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NSG 3450/ NSG3450 Exam 2 – Mental Health Review| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION List three examples of therapeutic communication techniques. Answer: Active listening, reflection, and focusing. QUESTION List three examples of non-therapeutic communication techniques. Answer: Giving false reassurance, excessive questioning, or making interpretations for the patient. QUESTION Why must the nurse avoid false reassurance? Answer: It minimizes the patient's feelings and blocks honest expression. QUESTION Why are "Why" questions non-therapeutic? Answer: They imply criticism and make the patient defensive. QUESTION How can the nurse use clarification effectively? Answer: Ask the patient to explain more clearly to ensure understanding, not to challenge. QUESTION What are curative factors of group therapy? Answer: Universality, interpersonal learning, imparting of information, installation of hope, altruism, and catharsis. QUESTION What are the four phases of group development? Answer: Planning, orientation, working, and termination. QUESTION What is the nurse's role in the planning phase of group therapy? Answer: Identify purpose, goals, and group structure. QUESTION Describe the working phase of group therapy. Answer: Members share, develop trust, problem-solve, and apply new behaviors. QUESTION What occurs during the termination phase of group therapy? Answer: Group summarizes progress, gives feedback, and addresses separation issues. QUESTION What does universality mean in group therapy? Answer: Recognition that others share similar problems, reducing isolation. QUESTION What is altruism in group therapy? Answer: Members gain self-esteem by helping others. QUESTION What is catharsis in group therapy? Answer: Release of strong emotions through verbal expression in a safe environment. QUESTION What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Answer: Early life stressors such as abuse, domestic violence, or parental substance use that increase risk of chronic illness and mental health problems later in life. QUESTION What is the Fight-or-Flight response?

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NSGl 3450/l NSG3450l Examl 2l –l Mentall
Healthl Review|l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Listl threel examplesl ofl therapeuticl communicationl techniques.
Answer:
Activel listening,l reflection,l andl focusing.



Q:l Listl threel examplesl ofl non-therapeuticl communicationl techniques.
Answer:
Givingl falsel reassurance,l excessivel questioning,l orl makingl interpretationsl forl thel patient.



Q:l Whyl mustl thel nursel avoidl falsel reassurance?
Answer:
Itl minimizesl thel patient'sl feelingsl andl blocksl honestl expression.



Q:l Whyl arel "Why"l questionsl non-therapeutic?
Answer:
Theyl implyl criticisml andl makel thel patientl defensive.



Q:l Howl canl thel nursel usel clarificationl effectively?
Answer:
Askl thel patientl tol explainl morel clearlyl tol ensurel understanding,l notl tol challenge.

,Q:l Whatl arel curativel factorsl ofl groupl therapy?
Answer:
Universality,l interpersonall learning,l impartingl ofl information,l installationl ofl hope,l
altruism,l andl catharsis.



Q:l Whatl arel thel fourl phasesl ofl groupl development?
Answer:
Planning,l orientation,l working,l andl termination.



Q:l Whatl isl thel nurse'sl rolel inl thel planningl phasel ofl groupl therapy?
Answer:
Identifyl purpose,l goals,l andl groupl structure.



Q:l Describel thel workingl phasel ofl groupl therapy.
Answer:
Membersl share,l developl trust,l problem-solve,l andl applyl newl behaviors.



Q:l Whatl occursl duringl thel terminationl phasel ofl groupl therapy?
Answer:
Groupl summarizesl progress,l givesl feedback,l andl addressesl separationl issues.



Q:l Whatl doesl universalityl meanl inl groupl therapy?
Answer:
Recognitionl thatl othersl sharel similarl problems,l reducingl isolation.

, Q:l Whatl isl altruisml inl groupl therapy?
Answer:
Membersl gainl self-esteeml byl helpingl others.



Q:l Whatl isl catharsisl inl groupl therapy?
Answer:
Releasel ofl strongl emotionsl throughl verball expressionl inl al safel environment.



Q:l Whatl arel Adversel Childhoodl Experiencesl (ACEs)?
Answer:
Earlyl lifel stressorsl suchl asl abuse,l domesticl violence,l orl parentall substancel usel thatl
increasel riskl ofl chronicl illnessl andl mentall healthl problemsl laterl inl life.



Q:l Whatl isl thel Fight-or-Flightl response?
Answer:
Physiologicl stressl reactionl thatl increasesl heartl rate,l bloodl pressure,l respirations,l andl
cardiacl outputl tol preparel thel bodyl forl survival.



Q:l Whatl arel thel threel stagesl ofl thel Generall Adaptationl Syndromel (GAS)?
Answer:
Alarml (SNSl activation),l Resistancel (adaptationl andl coping),l Exhaustionl (depletedl energy,l
weakenedl immunity,l riskl forl illness).



Q:l Whatl happensl duringl thel alarml stagel ofl GAS?

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