NSG 527 MIDTERM/WILKES NSG 527
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, THEORIES AND
ADVANCED CLINICAL MODALITIES
MIDTERM REAL EXAM WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS| CURRENTLY TESTING
VERSION | ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST
|2026-2027
A psychologist describes a 10-year-old child as struggling with industry versus inferiority
in terms of Erikson's stages of development. What difficulties might one expect this
child to have? (select all that apply)
A. Not completing homework for school unless a parent sits with him
B. Struggling to withstand peer pressure and taking on different identities in different
groups
C. Feeling utterly dependent on caretakers and being unable to entertain himself alone
D. Being preoccupied with death and a feeling of futility
E. Attaching no significance to rewards such as praise or allowance money in return for
getting good grades or completing chores
A. not completing homework for school unless a parent sits with him
E. attaching no significane to rewars such as praise or allowance money in return for
getting good grades
what are the stages of Erikson's developmental theory, (in order)
1. trust vs. mistrust (0-1 yr)
2. autonomy vs. shame and doubt (1-3 yrs)
3. initiative vs. guilt (3-6)
,4. industry vs inferiority (6-puberty)
5. Identity vs. role confusion (adolescence)
6. intimacy vs isolation (young adulthood)
7. generativity vs stagnation (mid-adulthood)
8. ego integrity vs. despair (senior citizens)
Which of the following of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is most
appropriate for a 6-year-old child to exhibit?
A. Trust versus mistrust
B. Industry versus inferiority
C. Affiliation and love
D. Autonomy versusshame
B. industry vs. inferiority
Psychoanalytical and insight-oriented therapies tend to be most useful with clients who
are in which of the following stages of change?
A : Precontemplation
B : Preparation
C : Action
D : Maintenance
A. precontemplation
: Behavioral therapies tend to be most useful with clients who are in which of the
following stages of change?
A : Precontemplation
B : Contemplation
C : Preparation
D : Action
D. action
: An individual who is in the contemplation stage of change is
A : unaware that he or she has a problem.
,B : aware of a problem and considering change.
C : intending to make changes in the near future.
D : working on modifying his or her behavior.
B. aware of a problem and considering change
: An individual who is in the action stage of change is
A : unaware that he or she has a problem
B : aware of a problem and considering change
C : intending to make changes in the near future
D : working on modifying his or her behavior
D. working on modifying his or her behavior
: An individual who is in the contemplation stage of change responds best to a therapist
who is serving the role of a
A : nurturer.
B : Socratic teacher.
C : experienced coach.
D : consultant.
B. socratic teacher
: A client is recording the number of cigarettes smoked daily and the therapist is
teaching the client relaxation and distraction skills to use in the future instead of
smoking. The client is likely in which of the following stages of change?
A : Precontemplation
B : Preparation
C : Action
D : Maintenance
B. preparetion
: Insight-oriented techniques tend to be least useful during the stage of change known
as
A : precontemplation.
B : preparation.
, C : action.
D : maintenance.
C. action
: Research on stages of change has found that
A : pretreatment stage of change is not related to amount of client progress.
B : therapy should be postponed for clients in precontemplation.
C : stage of change is correlated with short-term but not long-term progress.
D : tailoring treatments to stage of change significantly improves outcomes.
D. tailoring treatments to stage of change significantly improves outcomes
The nurse has developed a plan in which nursing interventions are used to reinforce the
patients healthy behaviors. Which statement by the nurse will positively reinforce the
patients efforts regarding the plan?
a. How can a stress reduction plan help you at home?
b. It sounds like you have the incentive to make healthy choices.
c. When you tried to follow the plan, how well did it work for you?
d. It sounds as though making healthy choices is very important to you.
b. It sounds like you have the incentive to make healthy choices
a study done in 2010, showed that ________ can possibly sucessfully treat postpartum
depression
rTMS
a technique used in gestalt therapy where the patient is told to exaggerate movements.
