Which one of the following is the focus of interpersonal
therapy?
A)
Anxiety management
B)
Belief systems
C)
Faulty cognitions
D)
Social interaction ANS: 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 ANS: 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 ANS: 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
c)
identify situations in which he is likely to feel abandoned.
d)
experience an increase in autonomous behavior. ANS: 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)
Psychodynamic therapy ANS: B. Narrative Therapy
Characteristics of cognitive-behavioral therapy
include:
(Select all that apply.)
a)
Not time limited
b)
Active
c)
Directive
d)
Collaborative