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1. The#advanced#practice#psychiatric#nurse#helps#the#patient#to#identify#and#name#feelings,#foc
us# on
somatic#sensations#associated#with#emotions,#and#encourages#use#of#metaphor#to#describe# fe
elings.
This# is# consistent# with# which# basic#strategy# of# supportive# psychodynamic# therapy?
A. Make#connections
B. Decrease#alexithymia
C. Encourage# patient# activity
D. Maximize# adaptive# coping# mechanisms
2. Schizoid#personality#is#a#pathological#outcome#associated#with#which#of#Erickson
's# psychosocial
stages?
A. Autonomy# vs.# self-doubt
B. Industry# vs.#inferiority
C. Identity# vs.#role# confusion
D. Intimacy#vs.#isolation
3. What# distinguishes# psychoanalytic# therapy# from# other# types#of# therapies?
A. The# focus#on#problem-solving
B. The# focus#on# irrational#thoughts
C. The#focus# on#dreams#and#wishes
D. The#deep#analysis#of#the#patient#relationship#with# the#therapist.
4. Strategies#for#working#with#anxiety#are#central#to#all#therapy#approaches.#Which#strate
gy# would#be#consistent#with#a#behavioral#therapy#approach?
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A. Restructuring
B. Interpretations
C. Desensitization
D. Exploring# wishes
5. Good#practice#habits#that#are#relevant#for#legal#and#ethical#professional#responsibility#inclu
de# which#of#the#following?#Check#all#that#apply.
A. It#is#essential#that#emergency#coverage# is#in#place.
B. How#the#patient#contacts#you#between#sessions#and#in#emergencies#should#be#included#
in# the
contract# given# to#the#patient#during#the#initial#session.
C. Explicitly#state#whether#you#will#be#available#for#phone#calls#between#sessions#a
nd# adhere#to
clear#limits.
D. Check# messages#at# least#once#per#day#and#call#back#within#24# hours.
Step-by-step# explanation
6. For#severe#trauma#and#phobias#it#is#recommended#to#teach#the#patient#some#relation#techniq
ues# prior#to#beginning#exposure#therapy.#When#is#it#appropriate#to#use#these#relaxation#techniq
ues?
A. It# is#appropriate# to# use#relaxation#techniques# in#between#exposures
B. It#is#appropriate#to#use#relaxation#techniques#during#the#actual#exposures#conducted#by#t
he# therapist.
C. It# is#appropriate# to# use#relaxation#techniques#after#the#exposures
D. A#and#C
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7. A#patient#being#treated#with#supportive#psychodynamic#psychotherapy#has#been#missin
g# sessions
and#coming#late#when#coming#to#sessions.#The#advanced#practice#psychiatric#nurse#recogniz
es# this
behavior#as#which#of#the# following?
A. Avoidance
B. A#sign#the#patient# has# met# goals.
C. The#patient# is#ready#to#talk#about#termination#of#therapy.
D. The#patient# is#bored#because#the#sessions# have# not# been#very# interesting.
8. Cognitive# Behavioral#Therapy# (CBT)# interventions# focus# on
A. The#person's#relationships#and# family#dynamics
B. The# person's#thoughts,#beliefs,#or#behaviors
C. The#person's# understanding# of# how#the#past#gets#triggered#and#plays#out# in#the# present
D. The#person's#body,#beliefs,#images,#and#emotions#to#process#trauma
9. The#therapist# using#a#CBT#approach#says#to#the#patient:# "You#say# you#become#depressed.
Explain
to#me#what#depressed#feels#like#to#you."#This#is#an#example#of#what#question#type#in#Socrat
ic# Dialogue?
A. Memory# question
B. Translation#question
C. Application# question
D. Interpretation# question
10. According#to#the#Stages#of#the#Family#Life#Cycle#the#key#emotional#process#of#transition#
for# single
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young#adults#is:
A. Commitment#to#a# new#system.
B. Accepting# the# shifting# generational# roles.
C. Accepting# new# members# into#the# system.
D. Accepting# emotional# and# financial# responsibility# for# self.
Question# 11
Evidenced#based#guidelines#for#patient#treatment#are#based#on#which#of#the#followin
g?# A.
Consensus#of# expert#panel
B.
Systematic#reviews#of#case#studies.
# C.
Systematic#reviews# of# randomized# controlled# studies# (RTC).
D.
A#and#C# Que
stion#12
Which#of#the#following#is#true#about#the#CBT#cognitive#processes#of#primary#and#secondary
# thinking?
A.
Primary#thinking#recognizes#the#indeterminate,#negative#and#irrational#thinking#as#foreve
r# part
of# human# action.
B.
