age 1 of 187
NR 605 FINAL EXAM Diagnosis & Management in
Psychiatric-Mental Health across the Lifespan I
PRACTICE TEST 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
cognitive-behavioral therapy .......Answer.........-focus on how well
individuals can adapt cognitively and functionally to their
environments
-short-term, structured, goal-oriented form of psychotherapy
-stresses necessity of challenging maladaptive thoughts that lead
to behavioral problems
-first emerged in 1955
,age 2 of 187
-most widely practiced psychotherapy
-help clients recognize and address cognitive distortions
• by Albert Ellis, widely known as the grandfather of cognitive
behavior therapy
-Beck
• originally trained in psychoanalysis, pioneered cognitive
therapy in the 1960s, through his research on depression
• also developed the popular Depression Inventory instrument
CBT Relationship to Nursing Theory .......Answer.........-Orem's self-
care deficit nursing theory
• provides a framework to view CBT as a supportive intervention
• fosters effective self-care behaviors
,age 3 of 187
-Roy's Adaptation Theory
• premise that individuals use coping mechanisms to adapt to
stimuli, both internal and external
• share underpinnings with CBT.
Indications for CBT .......Answer.........-treatment of a wide range
of diagnoses
• depression
• anxiety disorders
• substance use disorders
• eating disorders
• severe mental illness
• PTSD
, age 4 of 187
Principles of CBT include: .......Answer.........-way an ind
cognitively structures thoughts about self & the world determines
how the ind feels & behaves
-Dysfunctional thoughts are rooted in irrational assumptions
-Dysfunctional thinking and learned patterns of maladaptive
behavior contribute to psychological problems
-Ind's can learn more adaptive behaviors which can relieve
symptoms & improve quality of life
-CBT is (+) & stresses collaboration & active participation
-CBT includes action plans in the form of therapy homework
Role of the Psychotherapist in CBT .......Answer.........-using a
structured, collaborative approach to help clients recognize and
reevaluate cognitive distortions
NR 605 FINAL EXAM Diagnosis & Management in
Psychiatric-Mental Health across the Lifespan I
PRACTICE TEST 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
cognitive-behavioral therapy .......Answer.........-focus on how well
individuals can adapt cognitively and functionally to their
environments
-short-term, structured, goal-oriented form of psychotherapy
-stresses necessity of challenging maladaptive thoughts that lead
to behavioral problems
-first emerged in 1955
,age 2 of 187
-most widely practiced psychotherapy
-help clients recognize and address cognitive distortions
• by Albert Ellis, widely known as the grandfather of cognitive
behavior therapy
-Beck
• originally trained in psychoanalysis, pioneered cognitive
therapy in the 1960s, through his research on depression
• also developed the popular Depression Inventory instrument
CBT Relationship to Nursing Theory .......Answer.........-Orem's self-
care deficit nursing theory
• provides a framework to view CBT as a supportive intervention
• fosters effective self-care behaviors
,age 3 of 187
-Roy's Adaptation Theory
• premise that individuals use coping mechanisms to adapt to
stimuli, both internal and external
• share underpinnings with CBT.
Indications for CBT .......Answer.........-treatment of a wide range
of diagnoses
• depression
• anxiety disorders
• substance use disorders
• eating disorders
• severe mental illness
• PTSD
, age 4 of 187
Principles of CBT include: .......Answer.........-way an ind
cognitively structures thoughts about self & the world determines
how the ind feels & behaves
-Dysfunctional thoughts are rooted in irrational assumptions
-Dysfunctional thinking and learned patterns of maladaptive
behavior contribute to psychological problems
-Ind's can learn more adaptive behaviors which can relieve
symptoms & improve quality of life
-CBT is (+) & stresses collaboration & active participation
-CBT includes action plans in the form of therapy homework
Role of the Psychotherapist in CBT .......Answer.........-using a
structured, collaborative approach to help clients recognize and
reevaluate cognitive distortions
