NRNP 6645 Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers
What stage of learning is the novice advanced practice psychiatric nurse in if they
become aware of their incompetence? - ---correct answer----Conscious
incompetency.
According to Freud, what problematic trait is associated with failure to learn
independence and control? - ---correct answer----Excessive dependency.
What is the difference between standards of care and practice guidelines? - ---
correct answer----Standards of care are legally binding while practice
guidelines are not.
,What does primary thinking recognize in CBT cognitive processes? - ---correct
answer----Indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as part of human
action.
What does secondary thinking in CBT recognize? - ---correct answer----
Indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as foremost.
According to Yalom, what role does imitative behavior play in therapy? - ---
correct answer----Imitative behavior generally plays a more important role in
early stages of a group.
What is a therapeutic benefit of imitative behavior? - ---correct answer----It
may allow an individual to experiment with a new behavior.
Who are not ideal candidates for psychoanalytic psychotherapy? - ---correct
answer----Patients with primarily primitive defenses.
What is important for a family therapist during the initial contact with a family
seeking therapy? - ---correct answer----Identify the presenting problem and
arrange a consultation with everyone living in the family household.
What is consistent with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? - ---correct
answer----CBT is based on a theoretical framework that maintains how an
individual structures experiences largely determines how one feels and behaves.
,What are maladaptive thoughts in CBT rooted in? - ---correct answer----
Irrational or illogical assumptions.
How can emotions and behaviors be changed according to CBT? - ---correct
answer----By changing one's thoughts.
What is the focus of primary thinking in CBT? - ---correct answer----Viewing
the social and cultural world in determinate, positive, and rational terms.
What is the role of practice guidelines in relation to standards of care? - ---
correct answer----Practice guidelines should be followed as written while
standards of care are more flexible.
What is a characteristic of patients with neurotic to healthy personality
organization in psychotherapy? - ---correct answer----They are considered
ideal candidates for psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
What is the purpose of identifying the presenting problem in family therapy? - ---
correct answer----To develop a therapeutic alliance and strategy for fixing
the problem.
What is the significance of finding out what we are not in therapy? - ---correct
answer----It is progress toward finding out what we are.
, What does CBT maintain about the structure of experiences? - ---correct
answer----It largely determines how one feels and behaves.
What is the role of the family therapist in ensuring family therapy is necessary? - -
--correct answer----Arrange a consultation with the caller to ensure family
therapy is really necessary.
What is the relationship between thoughts and behaviors in CBT? - ---correct
answer----Changing thoughts can lead to changes in emotions and behaviors.
What is the importance of the therapeutic alliance in family therapy? - ---
correct answer----It helps in developing strategies to address the presenting
problem.
What is the role of excessive guilt in Freud's theory? - ---correct answer----It
is one of the problematic traits associated with failure to learn independence and
control.
What does the term 'cognitive triad' refer to in CBT? - ---correct answer----
Maladaptive thoughts that influence feelings and behaviors.
What therapeutic factor is exemplified when a group member realizes others
share feelings of incompetency? - ---correct answer----Universality
Answers
What stage of learning is the novice advanced practice psychiatric nurse in if they
become aware of their incompetence? - ---correct answer----Conscious
incompetency.
According to Freud, what problematic trait is associated with failure to learn
independence and control? - ---correct answer----Excessive dependency.
What is the difference between standards of care and practice guidelines? - ---
correct answer----Standards of care are legally binding while practice
guidelines are not.
,What does primary thinking recognize in CBT cognitive processes? - ---correct
answer----Indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as part of human
action.
What does secondary thinking in CBT recognize? - ---correct answer----
Indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as foremost.
According to Yalom, what role does imitative behavior play in therapy? - ---
correct answer----Imitative behavior generally plays a more important role in
early stages of a group.
What is a therapeutic benefit of imitative behavior? - ---correct answer----It
may allow an individual to experiment with a new behavior.
Who are not ideal candidates for psychoanalytic psychotherapy? - ---correct
answer----Patients with primarily primitive defenses.
What is important for a family therapist during the initial contact with a family
seeking therapy? - ---correct answer----Identify the presenting problem and
arrange a consultation with everyone living in the family household.
What is consistent with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? - ---correct
answer----CBT is based on a theoretical framework that maintains how an
individual structures experiences largely determines how one feels and behaves.
,What are maladaptive thoughts in CBT rooted in? - ---correct answer----
Irrational or illogical assumptions.
How can emotions and behaviors be changed according to CBT? - ---correct
answer----By changing one's thoughts.
What is the focus of primary thinking in CBT? - ---correct answer----Viewing
the social and cultural world in determinate, positive, and rational terms.
What is the role of practice guidelines in relation to standards of care? - ---
correct answer----Practice guidelines should be followed as written while
standards of care are more flexible.
What is a characteristic of patients with neurotic to healthy personality
organization in psychotherapy? - ---correct answer----They are considered
ideal candidates for psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
What is the purpose of identifying the presenting problem in family therapy? - ---
correct answer----To develop a therapeutic alliance and strategy for fixing
the problem.
What is the significance of finding out what we are not in therapy? - ---correct
answer----It is progress toward finding out what we are.
, What does CBT maintain about the structure of experiences? - ---correct
answer----It largely determines how one feels and behaves.
What is the role of the family therapist in ensuring family therapy is necessary? - -
--correct answer----Arrange a consultation with the caller to ensure family
therapy is really necessary.
What is the relationship between thoughts and behaviors in CBT? - ---correct
answer----Changing thoughts can lead to changes in emotions and behaviors.
What is the importance of the therapeutic alliance in family therapy? - ---
correct answer----It helps in developing strategies to address the presenting
problem.
What is the role of excessive guilt in Freud's theory? - ---correct answer----It
is one of the problematic traits associated with failure to learn independence and
control.
What does the term 'cognitive triad' refer to in CBT? - ---correct answer----
Maladaptive thoughts that influence feelings and behaviors.
What therapeutic factor is exemplified when a group member realizes others
share feelings of incompetency? - ---correct answer----Universality
