CMN 548 Module 3 Study Questions and Answers
There are three phases of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. The three phases consist of the
introduction (orientation) phase, the working (identification and exploitation) phase, and the
termination (resolution) phase. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action during
the working (identification and exploitation) phase:
A. Establishing professional boundaries.
B. Providing diagnostic evaluation.
C. Measuring outcomes of care
D. Focusing on self-management strategies. correct answers C. Measuring outcomes of care
Conflict is normally dealt with using defense mechanisms. Unconsciously excluding unwanted,
disturbing emotions, thoughts, and impulses from conscious awareness is an explanation of
which defense mechanism:
A. Undoing
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Repression correct answers D. Repression
Erickson's developmental stages and the milestones or tasks that accompany them give insight
into age-appropriate behaviors, measure levels of comprehension for client teaching, and provide
a context within which to evaluate assessment data. One indication of developmental mastery is
the ability to give time and talents to others, and the ability to care for others. This occurs during
which of the following developmental stages:
A. Middle Adulthood
B. Early Adulthood
C. School Age
D. Adolescence correct answers A. Middle Adulthood
,The intrapsychic splitting or separation of affect from content resulting in repression of either
idea or affect or the displacement of affect to a different or substitute content describes which
defense mechanism:
A. Isolation
B. Inhibition
C. Suppression
D. Intellectualization correct answers A. Isolation
This form of positive psychotherapy combines techniques of cognitive therapy with the Buddhist
practice of mindfulness meditation, which encourages people to be more aware of what they are
thinking, to live in the moment, and to refrain from evaluating judgements about their own
thoughts.
A. Positive Behavioral Support
B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
C. Hope Therapy
D. Quality of Life Therapy correct answers B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Which of the following are part of the 4 major stages of cognitive development according to
Piaget?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Sensory processing
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations correct answers A. Sensorimotor
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Which of the following is the most prevalent and best-studied example of diencephalic amnesia?
,A. Anoxic encephalopathy
B. Alzheimer disease
C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy correct answers C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Which of the following is true regarding the concept of symbolism according to Freud?
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some other idea from which it derives a
secondary significance that it does not possess of itself.
B. A symbol represents secondary elements by reason of a common element that these ideas
share.
C. A symbol is characteristically motor and separate from nature.
D. A symbol is a manifest expression of an idea that is conscious and visible.
E. Symbolic modes of thought represent the present stage of mental development and tend to
function in more conscious expressions and conditions. correct answers A. A symbol is
representative of or substitute for some other idea from which it derives a secondary significance
that it does not possess of itself.
Which of the following is an example of immature defenses?
A. Displacement
B. Externalization
C. Introjection
D. Humor correct answers C. Introjection
Which theorist proposed that individuals were unique, unified biological entities whose
psychological processes fit together into an individual lifestyle, proposed a principle of
dynamism, proposed the theory of psychopathology, and whose personality theory involved the
concept of moving from a sense of inferiority to a sense of mastery?
A. Carl Gustav Jung
B. Franz Alexander
C. Alfred Adler
, D. Karen Horney correct answers C. Alfred Adler
_________ refers to a facilitation of the ability to detect/identify a particular stimulus based on a
specific recent experience.
a. New learning capacity
b. Remote memory
c. Priming
d. Infantile amnesia correct answers C. Priming
Select all that apply. The following are a few characteristics of a therapeutic relationship:
A. Acceptance
B. Respect
C. Authenticity
D. All the above correct answers D. All of the above
Which phase of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship includes clarifying a clients expectations
and mutually setting goals?
a. Working
b. Clarifying
c. Termination
d. Introduction correct answers A. Working
Sense of inferiority; difficulty with working and learning are developmental failures of which
stage?
a. Late adulthood
b. Early childhood
c. School-age
d. Early adulthood correct answers C. School-age children
There are three phases of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. The three phases consist of the
introduction (orientation) phase, the working (identification and exploitation) phase, and the
termination (resolution) phase. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action during
the working (identification and exploitation) phase:
A. Establishing professional boundaries.
B. Providing diagnostic evaluation.
C. Measuring outcomes of care
D. Focusing on self-management strategies. correct answers C. Measuring outcomes of care
Conflict is normally dealt with using defense mechanisms. Unconsciously excluding unwanted,
disturbing emotions, thoughts, and impulses from conscious awareness is an explanation of
which defense mechanism:
A. Undoing
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Repression correct answers D. Repression
Erickson's developmental stages and the milestones or tasks that accompany them give insight
into age-appropriate behaviors, measure levels of comprehension for client teaching, and provide
a context within which to evaluate assessment data. One indication of developmental mastery is
the ability to give time and talents to others, and the ability to care for others. This occurs during
which of the following developmental stages:
A. Middle Adulthood
B. Early Adulthood
C. School Age
D. Adolescence correct answers A. Middle Adulthood
,The intrapsychic splitting or separation of affect from content resulting in repression of either
idea or affect or the displacement of affect to a different or substitute content describes which
defense mechanism:
A. Isolation
B. Inhibition
C. Suppression
D. Intellectualization correct answers A. Isolation
This form of positive psychotherapy combines techniques of cognitive therapy with the Buddhist
practice of mindfulness meditation, which encourages people to be more aware of what they are
thinking, to live in the moment, and to refrain from evaluating judgements about their own
thoughts.
A. Positive Behavioral Support
B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
C. Hope Therapy
D. Quality of Life Therapy correct answers B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Which of the following are part of the 4 major stages of cognitive development according to
Piaget?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Sensory processing
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations correct answers A. Sensorimotor
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Which of the following is the most prevalent and best-studied example of diencephalic amnesia?
,A. Anoxic encephalopathy
B. Alzheimer disease
C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy correct answers C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Which of the following is true regarding the concept of symbolism according to Freud?
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some other idea from which it derives a
secondary significance that it does not possess of itself.
B. A symbol represents secondary elements by reason of a common element that these ideas
share.
C. A symbol is characteristically motor and separate from nature.
D. A symbol is a manifest expression of an idea that is conscious and visible.
E. Symbolic modes of thought represent the present stage of mental development and tend to
function in more conscious expressions and conditions. correct answers A. A symbol is
representative of or substitute for some other idea from which it derives a secondary significance
that it does not possess of itself.
Which of the following is an example of immature defenses?
A. Displacement
B. Externalization
C. Introjection
D. Humor correct answers C. Introjection
Which theorist proposed that individuals were unique, unified biological entities whose
psychological processes fit together into an individual lifestyle, proposed a principle of
dynamism, proposed the theory of psychopathology, and whose personality theory involved the
concept of moving from a sense of inferiority to a sense of mastery?
A. Carl Gustav Jung
B. Franz Alexander
C. Alfred Adler
, D. Karen Horney correct answers C. Alfred Adler
_________ refers to a facilitation of the ability to detect/identify a particular stimulus based on a
specific recent experience.
a. New learning capacity
b. Remote memory
c. Priming
d. Infantile amnesia correct answers C. Priming
Select all that apply. The following are a few characteristics of a therapeutic relationship:
A. Acceptance
B. Respect
C. Authenticity
D. All the above correct answers D. All of the above
Which phase of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship includes clarifying a clients expectations
and mutually setting goals?
a. Working
b. Clarifying
c. Termination
d. Introduction correct answers A. Working
Sense of inferiority; difficulty with working and learning are developmental failures of which
stage?
a. Late adulthood
b. Early childhood
c. School-age
d. Early adulthood correct answers C. School-age children
