R565 /NR 565 FINAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS ACTUAL EXAM 2025 NEWEST
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
The nurse is encouraging a child, diagnosed with autism, to verbalize needs.
Which nursing intervention reflects the behavior therapy of shaping?
a)The nurse provides no rewards to the child to encourage independence.
b)The nurse rewards the child regardless of speech improvement.
c)The nurse rewards the child at the conclusion of the therapy.
d)The nurse rewards the child incrementally as improvement in speech occurs. -
ANSWERd)The nurse rewards the child incrementally as improvement in speech
occurs.
A client diagnosed with alcoholism has recently been prescribed disulfiram
(Antabuse). The nurse recognizes this as which type of behavior therapy?
a)Overt sensitization
b)Flooding
c)Reciprocal inhibition
d)Systematic desensitization - ANSWERa)Overt sensitization
3.A nurse is using covert sensitization to help a client control compulsive
overeating. Which nursing intervention reflects this behavior therapy?
a)Asking the client to visualize and imagine smelling a rotting potato
b)Encouraging the client to practice relaxation exercises when tempted to eat
c)Introducing the client to a peer who has overcome obesity
d)Providing small rewards for periodic weight loss - ANSWERa)Asking the client to
visualize and imagine smelling a rotting potato
A client diagnosed with severe depression states, "When I wasn't invited to my
niece's wedding, it was obvious that the in-laws did not think I was good enough
, to be included." The nurse understands that this automatic thought is an example
of which common cognitive error?
a)Arbitrary inference
b)Overgeneralization (absolute thinking)
c)Dichotomous thinking
d)Personalization - ANSWERa)Arbitrary inference
2.A client states, "I just failed my college English course. I've never failed a class
before so when my parents find out they are going to disown me. They'll hate me
and never forgive me for this." The nurse recognizes this client's statement as
which type of automatic thought?
a)Arbitrary influence
b)Minimization
c)Catastrophic thinking
d)Personalization - ANSWERc)Catastrophic thinking
3.A nurse is using decatastrophizing techniques to help a client modify automatic
thoughts and schemas. Which nursing statement could be used in this process?
a)"First you must decide if this negative thought is valid."
b)"Let's really look at that thought pattern. What evidence made you come to that
conclusion?"
c)"When you start to have a negative thought, start visualizing a pleasant
experience."
d)"Let's explore some other possibilities related to this thinking." -
ANSWERa)"First you must decide if this negative thought is valid."
A client, experiencing lower extremity paralysis, is admitted to a medical unit.
Extensive tests confirm disability but rule out any underlying organic pathology.
The nurse concludes that this is most suggestive of which disorder?
a)Conversion disorder
b)Illness anxiety disorder
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
The nurse is encouraging a child, diagnosed with autism, to verbalize needs.
Which nursing intervention reflects the behavior therapy of shaping?
a)The nurse provides no rewards to the child to encourage independence.
b)The nurse rewards the child regardless of speech improvement.
c)The nurse rewards the child at the conclusion of the therapy.
d)The nurse rewards the child incrementally as improvement in speech occurs. -
ANSWERd)The nurse rewards the child incrementally as improvement in speech
occurs.
A client diagnosed with alcoholism has recently been prescribed disulfiram
(Antabuse). The nurse recognizes this as which type of behavior therapy?
a)Overt sensitization
b)Flooding
c)Reciprocal inhibition
d)Systematic desensitization - ANSWERa)Overt sensitization
3.A nurse is using covert sensitization to help a client control compulsive
overeating. Which nursing intervention reflects this behavior therapy?
a)Asking the client to visualize and imagine smelling a rotting potato
b)Encouraging the client to practice relaxation exercises when tempted to eat
c)Introducing the client to a peer who has overcome obesity
d)Providing small rewards for periodic weight loss - ANSWERa)Asking the client to
visualize and imagine smelling a rotting potato
A client diagnosed with severe depression states, "When I wasn't invited to my
niece's wedding, it was obvious that the in-laws did not think I was good enough
, to be included." The nurse understands that this automatic thought is an example
of which common cognitive error?
a)Arbitrary inference
b)Overgeneralization (absolute thinking)
c)Dichotomous thinking
d)Personalization - ANSWERa)Arbitrary inference
2.A client states, "I just failed my college English course. I've never failed a class
before so when my parents find out they are going to disown me. They'll hate me
and never forgive me for this." The nurse recognizes this client's statement as
which type of automatic thought?
a)Arbitrary influence
b)Minimization
c)Catastrophic thinking
d)Personalization - ANSWERc)Catastrophic thinking
3.A nurse is using decatastrophizing techniques to help a client modify automatic
thoughts and schemas. Which nursing statement could be used in this process?
a)"First you must decide if this negative thought is valid."
b)"Let's really look at that thought pattern. What evidence made you come to that
conclusion?"
c)"When you start to have a negative thought, start visualizing a pleasant
experience."
d)"Let's explore some other possibilities related to this thinking." -
ANSWERa)"First you must decide if this negative thought is valid."
A client, experiencing lower extremity paralysis, is admitted to a medical unit.
Extensive tests confirm disability but rule out any underlying organic pathology.
The nurse concludes that this is most suggestive of which disorder?
a)Conversion disorder
b)Illness anxiety disorder
