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Prepare for success with this CMN 548 Module 3 Study Questions and Answers with Solutions comprehensive exam review. This study guide is designed for PMHNP students and covers the essential concepts commonly assessed in Module 3, including therapeutic communication, therapeutic nurse–patient relationships, major psychological theories, developmental theories, defense mechanisms, learning theories, cognitive development, mental health assessment, and clinical psychiatric nursing practice. Available study materials for this module consistently emphasize topics such as Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Sullivan, Pavlov, Maslow, therapeutic relationships, and defense mechanisms as core areas for review.

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CMN 548 MODULE 3 STUDY QUESTIONS AND
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ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
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There h h are h h three h h phases hh of h h a h h therapeutic h h nurse-
client hhrelationship. hhThe hhthree hhphases hhconsist hhof hhthe hhintroduction hh(orientation) hhphase, hhthe hhworking
hh(identif hhication hhand hhexploitation) hhphase, hhand hhthe hhtermination hh(resolution) hhphase. hhWhich hhof hhthe

hhfollowing hhis hhan hhap hhpropriate hhnursing hhaction hhduring hhthe hhworking hh(identification hhand hhexploitation)

hhphase:



A. Establishing hh professional hh boundaries.
B. Providing h h diagnostic h h evaluation.
C. Measuring h h outcomes h h of h h care
D. Focusing hh on h h self-management h h strategies. h h - h h correct hh answer-C. hh Measuring hh outcomes hh of h h care


Conflict hhis hhnormally hhdealt hhwith hhusing hhdefense hhmechanisms. hhUnconsciously hhexcluding hhunwanted,
hhdisturbi hhng hhemotions, hhthoughts, hhand hhimpulses hhfrom hhconscious hhawareness hhis hhan hhexplanation hhof

hhwhich hhdefense hhmec hhhanism:



A. Undoing
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Repression hh - h h correct h h answer-D. h h Repression


Erickson's h h developmental h h stages h h and h h the hh milestones h h or hh tasks h h that h h accompany h h them h h give h h insight
h h into hh age

-
appropriate h h behaviors, hhmeasure h h levels h h of h h comprehension h h for hhclient h h teaching, h h and hhprovide h h a
h h context h h withi hhn h h which h h to h h evaluate h h assessment h h data. h h One h h indication h h of h h developmental

h h mastery h h is h h the h h ability h h to h h give h h tim hhe hhand hhtalents hhto hhothers, hhand hhthe hhability hhto hhcare hhfor

h h others. h h This hhoccurs hhduring hhwhich hhof h h the hhfollowing hhde h h velopmental hhstages:



A. Middle h h Adulthood
B. Early h h Adulthood
C. School h h Age
D. Adolescence hh - h h correct h h answer-A. hh Middle h h Adulthood


The hhintrapsychic hhsplitting hhor hhseparation hhof hhaffect hhfrom hhcontent hhresulting hhin hhrepression hhof hheither
hhidea hhor hha hhffect hhor hhthe hhdisplacement hhof hhaffect hhto hha hhdifferent hhor hhsubstitute hhcontent hhdescribes

hhwhich hhdefense hhmechanis h h m:

,A. Isolation
B. Inhibition
C. Suppression
D. Intellectualization hh - hh correct hh answer-A. hh Isolation


This hhform hhof hhpositive hhpsychotherapy hhcombines hhtechniques hhof hhcognitive hhtherapy hhwith hhthe
hhBuddhist hhpracti h h ce hhof hhmindfulness hhmeditation, hhwhich hhencourages hhpeople hhto hhbe hhmore hhaware hhof

hhwhat hhthey hhare hhthinking, hhto hhlive hhin hhthe hhmoment, hhand h h to h h refrain h h from h h evaluating h h judgements

h h about h h their h h own hhthoughts.



A. Positive h h Behavioral h h Support
B. Mindfulness-Based hh Cognitive hh Therapy hh (MBCT)
C. Hope h h Therapy
D. Quality h h of h h Life h h Therapy hh - h h correct h h answer-B. hh Mindfulness-Based h h Cognitive h h Therapy hh (MBCT)


Which h h of hh the h h following h h are h h part h h of h h the h h 4 hh major h h stages h h of h h cognitive h h development h h according
h h to h h Piaget?



A. Sensorimotor
B. Sensory h h processing
C. Preoperational hh thought
D. Concrete h h operations
E. Formal h h operations hh - h h correct h h answer-A. h h Sensorimotor
C. hh Preoperational h h thought
D. h h Concrete h h operations
E. h h Formal h h operations


Which hh of h h the h h following h h is h h the hh most h h prevalent h h and h h best-studied h h example h h of h h diencephalic
h h amnesia?



A. Anoxic h h encephalopathy
B. Alzheimer h h disease
C. Alcoholic hh Korsakoff hh Syndrome
D. Temporal hh lobe hh epilepsy hh- hh correct hh answer-C. hh Alcoholic hh Korsakoff hh Syndrome


Which h h of hh the h h following h h is hh true h h regarding h h the h h concept h h of h h symbolism h h according h h to h h Freud?

