional contact with their own families.#13 – B. Encourage patient activity#14 – D. B and C#15 – B. 3 years to 6 years

16 – A. Make the unconscious conscious#17 – C. Social microcosm#18 – B. Relationship triangles#19 – C. Phobias, psychosomatic disorders#20 – C. Eliminate symptoms with medication#21 – A. Assist group members in learning about the cultural differences.#22 – A. Higher rate of attendance, B. Acceptance for a variable level of active participation, C. A concrete system for measuring cohesiveness#23 – A. Individuals dealing with stigma and B. Individuals dealing with social isolation#24 – C. The central motivating force in development is that people are primarily motived to seek other people.#25 – D. Social Constructionism#26 – D. Expert#27 – A. Recent losses, B. Present coping skills, C. The patient’s ego strength and weaknessesQuestion 31 Factors that distinguish psychodynamic therapy from…Question 31Factors that distinguish psychodynamic therapy from cognitive behavioral therapy include whichof the following factors.A.Emphasis on the past; Focus on expression of emotion; Emphasis on transferenceB.Focus on here and now, focus on current relationships, exploration of intra psychic issues.C.Emphasis on here and now; exploring and working with resistance to treatment, the working alliance.D.Identification of patterns in actions, thoughts, feelings, experiences; Focus on current relationships. Question 32A group member becomes angry with the group leader accusing the leader of being too controlling and showing favoritism. This behavior is consistent with which of Yalom’s therapeutic factors?A.CatharsisB.Interpersonal learningC.Development of socializing techniquesD.The corrective recapitulation of the primary family group.

Question 33Which of the following is not consistent with current research related to psychotherapy and psychotropic medication?A.Research suggests that psychotherapy enhances the effects of psychotropic medication.B.Studies comparing medication with psychotherapy found both produce similar physiological changes in the brain.C.Studies comparing medication with psychotherapy found both produce physiological changes but brain changes are different for medications than for psychotherapy.D.Research suggests psychotropic medications may interfere with the learning that takes place during psychotherapy.Question 34The advanced practice psychiatric nurse realizes which of the following regarding workbook exercises in therapy?A.Workbook exercises are only an adjunct to treatment.B.Workbook exercises simplify the real work in therapy.C.Treatment manuals consistently correlate positively with treatment outcome.D.Use of workbook exercises and approaches promotes creativity and flexibility in the therapeutic process.Question 39Which of the following is inconsistent with Socratic Dialogue basic rules for the therapist?A.The collaborative dialogue is goal-directed and specific.B.The therapist may use everyday experiences as therapeutic metaphors.C.Self-disclosure is frequently used to motivate the patient in problem solving.D.Socratic Dialogue questions should be framed in a way to elicit an affirmative response. Question 40A group of co-occurring, relatively invariant symptoms found in a specific cultural group, community or context, which may or may not be recognized as an illness within the culture but such cultural patterns of distress and features of illness may be recognizable by the outside observer is known as which of the following?A.
Cultural syndromeB.Cultural formulationC.Cultural idiom of distressD.Cultural explanation or perceived cause Question 44Hildegard Peplau developed the psychodynamic interpersonal model for psychiatric nursing based on which theorist’s framework?A.Eric EricksonB.Sigmund FreudC.Margaret MahlerD.Harry Stack Sullivan Question 45According to Erikson’s Psychosocial stages failure to successfully resolve trust vs mistrust conflictis associated with which of the following pathological outcomes?A.Psychosis, addictions, depressionB.Paranoia, obsessions, compulsionsC.Phobias, psychosomatic disordersD.Inertia, creative inhibition Question 46Which of the following is a responsible way for the therapist to safely set appropriate limits on availability.A.The therapist just needs to notify either in person or by mail that they will not be available at certain times.B.The therapist has an answering machine that clearly states that if this is an emergency, the patient should go to the ED or call a crises hotline.C.Ask another therapist to cover for vacations and time off, as this is for emergency only specificsabout patients should not be shared.
