NSG 411 FINAL REVIEW - Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A patient has unconscious feelings toward a healthcare worker because they remind them of
someone from their childhood. This is an example of:
a) Automatic Thoughts
b) Transference
c) Cognitive Distortions
d) Countertransference - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Automatic Thoughts - wrong. These
are unthinking responses based on schemas
*b) Transference - correct*
c) Cognitive Distortions - these are false assumptions and misinterpretations based on irrational
automatic thoughts
d) Countertransference - wrong. This is when a healthcare worker has unconscious feelings
toward a patient because they remind them of someone else
Match the three parts of Freud's personality structure:
1. Id
2. Ego
3. Superego
a) Problem solver, reality tester
b) Moral component
c) Pleasure principle, reflex action - CORRECT ANSWER - Id = pleasure principle, reflex
action
Ego = problem solver, reality tester
,Superego = moral component
Match the four phases of Peplau's Nurse-Patient Relationship Model
1. Preorientation Phase
2. Orientation phase
3. Working phase
4. Termination phase
a) Summarizing everyone's contributions and accomplishments
b) Setting the tone of trust and respect
c) Defining purpose and goals
d) Promoting problem-solving skills
e) Evaluating your own preconceived ideas and biases about a patient
f) Role definitions amongst the group members
g) Discussing termination
h) Feedback regarding the group
I) Dealing with power and control dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Summarizing
everyone's contributions and accomplishments: *termination phase*
b) Setting the tone of trust and respect: *orientation phase*
c) Defining purpose and goals: *orientation phase*
d) Promoting problem-solving skills: *working phase*
e) Evaluating your own preconceived ideas and biases about a patient: *preorientation phase*
f) Role definitions amongst the group members: *working phase*
g) Discussing termination: *orientation phase*
h) Feedback regarding the group: *termination phase*
I) Dealing with power and control dynamics: *working phase*
,Who developed the nursing theory of interpersonal relations, which discusses the science and art
of nursing, and contributed significantly to the foundation of scholarly work in nursing?
a) Florence Nightengale
b) Dorothea Dix
c) Hildegard Peplau
d) Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Florence Nightingale - wrong. She was the
founder of modern nursing known for introducing clean/hand washing techniques
b) Dorothea Dix - wrong. She was a leading nurse in providing access to health care for the poor
and expanding mental health care by opening up more than 30 mental health facilities
*c) Hildegard Peplau - correct.*
d) Clara Barton - wrong. Founder of the American Red Cross
Match the correct theory to the definition:
1) Watson's Behavioral Theory
2) Ellis's Rational-Emotive Behavior Theory
3) Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory
4) Beck's Cognitive-Behavioral Theory
a) Reframing irrational beliefs/fears in order to alter a patient's emotional response
b) External and outward behavior can be altered regardless of predispositions/genetics
c) An active, directive, time-limited and structured therapy designed to identify, reality test, and
correct distorted and dysfunctional beliefs, specifically around depression
d) A patient's sense of self is determined by feedback from social interactions. Nurses need to
interact with patients with respect, unconditional acceptance, empathy, and mutuality -
CORRECT ANSWER - a) Reframing irrational beliefs/fears in order to alter a patient's
emotional response *Ellis's Rational-Emotive Behavior Theory*
b) External and outward behavior can be altered regardless of predispositions/genetics *Watson's
Behavioral Theory (Little Albert Experiment)*
, c) An active, directive, time-limited and structured therapy designed to identify, reality test, and
correct distorted and dysfunctional beliefs, specifically around depression *Beck's Cognitive-
Behavioral Theory*
d) A patient's sense of self is determined by feedback from social interactions. Nurses need to
interact with patients with respect, unconditional acceptance, empathy, and mutuality *Sullivan's
Interpersonal Theory*
Match the correct theory to the definition:
1) Pavlov's Classical Conditioning
2) Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory
3) Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
4) Erikson's Ego Theory
a) As we develop, we go through 8 crisis stages of development that contribute to our
personality. This is a conscious thought process including perception, attention, and memory
b) Behavior is learned - a neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was
originally evoked by another stimulus
c) Theory that humans are constantly trying to understand the world and that perception of the
world is determined by their current developmental stage
d) Behavior can be modified through repeated consequences - CORRECT ANSWER - a)
As we develop, we go through 8 crisis stages of development that contribute to our personality.
