Rasmussen Mental Health Questions with CORRECT Answers (Verified Update)
Q1: explain what behavioral therapy is.
Answer: aims to modify maladaptive behavior patterns. based that a behavior is learned and has
consequences and abnormal behavior results from an attempt to avoid painful feelings and
reduce anxiety.
Q2: explain what cognitive therapy is.
Answer: focuses on individual client thoughts and behaviors to solve current problems. Based on
changing the way one thinks.
Q3: explain what cognitive behavioral therapy is (CBT)
Answer: uses both cognitive and behavioral approaches to assist a client with anxiety management.
Q4: explain what family therapy is
Answer: therapy based on family dynamics and improving family functioning by learning the ways
for dealing with mental illness in the family, improving understanding among family
members, maximizing positive interaction with family members.
Q5: explain what milieu therapy is
Answer: creates an environment that is supportive and therapeutic and safe to benefit clients and
promote coping within a safe place.
Q6: explain what group therapy is
Answer: therapy focused on helping individuals develop more functional and satisfying reactions
within a group setting with common feelings, experiences and thoughts that lead to positive
behavior changes from interaction and feedback.
Q7: what types of disorders can ECT help with?
Answer: Used as a last resort in depression, mania, schizophrenia, and psychosis when medication
and treatment has failed.
Q8: which two defense mechanisms are always healthy?
Answer: alturism and sublimation
Q9: explain the therapeutic nurse patient relationship
Answer: pre orientation, orientation, working, termination
, Q10: explain what happens during pre orientation phase
Answer: involves preparation for the first encounter with the patient. The nurse obtains information
from the chart, significant others, or other team members. They also may examine one's
feelings, fears, and anxieties about working with a specific patient and how they may affect
the ability to care for the patient. no bias
Q11: explain what active listening is
Answer: occurs nonverbally and is important to have a desire to hear and understand what the
patient is saying.
Q12: explain placing the event in time or sequence
Answer: allows the patient to identify the sequence of events and when they occurred to organize
thoughts.
Q13: explain encouraging description of perceptions
Answer: allows for development of awareness or understanding based on their perceptions and
reality.
Q14: explain translating words into feelings
Answer: the nurse will symbolize what has been said to find the underlying feelings.
Q15: explain formulating a plan of action
Answer: encouraging identification of a behavior change will allow for better coping skills.
Q16: explain approving/ disapproving or agreeing/disagreeing
Answer: indication accord or opposition based on good or right behaviors and bad or wrong
behaviors that prevents modification without admitting error, or to please the nurse .
Creates defensiveness.
Q17: explain indicating there is a external source of power
Answer: attributing the thoughts to an outside source encourages the patient to project blame for
their thoughts on others rather than accepting their own responsibility.
Q18: explain introducing an unrelated topic
Answer: changing the topic indicates the nurse does not want to discuss the topic the patient wants
to discuss.
Q1: explain what behavioral therapy is.
Answer: aims to modify maladaptive behavior patterns. based that a behavior is learned and has
consequences and abnormal behavior results from an attempt to avoid painful feelings and
reduce anxiety.
Q2: explain what cognitive therapy is.
Answer: focuses on individual client thoughts and behaviors to solve current problems. Based on
changing the way one thinks.
Q3: explain what cognitive behavioral therapy is (CBT)
Answer: uses both cognitive and behavioral approaches to assist a client with anxiety management.
Q4: explain what family therapy is
Answer: therapy based on family dynamics and improving family functioning by learning the ways
for dealing with mental illness in the family, improving understanding among family
members, maximizing positive interaction with family members.
Q5: explain what milieu therapy is
Answer: creates an environment that is supportive and therapeutic and safe to benefit clients and
promote coping within a safe place.
Q6: explain what group therapy is
Answer: therapy focused on helping individuals develop more functional and satisfying reactions
within a group setting with common feelings, experiences and thoughts that lead to positive
behavior changes from interaction and feedback.
Q7: what types of disorders can ECT help with?
Answer: Used as a last resort in depression, mania, schizophrenia, and psychosis when medication
and treatment has failed.
Q8: which two defense mechanisms are always healthy?
Answer: alturism and sublimation
Q9: explain the therapeutic nurse patient relationship
Answer: pre orientation, orientation, working, termination
, Q10: explain what happens during pre orientation phase
Answer: involves preparation for the first encounter with the patient. The nurse obtains information
from the chart, significant others, or other team members. They also may examine one's
feelings, fears, and anxieties about working with a specific patient and how they may affect
the ability to care for the patient. no bias
Q11: explain what active listening is
Answer: occurs nonverbally and is important to have a desire to hear and understand what the
patient is saying.
Q12: explain placing the event in time or sequence
Answer: allows the patient to identify the sequence of events and when they occurred to organize
thoughts.
Q13: explain encouraging description of perceptions
Answer: allows for development of awareness or understanding based on their perceptions and
reality.
Q14: explain translating words into feelings
Answer: the nurse will symbolize what has been said to find the underlying feelings.
Q15: explain formulating a plan of action
Answer: encouraging identification of a behavior change will allow for better coping skills.
Q16: explain approving/ disapproving or agreeing/disagreeing
Answer: indication accord or opposition based on good or right behaviors and bad or wrong
behaviors that prevents modification without admitting error, or to please the nurse .
Creates defensiveness.
Q17: explain indicating there is a external source of power
Answer: attributing the thoughts to an outside source encourages the patient to project blame for
their thoughts on others rather than accepting their own responsibility.
Q18: explain introducing an unrelated topic
Answer: changing the topic indicates the nurse does not want to discuss the topic the patient wants
to discuss.