D.Both A and BQuestion 48According to Freud’s Psychosexual Stages framework a patient exhibiting excessive envy and jealousy failed to successfully manage anxiety during which stage?A.OralB.AnalC.LatencyD.Phallic/OedipalQuestion 49The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is working with a couple on conflict management. They report during a recent argument the husband threw a plate across the room. Based on the current advances in neuroscience the advanced practice psychiatric nurse explains:A.People do things because of what happens in their brain.B.Biological events cause human actions.C.One can learn to activate their prefrontal cortex and retrain emotional reactions.D.Biological events always over-rides free will. Question 53The quality of the therapeutic relationship is most closely linked to which school of therapy?A.FreudianB.GestaltC.CBTD.None of the aboveHealth Science Science Nursing NURS 6640 Share QuestionAnswer & ExplanationSolved by verified expert31. A32. D33. D34. D

39. C40. A44. D45. B46. D48. D49. C53. B1. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse helps the patient to identify and name feelings, focus on somatic sensations associated with emotions, and encourages use of metaphor to describe feelings. This is consistent with which basic strategy of supportive psychodynamic therapy?A. Make connectionsB. Decrease alexithymiaC. Encourage patient activityD. Maximize adaptive coping mechanisms 2. Schizoid personality is a pathological outcome associated with which of Erickson’s psychosocial stages?A. Autonomy vs. self-doubtB. Industry vs. inferiorityC. Identity vs. role confusionD. Intimacy vs. isolation 3. What distinguishes psychoanalytic therapy from other types of therapies?A. The focus on problem-solvingB. The focus on irrational thoughtsC. The focus on dreams and wishesD. The deep analysis of the patient relationship with the therapist. 4. Strategies for working with anxiety are central to all therapy approaches. Which strategy would be consistent with a behavioral therapy approach?A. RestructuringB. InterpretationsC. DesensitizationD. Exploring wishes 5. Good practice habits that are relevant for legal and ethical professional responsibility include which of the following? Check all that apply.A. It is essential that emergency coverage is in place.B. How the patient contacts you between sessions and in emergencies should be included in the contract given to the patient during the initial session.
    C. Explicitly state whether you will be available for phone calls between sessions and adhere to clear limits.D. Check messages at least once per day and call back within 24 hours.Step-by-step explanation6. For severe trauma and phobias it is recommended to teach the patient some relation techniques prior to beginning exposure therapy. When is it appropriate to use these relaxation techniques? A. It is appropriate to use relaxation techniques in between exposuresB. It is appropriate to use relaxation techniques during the actual exposures conducted by the therapist.C. It is appropriate to use relaxation techniques after the exposuresD. A and C 7. A patient being treated with supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy has been missing sessions and coming late when coming to sessions. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse recognizes this behavior as which of the following? A. AvoidanceB. A sign the patient has met goals.C. The patient is ready to talk about termination of therapy.D. The patient is bored because the sessions have not been very interesting. 8. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) interventions focus on A. The person’s relationships and family dynamicsB. The person’s thoughts, beliefs, or behaviorsC. The person’s understanding of how the past gets triggered and plays out in the presentD. The person’s body, beliefs, images, and emotions to process trauma 9. The therapist using a CBT approach says to the patient: “You say you become depressed. Explain to me what depressed feels like to you.” This is an example of what question type in Socratic Dialogue? A. Memory questionB. Translation questionC. Application questionD. Interpretation question 10. According to the Stages of the Family Life Cycle the key emotional process of transition for singleyoung adults is:
    A. Commitment to a new system.B. Accepting the shifting generational roles.C. Accepting new members into the system.D. Accepting emotional and financial responsibility for self. Question 11Evidenced based guidelines for patient treatment are based on which of the following?A.Consensus of expert panelB.Systematic reviews of case studies.C.Systematic reviews of randomized controlled studies (RTC).D.A and C Question 12Which of the following is true about the CBT cognitive processes of primary and secondary thinking?A.Primary thinking recognizes the indeterminate, negative and irrational thinking as forever part of human action.B.Secondary thinking recognizes the indeterminate, negative and irrational thinking as foremost.C.Primary thinking views the social and cultural world in determinate, positive and rational terms.D.B and C Question 13Internal resources include which of the following?A.Internal resources are more tangible than external resourcesB.Internal resources consist of the person’s ability to manage primarily negative emotionsC.Internal resources include the person’s ability to self-soothe, demonstrate adequate impulse control, and regulate moods.D.
