THE NR 605 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL
QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the Biomedical Model of Health? - DETAILED ANSWER-Focuses on biological aspects
of illness, prioritizes diagnosis and medical treatments such as medication or surgeries
Excludes emotional/social/spiritual influences
What is the Holistic Model of Care? - DETAILED ANSWER-Emphasizes treating the person as a
whole. Includes emotional well-being/social factor/spiritual health. Supports patient-centered
approaches and long-term wellness
What are specific psychotherapy techniques? - DETAILED ANSWER-Active listening
Emotional connection
Empathy
Fostering trust
Diagnosis that can be treated in supportive psychotherapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Specific stressful
situations
Psychotic personality organization
Preoccupied or overly emotional attachment style
Immature defenses
Goals of supportive psychotherapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Problem-solving
Management of feelings and life stressors
Symptom relief
,Techniques used in supportive psychotherapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Provide comfort
Provide encouragement
Provide reassurance
Empathic listening
Expressive therapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Helps clients gradually process relational trauma
Appropriate for clients with unresolved, disorganized attachment styles and clients with a
neurotic defense schema
Therapy sessions are typically provided several times per week
Diagnosis that can be treated in expressive therapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Borderline personality
disorder
What is active listening? - DETAILED ANSWER-Demonstrating full attention to clients by
paraphrasing and summarizing their concerns
What is emotional connection? - DETAILED ANSWER-Establishing rapport through empathy and
genuine understanding?
What is demonstrating empathy? - DETAILED ANSWER-Validating emotions to help clients feel
seen and heard
What is fostering trust? - DETAILED ANSWER-Maintaining confidentiality and consistency in
interactions?
What does resilience mean? - DETAILED ANSWER-The ability of an individual, family, or
community to cope with adversity and trauma, and adapt to challenges through individual
physical, emotional, and spiritual attributes, and access to cultural and social resources What
are stabilization strategies? - DETAILED ANSWER-Techniques like grounding exercises,
,mindfulness, and relaxation techniques. Aim to reduce emotional distress and ensure the client
feels secure.
What are the Peplau's Roles? - DETAILED ANSWER-Stranger
Resource
Teacher
Counselor
Surrogate
Leader
Peplau's Roles: Stranger - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse offers a welcoming environment to
build initial rapport; creates an environment to built trust
Peplau's Roles: Resource - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse acts an an information source for the
patient's needs and treatment; provides specific information needed by the client, answers
questions, and interprets clinical data
Peplau's Roles: Teacher - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse provides education about mental health
topics or coping strategies; imparts relevant knowledge and provides instructions and training
Peplau's Roles: Counselor - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse listens actively and provides emotional
support; helps the client understand and integrate meaning into life's circumstances, provides
guidance and encouragement for change
Peplau's Roles: Surrogate - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse steps into roles that the patient cannot
manage themselves temporarily; helps clarify domains of dependence, interdependence, and
independence (acts as an advocate)
, Peplau's Roles: Leader - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse guides collaborative decision-making and
helps set achievable goals; helps the client take maximum responsibility for meeting treatment
goals
What is the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? - DETAILED ANSWER-Basic needs (safety, food)
precede higher-level needs (self-actualization)
What is in the bottom of the pyramid (most important) in Maslow's? - DETAILED
ANSWERPhysiological (air, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep)
What is in the 4th spot of the pyramid in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-Safety (security of
body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the family, of health, and of property)
What is in the 3rd spot of the pyramid in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-Love/Belonging
(friendship, family, intimacy, sense of connection with others)
What is in the 2nd spot of the pyramid in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-Esteem (self-esteem,
respect, achievement, confidence)
What is in the top of the pyramid (least important) in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Selfactualization
What does self-actualization look like? - DETAILED ANSWER-Represents the highest level of
personal growth and fulfillment, includes traits like creativity, independence, and striving to
reach one's full potential
How do adverse childhood events affect mental health? - DETAILED ANSWER-Adverse childhood
events increase the likelihood of depression, anxiety, and PTSD
How does mental health affect physical health? - DETAILED ANSWER-Prolonged stress is linked
to chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease
QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the Biomedical Model of Health? - DETAILED ANSWER-Focuses on biological aspects
of illness, prioritizes diagnosis and medical treatments such as medication or surgeries
Excludes emotional/social/spiritual influences
What is the Holistic Model of Care? - DETAILED ANSWER-Emphasizes treating the person as a
whole. Includes emotional well-being/social factor/spiritual health. Supports patient-centered
approaches and long-term wellness
What are specific psychotherapy techniques? - DETAILED ANSWER-Active listening
Emotional connection
Empathy
Fostering trust
Diagnosis that can be treated in supportive psychotherapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Specific stressful
situations
Psychotic personality organization
Preoccupied or overly emotional attachment style
Immature defenses
Goals of supportive psychotherapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Problem-solving
Management of feelings and life stressors
Symptom relief
,Techniques used in supportive psychotherapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Provide comfort
Provide encouragement
Provide reassurance
Empathic listening
Expressive therapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Helps clients gradually process relational trauma
Appropriate for clients with unresolved, disorganized attachment styles and clients with a
neurotic defense schema
Therapy sessions are typically provided several times per week
Diagnosis that can be treated in expressive therapy - DETAILED ANSWER-Borderline personality
disorder
What is active listening? - DETAILED ANSWER-Demonstrating full attention to clients by
paraphrasing and summarizing their concerns
What is emotional connection? - DETAILED ANSWER-Establishing rapport through empathy and
genuine understanding?
What is demonstrating empathy? - DETAILED ANSWER-Validating emotions to help clients feel
seen and heard
What is fostering trust? - DETAILED ANSWER-Maintaining confidentiality and consistency in
interactions?
What does resilience mean? - DETAILED ANSWER-The ability of an individual, family, or
community to cope with adversity and trauma, and adapt to challenges through individual
physical, emotional, and spiritual attributes, and access to cultural and social resources What
are stabilization strategies? - DETAILED ANSWER-Techniques like grounding exercises,
,mindfulness, and relaxation techniques. Aim to reduce emotional distress and ensure the client
feels secure.
What are the Peplau's Roles? - DETAILED ANSWER-Stranger
Resource
Teacher
Counselor
Surrogate
Leader
Peplau's Roles: Stranger - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse offers a welcoming environment to
build initial rapport; creates an environment to built trust
Peplau's Roles: Resource - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse acts an an information source for the
patient's needs and treatment; provides specific information needed by the client, answers
questions, and interprets clinical data
Peplau's Roles: Teacher - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse provides education about mental health
topics or coping strategies; imparts relevant knowledge and provides instructions and training
Peplau's Roles: Counselor - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse listens actively and provides emotional
support; helps the client understand and integrate meaning into life's circumstances, provides
guidance and encouragement for change
Peplau's Roles: Surrogate - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse steps into roles that the patient cannot
manage themselves temporarily; helps clarify domains of dependence, interdependence, and
independence (acts as an advocate)
, Peplau's Roles: Leader - DETAILED ANSWER-The nurse guides collaborative decision-making and
helps set achievable goals; helps the client take maximum responsibility for meeting treatment
goals
What is the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? - DETAILED ANSWER-Basic needs (safety, food)
precede higher-level needs (self-actualization)
What is in the bottom of the pyramid (most important) in Maslow's? - DETAILED
ANSWERPhysiological (air, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep)
What is in the 4th spot of the pyramid in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-Safety (security of
body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the family, of health, and of property)
What is in the 3rd spot of the pyramid in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-Love/Belonging
(friendship, family, intimacy, sense of connection with others)
What is in the 2nd spot of the pyramid in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-Esteem (self-esteem,
respect, achievement, confidence)
What is in the top of the pyramid (least important) in Maslow's? - DETAILED ANSWER-
Selfactualization
What does self-actualization look like? - DETAILED ANSWER-Represents the highest level of
personal growth and fulfillment, includes traits like creativity, independence, and striving to
reach one's full potential
How do adverse childhood events affect mental health? - DETAILED ANSWER-Adverse childhood
events increase the likelihood of depression, anxiety, and PTSD
How does mental health affect physical health? - DETAILED ANSWER-Prolonged stress is linked
to chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease
