NRNP 6645 Midterm Exam Review | Psychotherapy Modalities Key Concepts & Answer Insights

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Question 28:
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse may intervene as appropriate with agencies or persons in
order to advocate for the patient; do for the patient what he or she cannot do for self, always with
an aim toward maximum independence and growth which is consistent with which basic strategy of
dynamic supportive therapy?
Answer: D. Maximize adaptive coping mechanisms

Question 29:
Which of the following is consistent with literature regarding suicide? Check all that apply:
Answers:
A. Assessing patient is of paramount importance for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse
during the initial patient contact
D. Suicidality can be assessed by using reliable and valid self-report questionnaires


Question 30:
Common ancestry through which individuals have evolved shared values and customs is knowns as
which of the following?
Answer: B. Ethnicity


Question 31
The therapist using a CBT approach in which the therapist encourages the patient to investigate
whether their thoughts are based on facts or assumptions is known as which of the following?
Answer: B. Questioning the Evidence


Question 32
Which of the following is not consistent with the underlying assumptions of psychodynamic
psychotherapy?
Answer: A. What happened in the past determine what we do today


Question 33
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is meeting with a patient who is in the process of an
unwanted divorce. The patient endorses persistent suicidal ideations, with strong intent. The
advanced practice psychiatric nurse recognizes the patient is a high suicide risk and recommends
which of the following?
Answer: B. Hospital psychiatric admission and suicide precautions.


Question 34:
Which of the following assumptions would the therapist be safe in making about cultural influences
in a family?
Answer: D. The cultural context of families is complicated by the fact that most families are
influenced by multiple contexts.

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Question 35:
The focus of exploration in a relational psychodynamic therapy includes which one of the following?
Answer: C. Here and now

Question 36
The CBT therapist ask the patient on the scale of "0 -10 how would you rate your depression today?"
" And how that compare to 2 months ago?" This is an example of what type of question type in
Socratic dialogue?
Answer: D. This would not be a question consistent with Socratic Dialogue

Question 37
Which of the following best describes the difference between standards of care and practice
guidelines?
Answer: B. Standards of care are legally binding while practice guidelines are not.


Question 38:
Strategies for working with anxiety are central to all therapy approaches. Which strategy would be
consistent with a behavioral therapy approach?
Answer: A. Restructuring


Question 39:
Which of the following is consistent with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? Select all that apply:
Answer: D. A and C

Question 40:
According to Structural Family Therapy model, family structure refers to which of the following?
Answer: D. The way families are organized into subsystems separated by emotional boundaries

Question 41:
"They probably think I am stupid" is an example of which type of cognitive distortion?
Answer: B. Mind reading


Question 42:
In the therapy groups where group members gain through receiving help from group members and
giving help to group members, which of Yalom's therapeutic benefits is being realized?
Answer: A. Altruism

Question 43:
A group member becomes angry with the group leader accusing the leader of being too controlling
and showing favoritism. This behavior is consistent with which of Yalom's therapeutic factors?
Answer: A. Catharsis