    Are intuitive and easily measured Question 14According to Benner’s role acquisition model, the advanced practice psychiatric nurse with 2-5 years of experience, who coordinates complex care and sees situations as wholes with long-term solutions, is functioning at which level of competency?A.NoviceB.Advanced beginnerC.Competency/proficiencyD.Expert Question 15According to H. Peplau (1991) self-awareness for the advanced practice psychiatric nurseA.Is key to understanding othersB.Increases likelihood therapist acts out their own agenda.C.Allows for nurse-patient boundaries to be safely ignored to better meet patient needs.D.Undermines objectivity Question 16It is important for the new nurse psychotherapist to become comfortable with which of the following?A.Learning to be directive to help the patient feel better.B.Letting the psychotherapeutic process unfold over time.C.Helping the patient feel better is the main goal of psychotherapyD.Building a therapeutic toolbox for a variety of “fix it” solutions for a variety of problems. Question 18In classical psychodynamic therapy the therapist’s role is which of the following?A.ObjectiveB.Subjective
    C.Participant-ObserverD.Enmeshed Question 19If a health care professional terminates treatment because of managed care failure to authorize the session who is liable for harm based upon abandonment of the treatment.A.The health care providerB.The managed care company.C.The individual at the managed care company who failed to authorize necessary treatment.D.All of the aboveQuestion 20Which of the following is not consistent with therapeutic process of the corrective recapitulation of the primary family group in group psychotherapy?A.The therapeutic value is that early familial conflicts are simply relived.B.The therapeutic value is that early familial conflicts are relived correctively.C.Fixed roles must be constantly explored and challenged.D.Working out problems in the group setting is also working through unfinished business from long ago.Health Science Science Nursing NURS 6650 Share QuestionAnswer & ExplanationSolved by verified expertQuestion 11Evidenced based guidelines for patient treatment are based on which of the following?A.Consensus of expert panelQuestion 12Which of the following is true about the CBT cognitive processes of primary and secondary thinking?A.
    Primary thinking recognizes the indeterminate, negative and irrational thinking as forever part of human action. Question 13Internal resources include which of the following? C.Internal resources include the person’s ability to self-soothe, demonstrate adequate impulse control, and regulate moods. Question 14According to Benner’s role acquisition model, the advanced practice psychiatric nurse with 2-5 years of experience, who coordinates complex care and sees situations as wholes with long-term solutions, is functioning at which level of competency?C.Competency/proficiency Question 15According to H. Peplau (1991) self-awareness for the advanced practice psychiatric nurseA.Is key to understanding others Question 16It is important for the new nurse psychotherapist to become comfortable with which of the following? B.Letting the psychotherapeutic process unfold over time. Question 18In classical psychodynamic therapy the therapist’s role is which of the following?AC.Participant-Observer Question 19If a health care professional terminates treatment because of managed care failure to authorize the session who is liable for harm based upon abandonment of the treatment..C.
