CMN 548 MODULE 3 STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2026-2027
There are three phases of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. Thevthree phases consist of the introduction
(orientation) phase, the workingv(identifica tion and exploitation) phase, and the termination (resolution)
phase. Which of the following is an appropri ate 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 answer-C. Measuring outcomes of care
Conflict is normally dealt with usingvdefense mechanisms. Unconsciously excluding unwanted, disturbing
emotions, thoughts, and impulses from conscious awareness is an explanation of which defense mechanis
m:
A. Undoing
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Repression - correct answer-D. Repression
Erickson's developmental stages and the milestones or tasks that accompany them give insight into age-
appropriate behaviors, measure levels of comprehension forvclient 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, andvthe ability to care for others. This occurs during which of the following developmenta
l stages:
A. Middle Adulthood
B. Early Adulthood
C. School Age
D. Adolescence - correct answer-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 answer-A. Isolation
This form of positive psychotherapy combines techniques of cognitive therapy with the Buddhistvpractice
of mindfulness meditation, which encourages people to be more aware of whatvthey 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 answer-B. Mindfulness-BasedvCognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Which of the followingvare part of thev4vmajor stages of cognitive development according to Piaget?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Sensory processing
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations - correct answer-A. Sensorimotor
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Whichvof the following is the most prevalentvand best-studied example of diencephalic amnesia?
A. Anoxic encephalopathy
B. Alzheimer disease
C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy - correct answer-C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Whichvof the following is true regardingvthevconcept of symbolism accordingvto Freud?
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some othervidea from whichvit derives a secondary signifi
cance that it doesvnot 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 avmanifest 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 m
ore conscious expressions and conditions. - correct answer-
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some other idea from whichvit derives a secondary signifi
cance that it does not possess of itself.
Whichvof the following is an example of immature defenses?
A. Displacement
B. Externalization
C. Introjection
D. Humor - correct answer-C. Introjection
Whichvtheorist proposed that individuals were unique, unified biological entities whose psychological proc
esses fit together into an individual lifestyle, proposed a principle of dynamism, proposed the theory of psy
chopathology, andvwhose personality theory involved the concept of movingvfrom a sense of inferiority to
a sense of mastery?
A. Carl Gustav Jung
B. Franz Alexander
C. Alfred Adler
D. Karen Horney - correct answer-C. Alfred Adler
refers to a facilitation of thevability to detect/identify avparticular stimulus based on a specific r
ecent experience.
a. New learning capacity
b. Remote memory
c. Priming
d. Infantile amnesia - correct answer-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 answer-D. All of the above
Whichvphase of a therapeutic nurse-
client relationship includes clarifying a clients expectations and mutually setting goals?
a. Working
b. Clarifying
c. Termination
d. Introduction - correct answer-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 answer-C. School-age children
What is the typical onset of schizophrenia for men and women?
a. 18-25 for men; 25-35 for women
b. 25-35 for men; 30-35 for women
c. 20-30 for men; 15-25 for women
d. 12-23 for men; 17-25 for women - correct answer-A. 18-25 for men; 25-35 for women
Piaget's desire to understand how one comes to know things and how knowledge becomes more adequate
over time led to designating himself a genetic epistemologist who is onevwho:
A. Studies the development of cognitive changes from infancy tovadolescence.
B. Studies the development of knowledge from infancy to late adulthood.
C. Studies the developmentvof genetic traits from adolescence to late adulthood.
D. Studies the development of knowledgevfrom infancy to adolescence. - correct answer-
D. Studies the development of knowledge from infancy to adolescence
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2026-2027
There are three phases of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. Thevthree phases consist of the introduction
(orientation) phase, the workingv(identifica tion and exploitation) phase, and the termination (resolution)
phase. Which of the following is an appropri ate 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 answer-C. Measuring outcomes of care
Conflict is normally dealt with usingvdefense mechanisms. Unconsciously excluding unwanted, disturbing
emotions, thoughts, and impulses from conscious awareness is an explanation of which defense mechanis
m:
A. Undoing
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Repression - correct answer-D. Repression
Erickson's developmental stages and the milestones or tasks that accompany them give insight into age-
appropriate behaviors, measure levels of comprehension forvclient 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, andvthe ability to care for others. This occurs during which of the following developmenta
l stages:
A. Middle Adulthood
B. Early Adulthood
C. School Age
D. Adolescence - correct answer-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 answer-A. Isolation
This form of positive psychotherapy combines techniques of cognitive therapy with the Buddhistvpractice
of mindfulness meditation, which encourages people to be more aware of whatvthey 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 answer-B. Mindfulness-BasedvCognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Which of the followingvare part of thev4vmajor stages of cognitive development according to Piaget?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Sensory processing
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations - correct answer-A. Sensorimotor
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Whichvof the following is the most prevalentvand best-studied example of diencephalic amnesia?
A. Anoxic encephalopathy
B. Alzheimer disease
C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy - correct answer-C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Whichvof the following is true regardingvthevconcept of symbolism accordingvto Freud?
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some othervidea from whichvit derives a secondary signifi
cance that it doesvnot 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 avmanifest 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 m
ore conscious expressions and conditions. - correct answer-
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some other idea from whichvit derives a secondary signifi
cance that it does not possess of itself.
Whichvof the following is an example of immature defenses?
A. Displacement
B. Externalization
C. Introjection
D. Humor - correct answer-C. Introjection
Whichvtheorist proposed that individuals were unique, unified biological entities whose psychological proc
esses fit together into an individual lifestyle, proposed a principle of dynamism, proposed the theory of psy
chopathology, andvwhose personality theory involved the concept of movingvfrom a sense of inferiority to
a sense of mastery?
A. Carl Gustav Jung
B. Franz Alexander
C. Alfred Adler
D. Karen Horney - correct answer-C. Alfred Adler
refers to a facilitation of thevability to detect/identify avparticular stimulus based on a specific r
ecent experience.
a. New learning capacity
b. Remote memory
c. Priming
d. Infantile amnesia - correct answer-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 answer-D. All of the above
Whichvphase of a therapeutic nurse-
client relationship includes clarifying a clients expectations and mutually setting goals?
a. Working
b. Clarifying
c. Termination
d. Introduction - correct answer-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 answer-C. School-age children
What is the typical onset of schizophrenia for men and women?
a. 18-25 for men; 25-35 for women
b. 25-35 for men; 30-35 for women
c. 20-30 for men; 15-25 for women
d. 12-23 for men; 17-25 for women - correct answer-A. 18-25 for men; 25-35 for women
Piaget's desire to understand how one comes to know things and how knowledge becomes more adequate
over time led to designating himself a genetic epistemologist who is onevwho:
A. Studies the development of cognitive changes from infancy tovadolescence.
B. Studies the development of knowledge from infancy to late adulthood.
C. Studies the developmentvof genetic traits from adolescence to late adulthood.
D. Studies the development of knowledgevfrom infancy to adolescence. - correct answer-
D. Studies the development of knowledge from infancy to adolescence