This is a conscious thought process including perception, attention, and memory *Erikson's Ego
Theory*
b) Behavior is learned - a neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was
originally evoked by another stimulus *Pavlov's Classical Conditioning (Pavlov's Dogs)*
c) Theory that humans are constantly trying to understand the world and that perception of the
world is determined by their current developmental stage *Piaget's Theory of Cognitive
Development (Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational)*
d) Behavior can be modified through repeated consequences *Skinner's Operant Conditioning
Theory (Rats)*
Match the definitions of these terms:
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A patient has unconscious feelings toward a healthcare worker because they remind them of
someone from their childhood. This is an example of:
a) Automatic Thoughts
b) Transference
c) Cognitive Distortions
d) Countertransference - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Automatic Thoughts - wrong. These
are unthinking responses based on schemas
*b) Transference - correct*
c) Cognitive Distortions - these are false assumptions and misinterpretations based on irrational
automatic thoughts
d) Countertransference - wrong. This is when a healthcare worker has unconscious feelings
toward a patient because they remind them of someone else
Match the three parts of Freud's personality structure:
1. Id
2. Ego
3. Superego
a) Problem solver, reality tester
b) Moral component
c) Pleasure principle, reflex action - CORRECT ANSWER - Id = pleasure principle, reflex
action
Ego = problem solver, reality tester
,Superego = moral component
Match the four phases of Peplau's Nurse-Patient Relationship Model
1. Preorientation Phase
2. Orientation phase
3. Working phase
4. Termination phase
a) Summarizing everyone's contributions and accomplishments
b) Setting the tone of trust and respect
c) Defining purpose and goals
d) Promoting problem-solving skills
e) Evaluating your own preconceived ideas and biases about a patient
f) Role definitions amongst the group members
g) Discussing termination
h) Feedback regarding the group
I) Dealing with power and control dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Summarizing
everyone's contributions and accomplishments: *termination phase*
b) Setting the tone of trust and respect: *orientation phase*
c) Defining purpose and goals: *orientation phase*
d) Promoting problem-solving skills: *working phase*
e) Evaluating your own preconceived ideas and biases about a patient: *preorientation phase*
f) Role definitions amongst the group members: *working phase*
g) Discussing termination: *orientation phase*
h) Feedback regarding the group: *termination phase*
I) Dealing with power and control dynamics: *working phase*
,Who developed the nursing theory of interpersonal relations, which discusses the science and art
of nursing, and contributed significantly to the foundation of scholarly work in nursing?
a) Florence Nightengale
b) Dorothea Dix
c) Hildegard Peplau
d) Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Florence Nightingale - wrong. She was the
founder of modern nursing known for introducing clean/hand washing techniques
b) Dorothea Dix - wrong. She was a leading nurse in providing access to health care for the poor
and expanding mental health care by opening up more than 30 mental health facilities
*c) Hildegard Peplau - correct.*
d) Clara Barton - wrong. Founder of the American Red Cross
Match the correct theory to the definition:
1) Watson's Behavioral Theory
2) Ellis's Rational-Emotive Behavior Theory
3) Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory
4) Beck's Cognitive-Behavioral Theory
a) Reframing irrational beliefs/fears in order to alter a patient's emotional response
b) External and outward behavior can be altered regardless of predispositions/genetics
c) An active, directive, time-limited and structured therapy designed to identify, reality test, and
correct distorted and dysfunctional beliefs, specifically around depression
d) A patient's sense of self is determined by feedback from social interactions. Nurses need to
interact with patients with respect, unconditional acceptance, empathy, and mutuality -
CORRECT ANSWER - a) Reframing irrational beliefs/fears in order to alter a patient's
emotional response *Ellis's Rational-Emotive Behavior Theory*
b) External and outward behavior can be altered regardless of predispositions/genetics *Watson's
Behavioral Theory (Little Albert Experiment)*
, c) An active, directive, time-limited and structured therapy designed to identify, reality test, and
correct distorted and dysfunctional beliefs, specifically around depression *Beck's Cognitive-
Behavioral Theory*
d) A patient's sense of self is determined by feedback from social interactions. Nurses need to
interact with patients with respect, unconditional acceptance, empathy, and mutuality *Sullivan's
Interpersonal Theory*
Match the correct theory to the definition:
1) Pavlov's Classical Conditioning
2) Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory
3) Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
4) Erikson's Ego Theory
a) As we develop, we go through 8 crisis stages of development that contribute to our
personality. This is a conscious thought process including perception, attention, and memory
b) Behavior is learned - a neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was
originally evoked by another stimulus
c) Theory that humans are constantly trying to understand the world and that perception of the
world is determined by their current developmental stage
d) Behavior can be modified through repeated consequences - CORRECT ANSWER - a)
As we develop, we go through 8 crisis stages of development that contribute to our personality.
This is a conscious thought process including perception, attention, and memory *Erikson's Ego
Theory*
b) Behavior is learned - a neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was
originally evoked by another stimulus *Pavlov's Classical Conditioning (Pavlov's Dogs)*
c) Theory that humans are constantly trying to understand the world and that perception of the
world is determined by their current developmental stage *Piaget's Theory of Cognitive
Development (Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational)*
d) Behavior can be modified through repeated consequences *Skinner's Operant Conditioning
Theory (Rats)*
Match the definitions of these terms:
