NR605 MIDTERM 2 SCRIPT 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS WITH FULL REVIEW
◉ Therapeutic techniques. Answer: Broad Openings
-What would you like to talk about today?
Reflecting
-What do you think you should do about it?
Presenting Reality
-I don't see anyone else in the room.
Sympathy
-I'm so sorry about your mastectomy; it must be terrible to lose a
breast.
Summarizing
-Today we have talked about a plan for you to manage feelings of
anger.
Making an Observation
-You seem upset about something.
,◉ Which theory would the psychiatric mental health nurse
practitioner (PMHNP) most need to consider when conducting a
psychiatric interview in the following situations?
A 35-year-old homeless client is in the emergency department with
suicidal ideations.
Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Psychosocial Development Theory
Cognitive Development Theory. Answer: Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Rationale: To attend to higher-level needs, a client must first meet
foundational needs. A homeless client may be struggling to meet
physiological and safety needs.
◉ Which theory would the PMHNP most need to consider when
conducting a psychiatric interview in the following situations?
A 14-year-old foster child struggling to develop trusting
relationships with his foster parents.
Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Psychosocial Development Theory
Cognitive Development Theory. Answer: Psychosocial Development
Theory
,Rationale: According to Erickson's theory, a developmental crisis in
infancy trust vs. mistrust. When basic trust in caregivers is not
developed in early life, it can impact the creation of trusting
relationships later.
◉ Which theory would the PMHNP most need to consider when
conducting a psychiatric interview in the following situations?
A 4-year-old is struggling to understand what she has seen on
television about civil protests.
Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Psychosocial Development Theory
Cognitive Development Theory. Answer: Cognitive Development
Theory
Rationale: According to Piaget, children in early childhood do not
have the cognitive ability to understand abstract concepts, such as
justice.
◉ Erikson's psychosocial stages:. Answer: -Infancy: Trust vs.
Mistrust (birth-18 months)
, -Early Childhood: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (ages 18 months-
2 to 3 years)
-Preschool: Initiative vs. Guilt (ages 3-5)
-School Age: Industry vs. Inferiority (ages 6-11)
-Adolescence: Identity vs. Role Confusion (ages 12-18)
-Young Adulthood: Intimacy vs. Isolation (ages 19-40)
-Middle Adulthood: Generativity vs. Stagnation (ages 40-65)
-Maturity: Integrity vs. Despair (ages 65-death)
◉ Psychoanalytic theory. Answer: Freuds theory of personality
-childhood experiences & unconscious desires influence behavior
-libido, fixation stuck at psychosexual development stages
• predicts adult personality
QUESTIONS WITH FULL REVIEW
◉ Therapeutic techniques. Answer: Broad Openings
-What would you like to talk about today?
Reflecting
-What do you think you should do about it?
Presenting Reality
-I don't see anyone else in the room.
Sympathy
-I'm so sorry about your mastectomy; it must be terrible to lose a
breast.
Summarizing
-Today we have talked about a plan for you to manage feelings of
anger.
Making an Observation
-You seem upset about something.
,◉ Which theory would the psychiatric mental health nurse
practitioner (PMHNP) most need to consider when conducting a
psychiatric interview in the following situations?
A 35-year-old homeless client is in the emergency department with
suicidal ideations.
Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Psychosocial Development Theory
Cognitive Development Theory. Answer: Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Rationale: To attend to higher-level needs, a client must first meet
foundational needs. A homeless client may be struggling to meet
physiological and safety needs.
◉ Which theory would the PMHNP most need to consider when
conducting a psychiatric interview in the following situations?
A 14-year-old foster child struggling to develop trusting
relationships with his foster parents.
Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Psychosocial Development Theory
Cognitive Development Theory. Answer: Psychosocial Development
Theory
,Rationale: According to Erickson's theory, a developmental crisis in
infancy trust vs. mistrust. When basic trust in caregivers is not
developed in early life, it can impact the creation of trusting
relationships later.
◉ Which theory would the PMHNP most need to consider when
conducting a psychiatric interview in the following situations?
A 4-year-old is struggling to understand what she has seen on
television about civil protests.
Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Psychosocial Development Theory
Cognitive Development Theory. Answer: Cognitive Development
Theory
Rationale: According to Piaget, children in early childhood do not
have the cognitive ability to understand abstract concepts, such as
justice.
◉ Erikson's psychosocial stages:. Answer: -Infancy: Trust vs.
Mistrust (birth-18 months)
, -Early Childhood: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (ages 18 months-
2 to 3 years)
-Preschool: Initiative vs. Guilt (ages 3-5)
-School Age: Industry vs. Inferiority (ages 6-11)
-Adolescence: Identity vs. Role Confusion (ages 12-18)
-Young Adulthood: Intimacy vs. Isolation (ages 19-40)
-Middle Adulthood: Generativity vs. Stagnation (ages 40-65)
-Maturity: Integrity vs. Despair (ages 65-death)
◉ Psychoanalytic theory. Answer: Freuds theory of personality
-childhood experiences & unconscious desires influence behavior
-libido, fixation stuck at psychosexual development stages
• predicts adult personality
