NURS 6640 Review Test
Submission week 6 midterm exam
Latest Exam 2024
• Question 1
0 out of 1 points
A PMHNP is treating a 45-year-old female patient who is upset
that her brother has not been calling since his divorce. When
asked to describe her brother and what prompts him not to call
as frequently, she says, “Everything is about him, not me. I
think he’s jealous that I have a good marriage and he wants
me to be unhappy, too. So he doesn’t call to upset me and ruin
my relationships.” Based on this information, the PMHNP can
conclude that the patient .
Selected B.
Answer: has an insistent emphasis on the feelings of others
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
When a PMHNP is seeing a patient for the first time, what is an
important step to assure that the patient and provider
understand the limits of their discussion?
Selected Answer:
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, C. Have a discussion about the confidentiality and its
limits
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
You are seeing a 29-year-old widow whose husband recently
died overseas while serving his country in the military. She has
been mourning the loss of her husband for several months,
and continues to grieve. She refuses to go to group grieving
sessions, but reports that she is still able to go to work and her
fitness classes sometimes, and even makes attempts to stay
social. She says, “Sometimes it’s like he’s not even gone.
Other times it feels like it’s been an eternity since I’ve seen
him. It’s hard to talk about this type of stuff with my
girlfriends, especially since all of their husbands are still alive.”
The PMHNP understands that it is appropriate to employ which
therapeutic principle?
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,Selected A.
Answer: Encouraging catharsis
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is treating a 35-year-old male officer in the
military. He discloses that both of his parents are deceased
and that he loved them. However, he says that he had feelings
of inadequacy because his parents held him to a standard that
he could never achieve. He went on to say that nothing he did
ever felt good enough. The PMHNP assesses that this patient
has perfect creases in his uniform with no strings or tags out of
place; she also notices that he has perfect posture and
questions him about ritualistic behaviors. She suspects that
this patient has maladaptive responses to the expectations
placed on him as a teenager and young adult. Which
statements made by the patient would verify the PMHNP’s
suspicion?
Selected D.
Answer: “I believe in systems; I have to have order and rules
in my everyday life. If a task must be completed, I will
often complete it myself versus depending on
someone else.”
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
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, The PMHNP is working with a patient who experiences anxiety
around her parents that later leads to poor impulse control.
What will the PMHNP do to employ psychodynamic
psychotherapy properly for this patient?
Selected B.
Answer: Focus on expressions of emotion
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Submission week 6 midterm exam
Latest Exam 2024
• Question 1
0 out of 1 points
A PMHNP is treating a 45-year-old female patient who is upset
that her brother has not been calling since his divorce. When
asked to describe her brother and what prompts him not to call
as frequently, she says, “Everything is about him, not me. I
think he’s jealous that I have a good marriage and he wants
me to be unhappy, too. So he doesn’t call to upset me and ruin
my relationships.” Based on this information, the PMHNP can
conclude that the patient .
Selected B.
Answer: has an insistent emphasis on the feelings of others
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
When a PMHNP is seeing a patient for the first time, what is an
important step to assure that the patient and provider
understand the limits of their discussion?
Selected Answer:
Ask for any Exams or Study materials from ()
, C. Have a discussion about the confidentiality and its
limits
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
You are seeing a 29-year-old widow whose husband recently
died overseas while serving his country in the military. She has
been mourning the loss of her husband for several months,
and continues to grieve. She refuses to go to group grieving
sessions, but reports that she is still able to go to work and her
fitness classes sometimes, and even makes attempts to stay
social. She says, “Sometimes it’s like he’s not even gone.
Other times it feels like it’s been an eternity since I’ve seen
him. It’s hard to talk about this type of stuff with my
girlfriends, especially since all of their husbands are still alive.”
The PMHNP understands that it is appropriate to employ which
therapeutic principle?
Ask for any Exams or Study materials from ()
,Selected A.
Answer: Encouraging catharsis
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is treating a 35-year-old male officer in the
military. He discloses that both of his parents are deceased
and that he loved them. However, he says that he had feelings
of inadequacy because his parents held him to a standard that
he could never achieve. He went on to say that nothing he did
ever felt good enough. The PMHNP assesses that this patient
has perfect creases in his uniform with no strings or tags out of
place; she also notices that he has perfect posture and
questions him about ritualistic behaviors. She suspects that
this patient has maladaptive responses to the expectations
placed on him as a teenager and young adult. Which
statements made by the patient would verify the PMHNP’s
suspicion?
Selected D.
Answer: “I believe in systems; I have to have order and rules
in my everyday life. If a task must be completed, I will
often complete it myself versus depending on
someone else.”
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
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, The PMHNP is working with a patient who experiences anxiety
around her parents that later leads to poor impulse control.
What will the PMHNP do to employ psychodynamic
psychotherapy properly for this patient?
Selected B.
Answer: Focus on expressions of emotion
Ask for any Exams or Study materials from ()
