NSG 526 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026
ORGAN FAILURE AND SYSTEM
DYSFUNCTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Event interpretation
Answer: should be included for problem-solving therapy for a child
with conduct disorder.
◉ Family therapy
Answer: can promote the greatest change in an adolescent's
behavior.
◉ The Developmental Theoretical approach
Answer: describes a family's progression through the lifecycle.
◉ Establishing a therapeutic alliance
Answer: is important because acceptance and trust convey a feeling
of security in an adolescent.
◉ Most children will adopt the same world view
,Answer: as their parents (ex. If a child was brought up by parents
who thought the world was hostile they would most likely adopt this
view as they grow older.
◉ Bibliotherapy
Answer: uses books and a librarian as resources.
◉ When conducting a counseling session for a group of at risk
adolescents on drug use
Answer: it is important to have their peers involved in teaching
some problem-solving skills.
◉ Play therapy is important
Answer: because it allows the child to play out their fears and
frustrations.
◉ Therapeutic drawing is a helpful technique
Answer: is a child feels self-blame regarding their parent's divorce.
◉ Objective observations
Answer: help the most in evaluating outcomes of child therapy.
◉ Schizoid personality disorder
,Answer: Individual psychotherapy is the appropriate modality to use
with this disorder.
◉ The best response by the PMHNP when speaking with a client
with BPD who has been in counseling for management of self-harm
behaviors who now wants to cut themselves is
Answer: to assist the client to identify an appropriate coping
strategy.
◉ Understand that if a client with BPD who was making progress
but recently had an anxiety producing situation arise and now cut
herself is that even though this behavior is dysfunctional,
Answer: it is mostly the patient's best effort to cope.
◉ Self-mutilation is mainly due to
Answer: fear of abandonment or the increase of independence
◉ BPD is often characterized by
Answer: an inability to tolerate perceived rejection.
◉ Patients will respond better to limit setting if
Answer: the PMHNP can reflect back to the client an understanding
and validation of their emotional distress.
, ◉ Clients with BPD have not successfully achieved
Answer: the developmental stage of separation-individuation.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder
Answer: do not trust others easily, and it's best to use a respectful
neutral approach.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder are
Answer: critical of others because they project blame for their own
shortcomings onto others.
◉ Self-mutilation occurs because
Answer: a client may feel that pain is better than not feeling
anything, it also results from feelings of abandonment, it can be a
manipulative gesture, and it is also happens when a safety plan has
been put in place.
◉ DBT helps to
Answer: replace irrational thoughts.
◉ Respecting a client's boundaries
Answer: important in establishing a therapeutic relationship with a
patient with BPD
ORGAN FAILURE AND SYSTEM
DYSFUNCTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Event interpretation
Answer: should be included for problem-solving therapy for a child
with conduct disorder.
◉ Family therapy
Answer: can promote the greatest change in an adolescent's
behavior.
◉ The Developmental Theoretical approach
Answer: describes a family's progression through the lifecycle.
◉ Establishing a therapeutic alliance
Answer: is important because acceptance and trust convey a feeling
of security in an adolescent.
◉ Most children will adopt the same world view
,Answer: as their parents (ex. If a child was brought up by parents
who thought the world was hostile they would most likely adopt this
view as they grow older.
◉ Bibliotherapy
Answer: uses books and a librarian as resources.
◉ When conducting a counseling session for a group of at risk
adolescents on drug use
Answer: it is important to have their peers involved in teaching
some problem-solving skills.
◉ Play therapy is important
Answer: because it allows the child to play out their fears and
frustrations.
◉ Therapeutic drawing is a helpful technique
Answer: is a child feels self-blame regarding their parent's divorce.
◉ Objective observations
Answer: help the most in evaluating outcomes of child therapy.
◉ Schizoid personality disorder
,Answer: Individual psychotherapy is the appropriate modality to use
with this disorder.
◉ The best response by the PMHNP when speaking with a client
with BPD who has been in counseling for management of self-harm
behaviors who now wants to cut themselves is
Answer: to assist the client to identify an appropriate coping
strategy.
◉ Understand that if a client with BPD who was making progress
but recently had an anxiety producing situation arise and now cut
herself is that even though this behavior is dysfunctional,
Answer: it is mostly the patient's best effort to cope.
◉ Self-mutilation is mainly due to
Answer: fear of abandonment or the increase of independence
◉ BPD is often characterized by
Answer: an inability to tolerate perceived rejection.
◉ Patients will respond better to limit setting if
Answer: the PMHNP can reflect back to the client an understanding
and validation of their emotional distress.
, ◉ Clients with BPD have not successfully achieved
Answer: the developmental stage of separation-individuation.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder
Answer: do not trust others easily, and it's best to use a respectful
neutral approach.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder are
Answer: critical of others because they project blame for their own
shortcomings onto others.
◉ Self-mutilation occurs because
Answer: a client may feel that pain is better than not feeling
anything, it also results from feelings of abandonment, it can be a
manipulative gesture, and it is also happens when a safety plan has
been put in place.
◉ DBT helps to
Answer: replace irrational thoughts.
◉ Respecting a client's boundaries
Answer: important in establishing a therapeutic relationship with a
patient with BPD
