Midterm Exam : NSG527/ NSG 527 (NEW 2025/ 2026 Update) Psychopathology, Theories and Advanced Clinical Modalities Review| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Wilkes

Midterml Exam:l NSG527/l NSGl 527l
(NEWl 2025/l 2026l Update)l
Psychopathology,l Theories,l andl Advancedl
Clinicall Modalitiesl Review|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes

QUESTION
l :l Inl contrastl tol psychoanalyticall approaches,l existentiall approachesl
Al :l acceptl predeterminedl explanatoryl systemsl concerningl humanl ordeal.l
Bl :l viewl conflictl asl groundedl inl humanl predicament,l notl suppressedl instincts.l
Cl :l incorporatel conceptsl suchl asl Jungsl archetypel andl collectivel unconscious.l
Dl :l concurl withl behavioristsl thatl consequencesl ofl behaviorl arel paramount.

Answer:
B.l viewl conflictl asl groundedl inl predicament,l notl suppressedl instincts



QUESTION
l :l Existentiall approachesl arel mostl similarl tol whichl ofl thel followingl approaches?
A.l behaviorall
B.l Gesaltl
C.l cognitive
D.l psychoanalytic

Answer:
B.l Gesalt



QUESTION
l :l Thel existentialistl whol firstl emphasizedl deathl anxietyl wasl
Al :l Husserl.l
Bl :l Kierkegaard.l

,Cl :l Nietzsche.l
Dl :l Epicurus.

Answer:
D.l epicurus



QUESTION
l :l Inl 1958,l existentiall psychotherapyl wasl introducedl tol thel Unitedl Statesl withl
publicationl ofl Existence:l Al Newl Dimensionl inl Psychiatryl andl Psychologyl byl
Al :l Irvinl Yalom.l
Bl :l Kirkl Schneider.l
Cl :l Ernestl Angel.l
Dl :l Rollol May.

Answer:
D.l Rollol May



QUESTION
l :l Thel firstl comprehensivel textbookl onl existentiall psychotherapy,l titledl Existentiall
Psychotherapy,l wasl writtenl byl
Al :l Rollol May.l
Bl :l Irvinl Yalom.l
Cl :l Ernestl Angel.l
Dl :l Viktorl Frankl.

Answer:
B.l Irvinl Yalom



QUESTION
l :l Existentiall psychologistsl wouldl advocatel viewingl thel personl
Al :l inl anti-intellectuall terms.l
Bl :l bothl subjectivelyl andl objectively.l
Cl :l entirelyl objectively.l
Dl :l completelyl subjectively

Answer:
B.l bothl subjectivelyl andl objectively

,QUESTION
l :l Yaloml definesl fourl categoriesl thatl encompassl fundamentall challengesl ofl thel humanl
conditionl knownl asl
Al :l despair.l
Bl :l isolation.l
Cl :l existentiall dilemma.l
Dl :l ultimatel concerns.

Answer:
D.l ultimatel concerns



QUESTION
l :l Inl existentiall terms,l thel conflictsl individualsl experiencel arel regardingl
Al :l culturall andl interpersonall environment.l
Bl :l interactionsl withl parentall figures.l
Cl :l thel givensl ofl existence.l
Dl :l innatel instinctuall forces.

Answer:
C.l thel givensl ofl existence



QUESTION
l :l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl NOTl onel ofl Yalomsl identifiedl ultimatel concerns?l
Al :l Deathl
Bl :l Meaninglessnessl
Cl :l Freedoml
Dl :l Integrity

Answer:
D.l integrity



QUESTION
l :l Thel existentiall conceptl ofl freedoml refersl tol thel factl thatl wel
Al :l arel bornl withl al sensel ofl purpose.l

, Bl :l canl neverl trulyl obtainl independence.l
Cl :l displacel ourl responsibilitiesl ontol others.l
Dl :l arel thel authorsl ofl ourl ownl world.

Answer:
D.l arel thel authorsl ofl ourl ownl world.



QUESTION
l :l Thel presuppositionsl ofl existentiall psychotherapyl canl bel appliedl tol
Al :l psychodynamicl approaches.l
Bl :l cognitive-behaviorall techniques.l
Cl :l contemplativel practices.l
Dl :l alll formsl ofl therapy.

Answer:
D.l alll formsl ofl therapy



QUESTION
l :l Whichl ofl thel followingl approachesl tol humanl distressl wouldl bel incompatiblel withl anl
existentiall approach?l
Al :l Behaviorall
Bl :l Cognitivel
Cl :l Psychopharmacologicall
Dl :l None,l alll arel potentiallyl compatible

Answer:
D.l none,l alll arel potentiallyl compatible



QUESTION
l :l Existentialistsl hypothesizel thatl anxietyl isl thel resultl ofl
Al :l biologicallyl basedl instincts.l
Bl :l awarenessl ofl ultimatel concerns.l
Cl :l competingl cognitivel distortions.
l Dl :l id-relatedl libidinall drives.

Answer:
B.l awarenessl ofl ultimatel concerns