NUR2459 Exam 1: Modules 1-3 /
Comprehensive Study Guide Questions
Bank / Actual Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers
Terms in this set (149)
_____________Quiz____________?
Deinstitutionalization -
Answer✓✓
The release of individuals from long-term psychiatric hospitals into community-based care
settings.
_____________Quiz____________?
Defense Mechanisms -
Answer✓✓
Unconscious coping techniques that protect individuals from stress or anxiety.
_____________Quiz____________?
Crisis -
Answer✓✓
1
,A turning point in a person's life that overwhelms an individual's usual coping mechanisms and
results in psychological distress if not managed.
_____________Quiz____________?
Behavioral Therapy -
Answer✓✓
A treatment approach focused on changing specific behavior through rewards and
consequences.
_____________Quiz____________?
Cognitive Therapy -
Answer✓✓
Focuses on correcting negative thoughts to improve emotional well-being.
_____________Quiz____________?
Psychoeducation -
Answer✓✓
The process of teaching clients and families about their illness and how to manage it.
_____________Quiz____________?
Group Therapy (Yalom) -
Answer✓✓
2
,A structured treatment modality where clients work with peers and a therapist to develop
insight and social skills; facilitates shared learning and feedback among individuals with similar
challenges.
_____________Quiz____________?
Family Therapy -
Answer✓✓
A therapeutic approach that addresses the dynamics and roles within a family system to
improve communication and functioning.
_____________Quiz____________?
Autonomy -
Answer✓✓
The ethical principle that supports a client's right to make their own decisions.
_____________Quiz____________?
Tarasoff Duty -
Answer✓✓
The legal obligation to break confidentiality when a client poses a credible threat to a specific
person.
_____________Quiz____________?
Malpractice -
3
, Answer✓✓
Failure by a healthcare provider to meet the standard of care, resulting in client harm.
_____________Quiz____________?
Cultural Competence -
Answer✓✓
The ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
_____________Quiz____________?
Cognitive Development (Piaget) -
Answer✓✓
A theory that explains how individuals develop the ability to think, reason, and understand the
world as they grow; provides a framework for adapting education strategies across the lifespan.
_____________Quiz____________?
Interpersonal Theory (Peplau) -
Answer✓✓
A nursing theory emphasizing the nurse-client relationship and interventions tailored to a
client's level of anxiety.
_____________Quiz____________?
Id -
Answer✓✓
4
Comprehensive Study Guide Questions
Bank / Actual Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers
Terms in this set (149)
_____________Quiz____________?
Deinstitutionalization -
Answer✓✓
The release of individuals from long-term psychiatric hospitals into community-based care
settings.
_____________Quiz____________?
Defense Mechanisms -
Answer✓✓
Unconscious coping techniques that protect individuals from stress or anxiety.
_____________Quiz____________?
Crisis -
Answer✓✓
1
,A turning point in a person's life that overwhelms an individual's usual coping mechanisms and
results in psychological distress if not managed.
_____________Quiz____________?
Behavioral Therapy -
Answer✓✓
A treatment approach focused on changing specific behavior through rewards and
consequences.
_____________Quiz____________?
Cognitive Therapy -
Answer✓✓
Focuses on correcting negative thoughts to improve emotional well-being.
_____________Quiz____________?
Psychoeducation -
Answer✓✓
The process of teaching clients and families about their illness and how to manage it.
_____________Quiz____________?
Group Therapy (Yalom) -
Answer✓✓
2
,A structured treatment modality where clients work with peers and a therapist to develop
insight and social skills; facilitates shared learning and feedback among individuals with similar
challenges.
_____________Quiz____________?
Family Therapy -
Answer✓✓
A therapeutic approach that addresses the dynamics and roles within a family system to
improve communication and functioning.
_____________Quiz____________?
Autonomy -
Answer✓✓
The ethical principle that supports a client's right to make their own decisions.
_____________Quiz____________?
Tarasoff Duty -
Answer✓✓
The legal obligation to break confidentiality when a client poses a credible threat to a specific
person.
_____________Quiz____________?
Malpractice -
3
, Answer✓✓
Failure by a healthcare provider to meet the standard of care, resulting in client harm.
_____________Quiz____________?
Cultural Competence -
Answer✓✓
The ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
_____________Quiz____________?
Cognitive Development (Piaget) -
Answer✓✓
A theory that explains how individuals develop the ability to think, reason, and understand the
world as they grow; provides a framework for adapting education strategies across the lifespan.
_____________Quiz____________?
Interpersonal Theory (Peplau) -
Answer✓✓
A nursing theory emphasizing the nurse-client relationship and interventions tailored to a
client's level of anxiety.
_____________Quiz____________?
Id -
Answer✓✓
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