This comprehensive 49-page NSG 526 Exam 2 study guide contains extensive exam questions and answers covering psychiatric mental health nursing, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), interpersonal psychotherapy, group therapy, behavioral interventions, and complementary alternative medicine (CAM). Key topics include Aaron Beck's cognitive triad, Albert Ellis's rational emotive therapy, Irvin Yalom's 12 therapeutic factors, Skinner's operant conditioning, Piaget's cognitive development stages, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, cognitive distortions, therapeutic communication, group leadership styles, systematic desensitization, classical conditioning, biofeedback, and milieu therapy. The document includes multiple-choice questions, select-all-that-apply questions, clinical scenarios, and detailed answers relevant to psychiatric nursing practice. Academic references supporting these topics include Beck's Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond (3rd ed., 2020) and Yalom and Leszcz's The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (6th ed., 2020). Ideal for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), and graduate psychiatric nursing students preparing for NSG 526 examinations. The document is labeled graded A+, although this claim has not been independently verified.
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Exam 2 NSG 526 2026/2027
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Which one of the following is the focus of interpersonal
therapy?
A)
Anxiety management
B)
Belief systems
C)
Faulty cognitions
D)
,Social interaction - ANSWER ✔✔D. social interaction
A patient tells the psychiatric advanced practice nurse
she is going to try supplementing her selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitor with St. John's wort. Which
action should the psychiatric advanced practice nurse
take first?
a)
Assess the patient for depression and risk for suicide.
b)
Suggest that aromatherapy may produce even better results.
c)
Advise her of the danger of serotonin syndrome.
d)
Suggest she consider decreasing the dosage of her antidepressan -
ANSWER ✔✔C. advise her of the danger of serotonin syndrome
Which of the following is not a technique used in cognitive
therapy?
,A)
Reattribution
B)
Role-playing
C)
Abreaction
D)
Developing alternatives - ANSWER ✔✔C. Abreaction
The psychiatric advanced practice nurse is developing
the care plan for an 8-year-old child with intermittent
explosive disorder. Based on Piaget, which of the
following goals would be appropriate? The child will:
a)
connect consequences of his behavior with the behavior itself.
b)
generalize the consequences of his anger and aggression to different
situations
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, c)
identify situations in which he is likely to feel abandoned.
d)
experience an increase in autonomous behavior. - ANSWER ✔✔A.
connect consequences of his behavior with the behavior itself.
In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, it is often helpful to view
people as separate from their problems and behaviors. This
empowers them to make changes in their thought patterns
and behaviors. Which type of therapy would utilize this
approach?
A)
Psychoanalysis
B)
Narrative Therapy
C)
Strategic Therapy
D)