MSN 621 FINAL EXAM 2026 CLINICAL
DECISION MAKING REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Child assessments.
Answer: To understand the child's 'internal world,' which includes
their thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and experiences, often
expressed non-verbally or through play.
◉ Sensorimotor stage.
Answer: Infants learn about the world through sensory experiences
and motor actions, developing object permanence.
◉ Preoperational stage.
Answer: Children begin to use symbols and language, but thinking is
often egocentric and lacks logical reasoning.
◉ Concrete Operational stage.
Answer: Children develop logical thought about concrete events,
understand conservation, and can mentally reverse actions.
◉ Formal Operational stage.
,Answer: Individuals develop abstract reasoning, hypothetical
thinking, and can consider multiple perspectives and future
possibilities.
◉ Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
Answer: An evidence-based manualized program involving the
child/adolescent and their non-offending caregiver, using the
PRACTICE acronym (Psychoeducation, Parenting skills, Relaxation,
Affective modulation, Cognitive coping, Trauma narrative, In vivo
mastery, Conjoint sessions, Enhancing future safety).
◉ Populations benefiting from TF-CBT.
Answer: Children and adolescents who have experienced significant
trauma (e.g., abuse, violence, natural disasters) and exhibit PTSD
symptoms, depression, or behavioral problems.
◉ Populations not benefiting from TF-CBT.
Answer: Children with active psychosis, severe intellectual
disabilities that prevent cognitive processing, or those whose
caregivers are unwilling or unable to participate.
◉ Existential Psychotherapy.
Answer: Helps clients confront the 'givens of existence' (death,
freedom, isolation, meaninglessness), take responsibility for their
choices, find meaning, and live more authentically.
, ◉ Client populations benefiting from Existential Therapy.
Answer: Clients dealing with life transitions, terminal illness, grief
and loss, anxiety about meaning or purpose, and those seeking
deeper self-understanding and authenticity.
◉ Client populations not benefiting from Existential Therapy.
Answer: Individuals in acute crisis who need immediate symptom
stabilization, or clients who struggle with abstract thinking and
prefer highly structured, concrete interventions.
◉ Socratic questioning.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
◉ Guided reflection.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
◉ Mindfulness exercises.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
◉ Journaling.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
DECISION MAKING REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Child assessments.
Answer: To understand the child's 'internal world,' which includes
their thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and experiences, often
expressed non-verbally or through play.
◉ Sensorimotor stage.
Answer: Infants learn about the world through sensory experiences
and motor actions, developing object permanence.
◉ Preoperational stage.
Answer: Children begin to use symbols and language, but thinking is
often egocentric and lacks logical reasoning.
◉ Concrete Operational stage.
Answer: Children develop logical thought about concrete events,
understand conservation, and can mentally reverse actions.
◉ Formal Operational stage.
,Answer: Individuals develop abstract reasoning, hypothetical
thinking, and can consider multiple perspectives and future
possibilities.
◉ Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
Answer: An evidence-based manualized program involving the
child/adolescent and their non-offending caregiver, using the
PRACTICE acronym (Psychoeducation, Parenting skills, Relaxation,
Affective modulation, Cognitive coping, Trauma narrative, In vivo
mastery, Conjoint sessions, Enhancing future safety).
◉ Populations benefiting from TF-CBT.
Answer: Children and adolescents who have experienced significant
trauma (e.g., abuse, violence, natural disasters) and exhibit PTSD
symptoms, depression, or behavioral problems.
◉ Populations not benefiting from TF-CBT.
Answer: Children with active psychosis, severe intellectual
disabilities that prevent cognitive processing, or those whose
caregivers are unwilling or unable to participate.
◉ Existential Psychotherapy.
Answer: Helps clients confront the 'givens of existence' (death,
freedom, isolation, meaninglessness), take responsibility for their
choices, find meaning, and live more authentically.
, ◉ Client populations benefiting from Existential Therapy.
Answer: Clients dealing with life transitions, terminal illness, grief
and loss, anxiety about meaning or purpose, and those seeking
deeper self-understanding and authenticity.
◉ Client populations not benefiting from Existential Therapy.
Answer: Individuals in acute crisis who need immediate symptom
stabilization, or clients who struggle with abstract thinking and
prefer highly structured, concrete interventions.
◉ Socratic questioning.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
◉ Guided reflection.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
◉ Mindfulness exercises.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
◉ Journaling.
Answer: A technique that promotes introspection and authenticity.