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1. The#advanced#practice#psychiatric#nurse#helps#the#patient#to#identify#and#name#feelings,#foc
us# on
somatic#sensations#associated#with#emotions,#and#encourages#use#of#metaphor#to#describe# fe
elings.
This# is# consistent# with# which# basic#strategy# of# supportive# psychodynamic# therapy?
A. Make#connections
B. Decrease#alexithymia
C. Encourage# patient# activity
D. Maximize# adaptive# coping# mechanisms
2. Schizoid#personality#is#a#pathological#outcome#associated#with#which#of#Erickson
's# psychosocial
stages?
A. Autonomy# vs.# self-doubt
B. Industry# vs.#inferiority
C. Identity# vs.#role# confusion
D. Intimacy#vs.#isolation
3. What# distinguishes# psychoanalytic# therapy# from# other# types#of# therapies?
A. The# focus#on#problem-solving
B. The# focus#on# irrational#thoughts
C. The#focus# on#dreams#and#wishes
D. The#deep#analysis#of#the#patient#relationship#with# the#therapist.
4. Strategies#for#working#with#anxiety#are#central#to#all#therapy#approaches.#Which#strate
gy# would#be#consistent#with#a#behavioral#therapy#approach?
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A. Restructuring
B. Interpretations
C. Desensitization
D. Exploring# wishes
5. Good#practice#habits#that#are#relevant#for#legal#and#ethical#professional#responsibility#inclu
de# which#of#the#following?#Check#all#that#apply.
A. It#is#essential#that#emergency#coverage# is#in#place.
B. How#the#patient#contacts#you#between#sessions#and#in#emergencies#should#be#included#
in# the
contract# given# to#the#patient#during#the#initial#session.
C. Explicitly#state#whether#you#will#be#available#for#phone#calls#between#sessions#a
nd# adhere#to
clear#limits.
D. Check# messages#at# least#once#per#day#and#call#back#within#24# hours.
Step-by-step# explanation
6. For#severe#trauma#and#phobias#it#is#recommended#to#teach#the#patient#some#relation#techniq
ues# prior#to#beginning#exposure#therapy.#When#is#it#appropriate#to#use#these#relaxation#techniq
ues?
A. It# is#appropriate# to# use#relaxation#techniques# in#between#exposures
B. It#is#appropriate#to#use#relaxation#techniques#during#the#actual#exposures#conducted#by#t
he# therapist.
C. It# is#appropriate# to# use#relaxation#techniques#after#the#exposures
D. A#and#C
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7. A#patient#being#treated#with#supportive#psychodynamic#psychotherapy#has#been#missin
g# sessions
and#coming#late#when#coming#to#sessions.#The#advanced#practice#psychiatric#nurse#recogniz
es# this
behavior#as#which#of#the# following?
A. Avoidance
B. A#sign#the#patient# has# met# goals.
C. The#patient# is#ready#to#talk#about#termination#of#therapy.
D. The#patient# is#bored#because#the#sessions# have# not# been#very# interesting.
8. Cognitive# Behavioral#Therapy# (CBT)# interventions# focus# on
A. The#person's#relationships#and# family#dynamics
B. The# person's#thoughts,#beliefs,#or#behaviors
C. The#person's# understanding# of# how#the#past#gets#triggered#and#plays#out# in#the# present
D. The#person's#body,#beliefs,#images,#and#emotions#to#process#trauma
9. The#therapist# using#a#CBT#approach#says#to#the#patient:# "You#say# you#become#depressed.
Explain
to#me#what#depressed#feels#like#to#you."#This#is#an#example#of#what#question#type#in#Socrat
ic# Dialogue?
A. Memory# question
B. Translation#question
C. Application# question
D. Interpretation# question
10. According#to#the#Stages#of#the#Family#Life#Cycle#the#key#emotional#process#of#transition#
for# single
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young#adults#is:
A. Commitment#to#a# new#system.
B. Accepting# the# shifting# generational# roles.
C. Accepting# new# members# into#the# system.
D. Accepting# emotional# and# financial# responsibility# for# self.
Question# 11
Evidenced#based#guidelines#for#patient#treatment#are#based#on#which#of#the#followin
g?# A.
Consensus#of# expert#panel
B.
Systematic#reviews#of#case#studies.
# C.
Systematic#reviews# of# randomized# controlled# studies# (RTC).
D.
A#and#C# Que
stion#12
Which#of#the#following#is#true#about#the#CBT#cognitive#processes#of#primary#and#secondary
# thinking?
A.
Primary#thinking#recognizes#the#indeterminate,#negative#and#irrational#thinking#as#foreve
r# part
of# human# action.
B.
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