PSYCH 1 EXAMPREP TEST BANK 2026
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
⩥ A nurse states to a client, Things will look better tomorrow after a
good nights sleep. This is an example of which communication
technique?
A. The therapeutic technique of giving advice
B. The therapeutic technique of defending
C. The non-therapeutic technique of presenting reality
D. The non-therapeutic technique of giving false reassurance. Answer:
D. The non-therapeutic technique of giving false reassurance
⩥ A client diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder is admitted to
an inpatient psychiatric unit for evaluation and medication stabilization.
Which therapeutic communication technique used by the nurse is an
example of a broad opening?
A. What occurred prior to the rape, and when did you go to the
emergency department?
B. What would you like to talk about?
C. I notice you seem uncomfortable discussing this.
D. How can we help you feel safe during your stay here?. Answer: B.
What would you like to talk about?
,⩥ A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia for the
presence of hallucinations. Which therapeutic communication technique
used by the nurse is an example of making observations?
A. You appear to be talking to someone I do not see.
B. Please describe what you are seeing.
C. Why do you continually look in the corner of this room?
D. If you hum a tune, the voices may not be so distracting.. Answer: A.
You appear to be talking to someone I do not see.
⩥ A nurse maintains an uncrossed arm and leg posture. This nonverbal
behavior is reflective of which letter of the SOLER acronym for active
listening?
A. S
B. O
C. L
D. E
E. R. Answer: B. O
⩥ •A client threatens to kill himself, his wife, and their children if the
wife follows through with divorce proceedings. During the pre-
interaction phase of the nurse-client relationship, which interaction
should the nurse employ?
-A. Acknowledging the client's actions and encouraging alternative
behaviors.
,-B. Establish rapport and developing treatment goals.
-C. Providing community resources on aggression management.
-D. Exploring personal thoughts and feelings that may adversely impact
the provision of care.. Answer: D. Exploring personal thoughts and
feelings that may adversely impact the provision of care.
⩥ . What is the most essential task for a nurse to accomplish prior to
forming a therapeutic relationship with a client?
A. To clarify personal attitudes, values, and beliefs
B. To obtain thorough assessment data
C. To determine the clients length of stay
D. To establish personal goals for the interaction. Answer: A. To clarify
personal attitudes, values, and beliefs
⩥ 6. What should be the nurses primary goal during the preinteraction
phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A. To evaluate goal attainment and ensure therapeutic closure
B. To establish trust and formulate a contract for intervention
C. To explore self-perceptions
D. To promote client change. Answer: C. To explore self-perceptions
⩥ What is the purpose when a nurse gathers client information?
A. It enables the nurse to modify client behaviors related to personality
disorders.
, B. It enables the nurse to. make sound clinical judgments and plan
appropriate client care.
C. It enables the nurse to prescribe the appropriate medications.
D. It enables the nurse to assign the appropriate Axis I diagnosis..
Answer: B. It enables the nurse to. make sound clinical judgments and
plan appropriate client care.
⩥ Which client response should a nurse expect during the working phase
of the nurse-client relationship?
A. The client gains insight and incorporates alternative behaviors.
B. The client and nurse establish rapport and mutually develop treatment
goals.
C. The client explores feelings related to reentering the community.
D. The client explores personal strengths and weaknesses that impact
behaviors.. Answer: A. The client gains insight and incorporates
alternative behaviors.
⩥ Which client statement should a nurse identify as a typical response to
stress most often experienced in the working phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
A. I can't bear the thought of leaving here and failing.
B. I might have a hard time working with you. You remind me of my
mother.
C. I can't tell my husband how I feel; he wouldn't listen anyway.
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
⩥ A nurse states to a client, Things will look better tomorrow after a
good nights sleep. This is an example of which communication
technique?
A. The therapeutic technique of giving advice
B. The therapeutic technique of defending
C. The non-therapeutic technique of presenting reality
D. The non-therapeutic technique of giving false reassurance. Answer:
D. The non-therapeutic technique of giving false reassurance
⩥ A client diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder is admitted to
an inpatient psychiatric unit for evaluation and medication stabilization.
Which therapeutic communication technique used by the nurse is an
example of a broad opening?
A. What occurred prior to the rape, and when did you go to the
emergency department?
B. What would you like to talk about?
C. I notice you seem uncomfortable discussing this.
D. How can we help you feel safe during your stay here?. Answer: B.
What would you like to talk about?
,⩥ A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia for the
presence of hallucinations. Which therapeutic communication technique
used by the nurse is an example of making observations?
A. You appear to be talking to someone I do not see.
B. Please describe what you are seeing.
C. Why do you continually look in the corner of this room?
D. If you hum a tune, the voices may not be so distracting.. Answer: A.
You appear to be talking to someone I do not see.
⩥ A nurse maintains an uncrossed arm and leg posture. This nonverbal
behavior is reflective of which letter of the SOLER acronym for active
listening?
A. S
B. O
C. L
D. E
E. R. Answer: B. O
⩥ •A client threatens to kill himself, his wife, and their children if the
wife follows through with divorce proceedings. During the pre-
interaction phase of the nurse-client relationship, which interaction
should the nurse employ?
-A. Acknowledging the client's actions and encouraging alternative
behaviors.
,-B. Establish rapport and developing treatment goals.
-C. Providing community resources on aggression management.
-D. Exploring personal thoughts and feelings that may adversely impact
the provision of care.. Answer: D. Exploring personal thoughts and
feelings that may adversely impact the provision of care.
⩥ . What is the most essential task for a nurse to accomplish prior to
forming a therapeutic relationship with a client?
A. To clarify personal attitudes, values, and beliefs
B. To obtain thorough assessment data
C. To determine the clients length of stay
D. To establish personal goals for the interaction. Answer: A. To clarify
personal attitudes, values, and beliefs
⩥ 6. What should be the nurses primary goal during the preinteraction
phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A. To evaluate goal attainment and ensure therapeutic closure
B. To establish trust and formulate a contract for intervention
C. To explore self-perceptions
D. To promote client change. Answer: C. To explore self-perceptions
⩥ What is the purpose when a nurse gathers client information?
A. It enables the nurse to modify client behaviors related to personality
disorders.
, B. It enables the nurse to. make sound clinical judgments and plan
appropriate client care.
C. It enables the nurse to prescribe the appropriate medications.
D. It enables the nurse to assign the appropriate Axis I diagnosis..
Answer: B. It enables the nurse to. make sound clinical judgments and
plan appropriate client care.
⩥ Which client response should a nurse expect during the working phase
of the nurse-client relationship?
A. The client gains insight and incorporates alternative behaviors.
B. The client and nurse establish rapport and mutually develop treatment
goals.
C. The client explores feelings related to reentering the community.
D. The client explores personal strengths and weaknesses that impact
behaviors.. Answer: A. The client gains insight and incorporates
alternative behaviors.
⩥ Which client statement should a nurse identify as a typical response to
stress most often experienced in the working phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
A. I can't bear the thought of leaving here and failing.
B. I might have a hard time working with you. You remind me of my
mother.
C. I can't tell my husband how I feel; he wouldn't listen anyway.
