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NSG 526 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| CLINICAL
MODALITIES IN ADVANCED PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING EXAM| COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+|| BRAND NEW!!
What type of cognitive-behavioral therapy views people as separate
from their problems and destructive behaviors, allowing clients to gain
distance from their difficulties and see how these issues might be
helping or protecting them?
A) Traditional CBT
B) Solution-Focused Therapy
C) Narrative Therapy
D) Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Narrative
Therapy.
What kind of therapy is primarily focused on providing emotional
support, encouragement, and validation during difficult life
circumstances or psychological challenges?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B) Psychodynamic Therapy
C) Supportive Therapy
D) Humanistic Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Supportive Therapy.
What therapy is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment aimed
at individuals who see little or no improvement with other therapy
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models, focusing on problem-solving and acceptance-based strategies
within a framework of dialectical methods?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
B) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
D) Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) - Correct Answer - C) Dialectical
Behavior Therapy (DBT)
The family of a child diagnosed with an impulse control disorder needs
help to function more adaptively. Which aspect of the child's plan of care
will be provided by an advanced practice nurse rather than a staff nurse?
a. Leading an activity group
b. Providing positive feedback
c. Formulating nursing diagnosesd.
d. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) - Correct Answer - D. DBT
What type of therapy is a cognitive-behavioral approach aimed at
treating individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder or
those who engage in self-destructive behavior or have suicidal thoughts,
helping them regulate emotions and cope with conflict, negative
feelings, and impulsivity?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
B) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
D) Schema Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy
(DBT).
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What therapy is based on the assumption that changes in maladaptive
behavior can occur without insight into the underlying cause, and works
best when directed at specific problems with well-defined goals?
A) Psychodynamic Therapy
B) Behavioral Therapy
C) Humanistic Therapy
D) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Correct Answer - B)
Behavioral Therapy.
In which type of behavioral therapy does the nurse or therapist provide a
role model for specific identified behaviors, allowing the client to learn
through imitation?
A) Operant Conditioning
B) Systematic Desensitization
C) Modeling
D) Aversion Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Modeling.
This form of behavioral therapy is the basis for behavior modification
and uses positive reinforcement to increase desired behaviors.
A) Classical Conditioning
B) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
C) Operant Conditioning
D) Systematic Desensitization - Correct Answer - C) Operant
Conditioning.
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This form of behavioral therapy is a behavior modification therapy that
involves the development of behavioral tasks customized to the client's
specific fears; these tasks are presented to the client while using learned
relaxation techniques. What is this therapy called?
A) Aversion Therapy
B) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
C) Systematic Desensitization
D) Modeling - Correct Answer - C) Systematic Desensitization
This form of therapy posits that psychiatric disorders are influenced by
interpersonal interactions and aims to reduce symptoms, particularly
depression, by improving social relationships. What is this therapy
called?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B) Interpersonal Psychotherapy
C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy
D) Supportive Psychotherapy - Correct Answer - Answer: B)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
Who founded Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)?
A) Aaron Beck
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Adolph Meyer and Harry Stack Sullivan
D) Albert Ellis - Correct Answer - C) Adolph Meyer and Harry Stack
Sullivan
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NSG 526 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| CLINICAL
MODALITIES IN ADVANCED PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING EXAM| COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+|| BRAND NEW!!
What type of cognitive-behavioral therapy views people as separate
from their problems and destructive behaviors, allowing clients to gain
distance from their difficulties and see how these issues might be
helping or protecting them?
A) Traditional CBT
B) Solution-Focused Therapy
C) Narrative Therapy
D) Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Narrative
Therapy.
What kind of therapy is primarily focused on providing emotional
support, encouragement, and validation during difficult life
circumstances or psychological challenges?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B) Psychodynamic Therapy
C) Supportive Therapy
D) Humanistic Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Supportive Therapy.
What therapy is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment aimed
at individuals who see little or no improvement with other therapy
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models, focusing on problem-solving and acceptance-based strategies
within a framework of dialectical methods?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
B) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
D) Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) - Correct Answer - C) Dialectical
Behavior Therapy (DBT)
The family of a child diagnosed with an impulse control disorder needs
help to function more adaptively. Which aspect of the child's plan of care
will be provided by an advanced practice nurse rather than a staff nurse?
a. Leading an activity group
b. Providing positive feedback
c. Formulating nursing diagnosesd.
d. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) - Correct Answer - D. DBT
What type of therapy is a cognitive-behavioral approach aimed at
treating individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder or
those who engage in self-destructive behavior or have suicidal thoughts,
helping them regulate emotions and cope with conflict, negative
feelings, and impulsivity?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
B) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
D) Schema Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy
(DBT).
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What therapy is based on the assumption that changes in maladaptive
behavior can occur without insight into the underlying cause, and works
best when directed at specific problems with well-defined goals?
A) Psychodynamic Therapy
B) Behavioral Therapy
C) Humanistic Therapy
D) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Correct Answer - B)
Behavioral Therapy.
In which type of behavioral therapy does the nurse or therapist provide a
role model for specific identified behaviors, allowing the client to learn
through imitation?
A) Operant Conditioning
B) Systematic Desensitization
C) Modeling
D) Aversion Therapy - Correct Answer - C) Modeling.
This form of behavioral therapy is the basis for behavior modification
and uses positive reinforcement to increase desired behaviors.
A) Classical Conditioning
B) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
C) Operant Conditioning
D) Systematic Desensitization - Correct Answer - C) Operant
Conditioning.
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This form of behavioral therapy is a behavior modification therapy that
involves the development of behavioral tasks customized to the client's
specific fears; these tasks are presented to the client while using learned
relaxation techniques. What is this therapy called?
A) Aversion Therapy
B) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
C) Systematic Desensitization
D) Modeling - Correct Answer - C) Systematic Desensitization
This form of therapy posits that psychiatric disorders are influenced by
interpersonal interactions and aims to reduce symptoms, particularly
depression, by improving social relationships. What is this therapy
called?
A) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B) Interpersonal Psychotherapy
C) Dialectical Behavior Therapy
D) Supportive Psychotherapy - Correct Answer - Answer: B)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
Who founded Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)?
A) Aaron Beck
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Adolph Meyer and Harry Stack Sullivan
D) Albert Ellis - Correct Answer - C) Adolph Meyer and Harry Stack
Sullivan
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