Midterm Exam NU665 – Questions With Right
Solutions
Who is the theorist generally credited with developing interpersonal
therapy?
1. Melanie Klein
2. Harry Stack Sullivan
3. Marsha Linehan
4. Aaron Beck Correct Answer - 2. Harry Stack Sullivan
American psychologist Edward L Thorndike described
1. Drive reduction theory
2. Trial and error learning
3. Respondent behavior
4. Behaviorism
5. Operant behavior Correct Answer - 2. Trial and error
learning
You are using a cognitive-behavioral approach to help a pediatric
patient change self-defeating behaviors. Which of the following
would you highlight when using a cognitive-behavioral approach?
1. Feelings
2. Beliefs
3. Introjection
4. Projection identification Correct Answer - 2. Beliefs
Which of the following methods is not used in biofeedback?
1. Strain gauge
2. Galvanic skin response
3. Electromyography
4. Electroencephalography
5. All of the above Correct Answer - 1. Strain gauge
, Which of the following theorists is considered the founder of the
attachment theory?
1. John Bowlby
2. Otto Kernberg
3. Melanie Klein
4. Heinz Kohut
5. Adolf Meyer Correct Answer - 1. John Bowlby
Attachment theory states that
1. Infants are generally polytropic in their attachments
2. Attachment disorders may lead to failure to thrive
3. Attachment occurs instantaneously between the mother and the
child
4. Attachment is synonymous with bonding
5. Separation anxiety is most common when an infant is 5 months
old Correct Answer - 2. Attachment disorders may lead to
failure to thrive
According to Prochaska and DiClemente Change Theory, at what
stage of change would ambivalence be evident?
1. Contemplation
2. Action
3. Denial
4. Precontemplation Correct Answer - 1. Contemplation
As a practicing PMHNP you diagnose a patient with polysubstance
dependence and decide to proceed with motivational interviewing
(MI). MI incorporates all of the following principles EXCEPT
1. Expressing empathy
2. Giving advice
3. Developing discrepancy
4. Rolling with resistance
5. Supporting self-efficacy Correct Answer - 2. Giving advice
Solutions
Who is the theorist generally credited with developing interpersonal
therapy?
1. Melanie Klein
2. Harry Stack Sullivan
3. Marsha Linehan
4. Aaron Beck Correct Answer - 2. Harry Stack Sullivan
American psychologist Edward L Thorndike described
1. Drive reduction theory
2. Trial and error learning
3. Respondent behavior
4. Behaviorism
5. Operant behavior Correct Answer - 2. Trial and error
learning
You are using a cognitive-behavioral approach to help a pediatric
patient change self-defeating behaviors. Which of the following
would you highlight when using a cognitive-behavioral approach?
1. Feelings
2. Beliefs
3. Introjection
4. Projection identification Correct Answer - 2. Beliefs
Which of the following methods is not used in biofeedback?
1. Strain gauge
2. Galvanic skin response
3. Electromyography
4. Electroencephalography
5. All of the above Correct Answer - 1. Strain gauge
, Which of the following theorists is considered the founder of the
attachment theory?
1. John Bowlby
2. Otto Kernberg
3. Melanie Klein
4. Heinz Kohut
5. Adolf Meyer Correct Answer - 1. John Bowlby
Attachment theory states that
1. Infants are generally polytropic in their attachments
2. Attachment disorders may lead to failure to thrive
3. Attachment occurs instantaneously between the mother and the
child
4. Attachment is synonymous with bonding
5. Separation anxiety is most common when an infant is 5 months
old Correct Answer - 2. Attachment disorders may lead to
failure to thrive
According to Prochaska and DiClemente Change Theory, at what
stage of change would ambivalence be evident?
1. Contemplation
2. Action
3. Denial
4. Precontemplation Correct Answer - 1. Contemplation
As a practicing PMHNP you diagnose a patient with polysubstance
dependence and decide to proceed with motivational interviewing
(MI). MI incorporates all of the following principles EXCEPT
1. Expressing empathy
2. Giving advice
3. Developing discrepancy
4. Rolling with resistance
5. Supporting self-efficacy Correct Answer - 2. Giving advice
