NRNP 6645 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 .
,The advanced practice psychiatric nurse encourages a patient with gambling addiction to
develop a relapse prevention plan. Which of the following is true about a relapse prevention
plan?
A
v bling.
. d
Which of the following is consistent with the psychotherapeutic approach used by existential
psychotherapists?
therapeutic direction. .
According to Dearing, Stuewig, and Tangney (2005), understanding the difference between guilt and
shame and its impact on an individual‟s motivation is critical to hope and the recovery
process. Which of the following is true regarding guilt and shame?
Shame drives a person to engage in treatment while guilt drives a person to avoid treatment. .
Shame causes a person to perceive self as a failure and guilt causes avoidance of treatment. .
Guilt causes a person to perceive himself as a loser and shame drives a person to avoid treatment. .
Shame drives avoidance from treatment, Guilt often motivates a person to seek treatment.
.
Which of the following is not consistent with what is known about relapse?
, A Relapse indicates treatment
failure. .
B Relapse is a persistent risk in
addiction. .
C Relapse is a characteristic of all
chronic medical diseases. .
DRelapse is the return to substance use or addictive behaviors after periods
. of abstinence.
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse proficient in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is working with
an older adult who does not realize she has depression. Which of the following is true?
IPT is not an appropriate model for treating depression in older adults. .
This is a common IPT issue with older adults during the initial sessions. .
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse should consider using a standardized scale to quantify the depre
B and C .
The patient in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) complains the skills being taught in DBT don‟t
work, struggles with keeping diary cards, and doing assigned homework. This is consistent
with which stage of treatment within the DBT model?
The existential concept of an openness, readiness, and flexibility to grow and change, which
necessitates a
capacity to choose alternatives, and shape one‟s own destiny as authors of
creating their own world is which of the following?
.
. ty
.
.
, Which of the following is not consistent with a family-centered approach in child therapy?
interactions. .
. mental health.
The Gestalt therapist notices the patient is fidgeting with fingers, legs are shaking and asks the
patient
“What are you experiencing right now in your body?” This is a type of creative experimentation
known
as which of the following?
AFocusing . awareness . responsibility .
BBody
CLanguage of
D Empty-chair dialogue .
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is working with a group of patients in an outpatient
substance abuse treatment program. One patient comes to the advanced practice
psychiatric nurse after the group session and asks if the advanced practice psychiatric
nurse would meet at a nearby Starbucks to clarify a couple of questions that came up at
the end of the session and fears relapse. Which of the following would be consistent with
the traditional therapeutic frame?
Given concerns about relapse it would be important to meet with the patient just this . one time and jus
Remind the patient that one of the rules is not having contact outside of therapy
.sessions.
C Agree to meet with patient alone in the group room to resolve any outstanding
.concerns from the group.
D Agree to meet with the patient at Starbucks briefly to discuss the unresolved issues,
.but only this once and only for 10 minutes.
Which of the following statements would not be consistent with the humanistic -existential concept of
“holism” ?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 .
,The advanced practice psychiatric nurse encourages a patient with gambling addiction to
develop a relapse prevention plan. Which of the following is true about a relapse prevention
plan?
A
v bling.
. d
Which of the following is consistent with the psychotherapeutic approach used by existential
psychotherapists?
therapeutic direction. .
According to Dearing, Stuewig, and Tangney (2005), understanding the difference between guilt and
shame and its impact on an individual‟s motivation is critical to hope and the recovery
process. Which of the following is true regarding guilt and shame?
Shame drives a person to engage in treatment while guilt drives a person to avoid treatment. .
Shame causes a person to perceive self as a failure and guilt causes avoidance of treatment. .
Guilt causes a person to perceive himself as a loser and shame drives a person to avoid treatment. .
Shame drives avoidance from treatment, Guilt often motivates a person to seek treatment.
.
Which of the following is not consistent with what is known about relapse?
, A Relapse indicates treatment
failure. .
B Relapse is a persistent risk in
addiction. .
C Relapse is a characteristic of all
chronic medical diseases. .
DRelapse is the return to substance use or addictive behaviors after periods
. of abstinence.
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse proficient in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is working with
an older adult who does not realize she has depression. Which of the following is true?
IPT is not an appropriate model for treating depression in older adults. .
This is a common IPT issue with older adults during the initial sessions. .
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse should consider using a standardized scale to quantify the depre
B and C .
The patient in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) complains the skills being taught in DBT don‟t
work, struggles with keeping diary cards, and doing assigned homework. This is consistent
with which stage of treatment within the DBT model?
The existential concept of an openness, readiness, and flexibility to grow and change, which
necessitates a
capacity to choose alternatives, and shape one‟s own destiny as authors of
creating their own world is which of the following?
.
. ty
.
.
, Which of the following is not consistent with a family-centered approach in child therapy?
interactions. .
. mental health.
The Gestalt therapist notices the patient is fidgeting with fingers, legs are shaking and asks the
patient
“What are you experiencing right now in your body?” This is a type of creative experimentation
known
as which of the following?
AFocusing . awareness . responsibility .
BBody
CLanguage of
D Empty-chair dialogue .
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is working with a group of patients in an outpatient
substance abuse treatment program. One patient comes to the advanced practice
psychiatric nurse after the group session and asks if the advanced practice psychiatric
nurse would meet at a nearby Starbucks to clarify a couple of questions that came up at
the end of the session and fears relapse. Which of the following would be consistent with
the traditional therapeutic frame?
Given concerns about relapse it would be important to meet with the patient just this . one time and jus
Remind the patient that one of the rules is not having contact outside of therapy
.sessions.
C Agree to meet with patient alone in the group room to resolve any outstanding
.concerns from the group.
D Agree to meet with the patient at Starbucks briefly to discuss the unresolved issues,
.but only this once and only for 10 minutes.
Which of the following statements would not be consistent with the humanistic -existential concept of
“holism” ?