,A. A hhsymbol hhis hhrepresentative hhof hhorNsubstitute hhfor hhsome hhother hhidea hhfrom hhwhich hhit hhderives hha
hhsecondary hhsi h h gnificance hhthat hhit hhdoes hhnot hhpossess hhof hhitself.



B. A hh symbol h h represents h h secondary h h elements h h by h h reason h h of h h a h h common h h element h h that h h these h h ideas
h h share.



C. A hh symbol h h is h h characteristically h h motor h h and h h separate h h from h h nature.
D. A h h symbol h h is h h a h h manifest h h expression h h of h h an h h idea h h that h h is h h conscious h h and h h visible.
E. Symbolic hhmodes hhof hhthought hhrepresent hhthe hhpresent hhstage hhof hhmental hhdevelopment hhand hhtend hhto
hhfunction h h in hhmore hhconscious hhexpressions hhand hhconditions. hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-

A. A hhsymbol hhis hhrepresentative hhof hhor hhsubstitute hhfor hhsome hhother hhidea hhfrom hhwhich hhit hhderives hha
hhsecondary hhsi h h gnificance hhthat hhit hhdoes hhnot hhpossess hhof hhitself.




Which h h of h h the h h following h h is hh an h h example h h of h h immature h h defenses?
A. Displacement
B. Externalization
C. Introjection
D. Humor h h - hh correct h h answer-C. h h Introjection


Which hhtheorist hhproposed hhthat hhindividuals hhwere hhunique, hhunified hhbiological hhentities hhwhose
hhpsychological hhp hhrocesses hhfit hhtogether hhinto hhan hhindividual hhlifestyle, hhproposed hha hhprinciple hhof

hhdynamism, hhproposed hhthe hhtheory h h of hhpsychopathology, hhand hhwhose hhpersonality hhtheory hhinvolved

hhthe hhconcept hhof hhmoving hhfrom hha hhsense hhof hhinf hheriority hhto hha hhsense hhof hhmastery?



A. Carl h h Gustav h h Jung
B. Franz h h Alexander
C. Alfred hh Adler
D. Karen h h Horney h h - h h correct h h answer-C. h h Alfred h h Adler


refers h h to hha h h facilitation h h of hhthe h h ability h h to hhdetect/identify h h a h h particular h h stimulus h h based
hh on hha h h specif hhic hhrecent hhexperience.
a. New h h learning h h capacity
b. Remote h h memory
c. Priming
d. Infantile h h amnesia hh - h h correct h h answer-C. h h Priming


Select h h all h h that h h apply. h h The hh following h h are h h a h h few h h characteristics h h of h h a h h therapeutic h h relationship:

, A. Acceptance
B. Respect
C. Authenticity
D. All h h the h h above h h - h h correct h h answer-D. h h All h h of h h the h h above


Which h h phase h h of h h a h h therapeutic h h nurse-
client hh relationship h h includes hh clarifying h h a h h clients hh expectations h h and h h mutually h h settingNgoals?
a. Working
b. Clarifying
c. Termination
d. Introduction h h - hh correct h h answer-A. h h Working


Sense hh of h h inferiority; h h difficulty h h with h h working h h and h h learning hh are h h developmental h h failures h h of hh which
h h stage?



a. Late h h adulthood
b. Early h h childhood
c. School-age
d. Early hh adulthood h h - h h correct h h answer-C. h h School-age h h children


What h h is h h the h h typical h h onset h h of h h schizophrenia h h for h h men h h and h h women?
a. 18-25 h h for h h men; h h 25-35 h h for h h women
b. 25-35 h h for h h men; h h 30-35 h h for h h women
c. 20-30 h h for h h men; h h 15-25 h h for h h women
d. 12-23 h h for h h men; h h 17-25 h h for h h women h h - h h correct h h answer-A. h h 18-25 h h for h h men; h h 25-35 h h for h h women


Piaget's hhdesire hhto hhunderstand hhhow hhone hhcomes hhto hhknow hhthings hhand hhhow hhknowledge hhbecomes
hhmore hhadequ h h ate h h over hhtime hhled h h to h h designating h h himself h h a h h genetic h h epistemologist h h who hhis

h h one h h who:



A. Studies h h the h h development h h of h h cognitive h h changes hh from h h infancy h h to hh adolescence.
B. Studies h h the h h development h h of h h knowledge h h from hh infancy h h to hh late h h adulthood.
C. Studies h h the h h development h h of h h genetic h h traits h h from h h adolescence h h to h h late h h adulthood.
D. Studies h h the h h development h h of h h knowledge h h from h h infancy h h to h h adolescence. h h - h h correct h h answer-
D. h h Studies h h the h h development h h of h h knowledge h h from hh infancy h h to h h adolescence

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