PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE ADVANCED
PRACTICE PSYCHIATRIC NURSE SECOND
EDITION BY KATHLEEN WHEELER TEST
BANK PRACTICE TEST 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Psychodynamic therapy. Answer: A psychological treatment based on
Freudian and neo-Freudian personality theories in which the therapist
helps the patient explore the unconscious dynamics of personality.
⩥ Goal of psychotherapy. Answer: To help the patient develop insight—
that is, an understanding of the unconscious causes of the disorder.
⩥ Resistance. Answer: When the patient shows resistance to new
understandings, using defense mechanisms to avoid painful feelings in
his or her unconscious.
⩥ Transference. Answer: When the patient unconsciously redirects
feelings experienced in an important personal relationship toward the
therapist.
, ⩥ Humanistic therapy. Answer: A psychological treatment based on the
personality theories of Carl Rogers and other humanistic psychologists.
⩥ Person-centered therapy. Answer: An approach to treatment in which
the client is helped to grow and develop as the therapist provides a
comfortable, nonjudgmental environment.
⩥ Therapeutic alliance. Answer: A relationship between the client and
the therapist that is facilitated when the therapist is genuine, treats the
client with unconditional positive regard, and develops empathy with the
client.
⩥ Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT). Answer: A structured approach to
treatment that attempts to reduce psychological disorders through
systematic procedures based on cognitive and behavioral principles.
⩥ Behavioral therapy. Answer: Psychological treatment that is based on
principles of learning.
⩥ Exposure therapy. Answer: A behavioral therapy based on the
classical conditioning principle of extinction, in which people are
confronted with a feared stimulus to decrease their negative emotional
responses to it.
PRACTICE PSYCHIATRIC NURSE SECOND
EDITION BY KATHLEEN WHEELER TEST
BANK PRACTICE TEST 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Psychodynamic therapy. Answer: A psychological treatment based on
Freudian and neo-Freudian personality theories in which the therapist
helps the patient explore the unconscious dynamics of personality.
⩥ Goal of psychotherapy. Answer: To help the patient develop insight—
that is, an understanding of the unconscious causes of the disorder.
⩥ Resistance. Answer: When the patient shows resistance to new
understandings, using defense mechanisms to avoid painful feelings in
his or her unconscious.
⩥ Transference. Answer: When the patient unconsciously redirects
feelings experienced in an important personal relationship toward the
therapist.
, ⩥ Humanistic therapy. Answer: A psychological treatment based on the
personality theories of Carl Rogers and other humanistic psychologists.
⩥ Person-centered therapy. Answer: An approach to treatment in which
the client is helped to grow and develop as the therapist provides a
comfortable, nonjudgmental environment.
⩥ Therapeutic alliance. Answer: A relationship between the client and
the therapist that is facilitated when the therapist is genuine, treats the
client with unconditional positive regard, and develops empathy with the
client.
⩥ Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT). Answer: A structured approach to
treatment that attempts to reduce psychological disorders through
systematic procedures based on cognitive and behavioral principles.
⩥ Behavioral therapy. Answer: Psychological treatment that is based on
principles of learning.
⩥ Exposure therapy. Answer: A behavioral therapy based on the
classical conditioning principle of extinction, in which people are
confronted with a feared stimulus to decrease their negative emotional
responses to it.