    The individual at the managed care company who failed to authorize necessary treatment. Question 20Which of the following is not consistent with therapeutic process of the corrective recapitulation of the primary family group in group psychotherapy?C.Fixed roles must be constantly explored and challenged. Question 55The patient talking about her husband states “By the time he comes home late for the zillionth time I’m just beside my self … you know what I mean.” The CBT therapist responds saying “No, I don’t know what you mean. Please explain what you mean by “beside yourself”. The therapist isusing a technique known as which of the following?A.Questioning the EvidenceB.Downward ArrowC.Idiosyncratic MeaningD.Labeling of Distortions. Question 57In relational psychodynamic psychotherapy the therapist helps the patient with which of the following?A.To understand the patient’s impact on others.B.To deepen the patient’s understanding of others.C.Both A and BD.Neither A nor B is consistent with the focus of relational psychodynamic psychotherapy. Question 58Role play in the context of the therapy session is an example of which of the following behavioral techniques:A.BibliotherapyB.Behavioral rehearsalC.Contingency management
    D.Cognitive restructuring Question 59Which of the following is not consistent with the underlying assumptions of psychodynamic psychotherapy?A.What has happened in the past determines what we do today.B.Psychodynamic psychotherapy is rooted in developmental theoryC.By changing one’s thoughts, emotions and behaviors can be changed.D.Through understanding the past, the individual is impowered to make more conscious decisions. Question 61″They probably think I am stupid” is an example of which type of cognitive distortion?A.ComparingB.Mind readingC.Objectifying the subjectiveD.Externalization of self-worth Question 62Which of the following best describes the difference between standards of care and practice guidelines?A.Practice guidelines are legally binding while standards of care are not.B.Standards of care are legally binding while practice guidelines are not.C.There is no difference between standards of care and practice guidelines.D.Practice guidelines should be followed as written while standards of care are more flexible. Question 63The technique used by the CBT therapist to help the individual uncover underlying assumptions in logic and sequence through careful questioning by the therapist asking,” If this is true then what happens?”
    A.Idiosyncratic MeaningB.Labeling of distortions,C.Downward ArrowD.Questioning the EvidenceQuestion 64In general, the lower the patient is on Maslow’s hierarchy of needsA.The less active the therapist must be.B.The more active the therapist must be.C.The more neutral the therapist must be.D.The more enmeshed the therapist must be. Question 65A descriptive/biological approach of specialized knowledge that treats individuals as members of a diagnostic group is based onA.A biomedical modelB.A holistic modelC.A recovery modelD.A resilience model Question 66According to Mahler’s stages of separation-individuation the phase of “normal autism” occurs during what age range?A.Birth to 1 monthB.10 to 16 monthsC.16 to 24 monthsD.24 to 36 months Question 67
    Psychodynamic psychotherapy interventions focus on which of the following?A.The person’s thoughts beliefs and behaviorsB.The person’s relationships and family dynamicsC.The person’s emotions and thoughts, deepening understanding of triggers form the past played out in the present.D.The person’s body, beliefs, images, and emotions to process traumaQuestion 68When working with a couple the therapist observes the wife seems to have more power in the relationship and the husband seems disengaged. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse can safely assume which of the following based on the couple’s Appalachian culture/roots?A.This is a culturally consistent framework where the wife is typically the decision maker in the family.B.This is not culturally consistent with Appalachian norms and is an issue for the couple’s therapy.C.The couple is aware of the gender inequality in the family and is fine with it.D.The advanced practice psychiatric nurse cannot assume any of the above and needs to further assess roles in the relationship.Question 70The decision to use supportive psychotherapy should be based on which of the following? Check all that apply.A.Recent lossesB.Present coping skillsC.The patient’s ego strength and weaknessesD.Highest level of functioning previously achievedHealth Science Science Nursing NURS 6640 Share Question Answer & ExplanationSolved by verified expert55. B.
    Downward Arrow57. D.Neither A nor B is consistent with the focus of relational psychodynamic psychotherapy.58.B.Behavioral rehearsal59. A.What has happened in the past determines what we do today.61. D.Externalization of self-worth62. D.Practice guidelines should be followed as written while standards of care are more flexible.63. C.Downward Arrow64. A.The less active the therapist must be.65. A.A biomedical model66. D.24 to 36 months67. C.The person’s emotions and thoughts, deepening understanding of triggers form the past played out in the present.68. D.The advanced practice psychiatric nurse cannot assume any of the above and needs to further assess roles in the relationship.70. A.Recent losses B.Present coping skills