NURS PHSYCIATRIC 6645 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEST
GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS LATEST UPDATE
Question : 47
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 48:
Which of the following is not consistent with the current research related to
psychotherapy and psychotropic medication?
C. Studies comparing medications with psychotherapy found both produce
psychological but brain changes are different for medications than psychotherapy
Rationale: Both medications and psychotherapy has same changes if used together
or individually.
Question 49
Which of the following is not consistent with the resilience model proposed by
Miller-Krauss?
C. We feel our best when we have a strong sympathetic system to regulate
emotions
Rationale: This was not mentioned in the model.
Question 50:
A family has been court-ordered to family therapy. The family does not want to
participate in therapy. The advanced practice nurse using a solution focused
therapy model would most likely do which of the following?
B. Review the case and offer suggestions for solving the issue
Rationale: Assessing and suggesting solutions are one of the jobs to be done by the
nurse to help families and individuals to cope up with problems.
Question 51:
,According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the task of learning
independence and control is associated with which of the following problematic
traits?
A. Excessive dependency
Rationale: Developing this control to accomplish things leads to a sense of
accomplishment and independence. Failure to this will lead to dependence
Question 52:
According to Yalom, which of the following is consistent with the therapeutic benefit
of imitative behavior?
D. All of the above
Rationale: Imitative behavior generally plays a more important role in the early
stages of therapy as members identify with more senior members and the
therapist. Behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior of others.
Yalom also stated that finding out what we are not is progress toward finding out.
Question 53:
In classical psychodynamic Therapy, the therapist's role is which one of the
following?
Participant-Observer
Rationale: The therapist plays this role by encouraging the client to talk about the
emotions they are feeling and helping the client to identify recurring patterns in
their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Question 54:
The advance psychiatric nurse is working with couple using a Cognitive Behavioral
Family therapy model. The wife states that her husband must be having an affair
because he comes home late from work . The advanced practice nurse recognizes
as a cognitive distortion knowns as :
Arbitrary Inference
Rationale: Arbitrary inference is the process of drawing a conclusion without
sufficient evidence, or without any evidence at all.
,Question 28:
Which of The following is consistent research related to posttraumatic growth?
A. Resilience and Posttraumatic growth are inversely related
Rationale: Across studies the results showed that high levels of resilience were
associated with the lowest posttraumatic growth scores. The results imply that
although growth and resilience are both salutogenic constructs they are inversely
related.
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.
GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS LATEST UPDATE
Question : 47
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 48:
Which of the following is not consistent with the current research related to
psychotherapy and psychotropic medication?
C. Studies comparing medications with psychotherapy found both produce
psychological but brain changes are different for medications than psychotherapy
Rationale: Both medications and psychotherapy has same changes if used together
or individually.
Question 49
Which of the following is not consistent with the resilience model proposed by
Miller-Krauss?
C. We feel our best when we have a strong sympathetic system to regulate
emotions
Rationale: This was not mentioned in the model.
Question 50:
A family has been court-ordered to family therapy. The family does not want to
participate in therapy. The advanced practice nurse using a solution focused
therapy model would most likely do which of the following?
B. Review the case and offer suggestions for solving the issue
Rationale: Assessing and suggesting solutions are one of the jobs to be done by the
nurse to help families and individuals to cope up with problems.
Question 51:
,According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the task of learning
independence and control is associated with which of the following problematic
traits?
A. Excessive dependency
Rationale: Developing this control to accomplish things leads to a sense of
accomplishment and independence. Failure to this will lead to dependence
Question 52:
According to Yalom, which of the following is consistent with the therapeutic benefit
of imitative behavior?
D. All of the above
Rationale: Imitative behavior generally plays a more important role in the early
stages of therapy as members identify with more senior members and the
therapist. Behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior of others.
Yalom also stated that finding out what we are not is progress toward finding out.
Question 53:
In classical psychodynamic Therapy, the therapist's role is which one of the
following?
Participant-Observer
Rationale: The therapist plays this role by encouraging the client to talk about the
emotions they are feeling and helping the client to identify recurring patterns in
their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Question 54:
The advance psychiatric nurse is working with couple using a Cognitive Behavioral
Family therapy model. The wife states that her husband must be having an affair
because he comes home late from work . The advanced practice nurse recognizes
as a cognitive distortion knowns as :
Arbitrary Inference
Rationale: Arbitrary inference is the process of drawing a conclusion without
sufficient evidence, or without any evidence at all.
,Question 28:
Which of The following is consistent research related to posttraumatic growth?
A. Resilience and Posttraumatic growth are inversely related
Rationale: Across studies the results showed that high levels of resilience were
associated with the lowest posttraumatic growth scores. The results imply that
although growth and resilience are both salutogenic constructs they are inversely
related.
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.