ex: patient is tapping their foot from anxiety/restelessness - therapist will have the
patient exaggerate that movment
exaggeration of movements
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, THEORIES AND
ADVANCED CLINICAL MODALITIES
MIDTERM REAL EXAM WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS| CURRENTLY TESTING
VERSION | ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST
|2026-2027
A psychologist describes a 10-year-old child as struggling with industry versus inferiority
in terms of Erikson's stages of development. What difficulties might one expect this
child to have? (select all that apply)
A. Not completing homework for school unless a parent sits with him
B. Struggling to withstand peer pressure and taking on different identities in different
groups
C. Feeling utterly dependent on caretakers and being unable to entertain himself alone
D. Being preoccupied with death and a feeling of futility
E. Attaching no significance to rewards such as praise or allowance money in return for
getting good grades or completing chores
A. not completing homework for school unless a parent sits with him
E. attaching no significane to rewars such as praise or allowance money in return for
getting good grades
what are the stages of Erikson's developmental theory, (in order)
1. trust vs. mistrust (0-1 yr)
2. autonomy vs. shame and doubt (1-3 yrs)
3. initiative vs. guilt (3-6)
,4. industry vs inferiority (6-puberty)
5. Identity vs. role confusion (adolescence)
6. intimacy vs isolation (young adulthood)
7. generativity vs stagnation (mid-adulthood)
8. ego integrity vs. despair (senior citizens)
Which of the following of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is most
appropriate for a 6-year-old child to exhibit?
A. Trust versus mistrust
B. Industry versus inferiority
C. Affiliation and love
D. Autonomy versusshame
B. industry vs. inferiority
Psychoanalytical and insight-oriented therapies tend to be most useful with clients who
are in which of the following stages of change?
A : Precontemplation
B : Preparation
C : Action
D : Maintenance
A. precontemplation
: Behavioral therapies tend to be most useful with clients who are in which of the
following stages of change?
A : Precontemplation
B : Contemplation
C : Preparation
D : Action
D. action
: An individual who is in the contemplation stage of change is
A : unaware that he or she has a problem.
,B : aware of a problem and considering change.
C : intending to make changes in the near future.
D : working on modifying his or her behavior.
B. aware of a problem and considering change
: An individual who is in the action stage of change is
A : unaware that he or she has a problem
B : aware of a problem and considering change
C : intending to make changes in the near future
D : working on modifying his or her behavior
D. working on modifying his or her behavior
: An individual who is in the contemplation stage of change responds best to a therapist
who is serving the role of a
A : nurturer.
B : Socratic teacher.
C : experienced coach.
D : consultant.
B. socratic teacher
: A client is recording the number of cigarettes smoked daily and the therapist is
teaching the client relaxation and distraction skills to use in the future instead of
smoking. The client is likely in which of the following stages of change?
A : Precontemplation
B : Preparation
C : Action
D : Maintenance
B. preparetion
: Insight-oriented techniques tend to be least useful during the stage of change known
as
A : precontemplation.
B : preparation.
, C : action.
D : maintenance.
C. action
: Research on stages of change has found that
A : pretreatment stage of change is not related to amount of client progress.
B : therapy should be postponed for clients in precontemplation.
C : stage of change is correlated with short-term but not long-term progress.
D : tailoring treatments to stage of change significantly improves outcomes.
D. tailoring treatments to stage of change significantly improves outcomes
The nurse has developed a plan in which nursing interventions are used to reinforce the
patients healthy behaviors. Which statement by the nurse will positively reinforce the
patients efforts regarding the plan?
a. How can a stress reduction plan help you at home?
b. It sounds like you have the incentive to make healthy choices.
c. When you tried to follow the plan, how well did it work for you?
d. It sounds as though making healthy choices is very important to you.
b. It sounds like you have the incentive to make healthy choices
a study done in 2010, showed that ________ can possibly sucessfully treat postpartum
depression
rTMS
a technique used in gestalt therapy where the patient is told to exaggerate movements.
ex: patient is tapping their foot from anxiety/restelessness - therapist will have the
patient exaggerate that movment
exaggeration of movements
