NURS 661 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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Qualitative questions ......ANSWER........Asking quality of
something. How are you sleeping? How is school going? (Good,
bad, ok?). Kind of a measurement.
Swing Questions ......ANSWER........Questions that can be
answered with yes or no but are designed to invite more
elaborate discussion of feelings, thoughts or issues. Usually
begins with could, would, can, or will. Can you describe
domineering ......ANSWER........ruling or controlling arrogantly;
overbearing; tyrannical
,age 2 of 50
Overly nurturing ......ANSWER........I put other people's needs
before my own too much. Smothering. Love bombing.
vindictive ......ANSWER........having or showing a strong or
unreasoning desire for revenge
hypothalamus functions include ......ANSWER........autonomic
nervous system control center and center for emotional
expression and behavior
hippocampus (memory) ......ANSWER........A neural center located
in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for
storage.
amygdala (memory) ......ANSWER........emotional memories are
involved here
,age 3 of 50
Locus Ceruleus (LC) ......ANSWER........A small area of the brain
that seems to be active in the regulation of emotions. Many of its
neurons use norepinephrine.
intrusive ......ANSWER........No boundaries
Benner's Model ......ANSWER........Novice, Advanced beginner,
Competency/Proficiency, Expert
Stages of Learning ......ANSWER........Unconscious incompetency,
Conscious incompetency, Conscious competency, Unconscious
competency
Attunement ......ANSWER........reactive to the emotional needs and
moods of others
Egocentrism ......ANSWER........unable to view from others'
perspectives
, age 4 of 50
Minimizing ......ANSWER........downplaying significance of event
Neuroplasticity ......ANSWER........changes in brain wiring, ability
to change throughout life
Nurturing ......ANSWER........putting needs of others before own
Overdeterminism ......ANSWER........a single effect has multiple
causes, any of which could have caused the effect on their own
Reframing ......ANSWER........seeing a thing from a new outlook or
restating it from another perspective
Resilience ......ANSWER........ability to adapt or rebound quickly
Biomedical holistic model ......ANSWER........aimed toward healing
of whole person rather than merely curing symptoms