NRNP 6645 PSYCHOTHERAPY
MIDTERM EXAM WALDEN
UNIVERSITY 2026 EXAMINATION
TEST SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Unconscious Incompetency. Answer: Lack of awareness of one's
incompetence.
◉ Conscious Incompetency. Answer: Awareness of one's lack of skills.
◉ Conscious Competency. Answer: Skillful performance with
awareness and effort.
◉ Unconscious Competency. Answer: Automatic skill execution
without conscious thought.
◉ Freud's Independence Tasks. Answer: Learning independence linked
to personality traits.
◉ Excessive Dependency. Answer: Over-reliance on others for support.
◉ Standards of Care. Answer: Legally binding guidelines for
professional practice.
,◉ Practice Guidelines. Answer: Recommendations that are not legally
binding.
◉ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Answer: Psychotherapy
focusing on changing thought patterns.
◉ Primary Thinking. Answer: Recognizes irrational thoughts as part of
behavior.
◉ Secondary Thinking. Answer: Views social world in rational, positive
terms.
◉ Imitative Behavior. Answer: Modeling behaviors to facilitate personal
change.
◉ Therapeutic Alliance. Answer: Collaborative relationship between
therapist and client.
◉ Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Answer: Treatment focusing on
unconscious processes and defense mechanisms.
◉ Primitive Defenses. Answer: Basic psychological mechanisms for
coping with stress.
◉ Mature Defense Mechanisms. Answer: Advanced strategies for
managing emotional conflict.
,◉ Cognitive Triad. Answer: Negative thought patterns affecting
emotions and behaviors.
◉ Altruism. Answer: Helping others as a therapeutic factor in groups.
◉ Universality. Answer: Realizing shared experiences among group
members.
◉ Imparting of Information. Answer: Sharing knowledge as a
therapeutic intervention.
◉ Therapeutic Benefit. Answer: Positive outcomes from therapeutic
interventions.
◉ Family Therapy Initial Contact. Answer: Assessing family dynamics
and presenting problems.
◉ Dynamic Supportive Therapy. Answer: Assists patients with reality
testing and social skills.
◉ Reality Testing. Answer: Evaluating perceptions against actual
experiences.
, ◉ Impulse Control. Answer: Ability to resist immediate urges or
temptations.
◉ Affect Modulation. Answer: Regulating emotional responses to
situations.
◉ Interpersonal Awareness. Answer: Understanding social dynamics
and relationships.
◉ Empathy. Answer: Ability to understand and share another's feelings.
◉ Advocacy. Answer: Supporting patients' needs and promoting
independence.
◉ Encourage Patient Activity. Answer: Promoting engagement in self-
directed tasks.
◉ Psychoanalytic Therapy. Answer: Focus on deep analysis of patient-
therapist relationship.
◉ Psychic Determinism. Answer: Belief that all thoughts and behaviors
have causes.
◉ Supportive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Answer: Focus on
feelings, life stresses, and problem-solving.
MIDTERM EXAM WALDEN
UNIVERSITY 2026 EXAMINATION
TEST SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Unconscious Incompetency. Answer: Lack of awareness of one's
incompetence.
◉ Conscious Incompetency. Answer: Awareness of one's lack of skills.
◉ Conscious Competency. Answer: Skillful performance with
awareness and effort.
◉ Unconscious Competency. Answer: Automatic skill execution
without conscious thought.
◉ Freud's Independence Tasks. Answer: Learning independence linked
to personality traits.
◉ Excessive Dependency. Answer: Over-reliance on others for support.
◉ Standards of Care. Answer: Legally binding guidelines for
professional practice.
,◉ Practice Guidelines. Answer: Recommendations that are not legally
binding.
◉ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Answer: Psychotherapy
focusing on changing thought patterns.
◉ Primary Thinking. Answer: Recognizes irrational thoughts as part of
behavior.
◉ Secondary Thinking. Answer: Views social world in rational, positive
terms.
◉ Imitative Behavior. Answer: Modeling behaviors to facilitate personal
change.
◉ Therapeutic Alliance. Answer: Collaborative relationship between
therapist and client.
◉ Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Answer: Treatment focusing on
unconscious processes and defense mechanisms.
◉ Primitive Defenses. Answer: Basic psychological mechanisms for
coping with stress.
◉ Mature Defense Mechanisms. Answer: Advanced strategies for
managing emotional conflict.
,◉ Cognitive Triad. Answer: Negative thought patterns affecting
emotions and behaviors.
◉ Altruism. Answer: Helping others as a therapeutic factor in groups.
◉ Universality. Answer: Realizing shared experiences among group
members.
◉ Imparting of Information. Answer: Sharing knowledge as a
therapeutic intervention.
◉ Therapeutic Benefit. Answer: Positive outcomes from therapeutic
interventions.
◉ Family Therapy Initial Contact. Answer: Assessing family dynamics
and presenting problems.
◉ Dynamic Supportive Therapy. Answer: Assists patients with reality
testing and social skills.
◉ Reality Testing. Answer: Evaluating perceptions against actual
experiences.
, ◉ Impulse Control. Answer: Ability to resist immediate urges or
temptations.
◉ Affect Modulation. Answer: Regulating emotional responses to
situations.
◉ Interpersonal Awareness. Answer: Understanding social dynamics
and relationships.
◉ Empathy. Answer: Ability to understand and share another's feelings.
◉ Advocacy. Answer: Supporting patients' needs and promoting
independence.
◉ Encourage Patient Activity. Answer: Promoting engagement in self-
directed tasks.
◉ Psychoanalytic Therapy. Answer: Focus on deep analysis of patient-
therapist relationship.
◉ Psychic Determinism. Answer: Belief that all thoughts and behaviors
have causes.
◉ Supportive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Answer: Focus on
feelings, life stresses, and problem-solving.
