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Final Exam: NR 605/ NR605 (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan I Practicum Review| Q/A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) -Chamberlain

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Final Exam: NR 605/ NR605 (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan I Practicum Review| Q/A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) -Chamberlain QUESTION Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Answer: "third wave" CBT therapy A type of behavioral therapy that encourages acceptance of thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or feeling guilty for them. Focuses on psychological flexibility—the ability to stay in contact with the present moment and values. QUESTION ACT Answer: Accepting reactions and being present Choosing a valued direction Taking action QUESTION Core Processes of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Answer: Cognitive defusion - detaching from unhelpful thoughts. Acceptance - embracing thoughts/feelings without judgment. Contact with the present moment - mindfulness. Self-as-context - observing self. Values - defining what truly matters. Committed action - taking behavior aligned with values QUESTION Phases of the Change Process (MI and general behavior change model) Answer: Precontemplation - not yet acknowledging the need for change. Contemplation - thinking about making a change. Preparation - planning for change. Action - actively making changes. Maintenance - sustaining the change. (Relapse) - normal part of the process; opportunity for learning. QUESTION Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) Answer: Brief, goal-directed therapy focusing on solutions rather than problems. Assumes clients have the resources and strengths to solve their own problems. Encourages future-focused dialogue. QUESTION Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)Techniques Answer: Miracle question: "If a miracle happened overnight, what would be different?" Exception-finding questions: Identify times when the problem didn't occur. Scaling questions: Rating progress/motivation on a scale of 1-10. Compliments and validation: Reinforce strengths and progress. QUESTION What is psychodrama? Answer: A form of group therapy that uses guided drama and role-playing to explore problems. Patients act out events from their lives rather than just talking about them. QUESTION Key roles of psychodrama include? Answer: Protagonist (client working on an issue) Director (therapist guiding the session) Auxiliary egos (group members playing roles) Audience (remaining group members) Promotes insight, catharsis, and behavior rehearsal. QUESTION Principles of Group Therapy Answer: Universality - realization that others share similar struggles. Altruism - helping others promotes self-esteem. Cohesion - sense of belonging. Imitative behavior - learning through modeling. Interpersonal learning - gaining insight from group feedback. Catharsis - emotional release. Development of socializing techniques Instillation of hope - inspired by others' progress. Corrective recapitulation - reworking family dynamics in the group setting. QUESTION

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Finall Exam:l NRl 605/l NR605l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Diagnosisl &l
Managementl inl Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl
Acrossl thel Lifespanl Il Practicuml Review|l
Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)l -Chamberlain

Q:l Acceptancel &l Commitmentl Therapyl (ACT)
Answer:
"thirdl wave"l CBTl therapy
Al typel ofl behaviorall therapyl thatl encouragesl acceptancel ofl thoughtsl andl feelingsl ratherl
thanl fightingl orl feelingl guiltyl forl them.
Focusesl onl psychologicall flexibility—thel abilityl tol stayl inl contactl withl thel presentl
momentl andl values.



Q:l ACT
Answer:
Acceptingl reactionsl andl beingl present
Choosingl al valuedl direction
Takingl action



Q:l Corel Processesl ofl Acceptancel &l Commitmentl Therapyl (ACT)
Answer:
Cognitivel defusionl -l detachingl froml unhelpfull thoughts.
Acceptancel -l embracingl thoughts/feelingsl withoutl judgment.
Contactl withl thel presentl momentl -l mindfulness.
Self-as-contextl -l observingl self.

,Valuesl -l definingl whatl trulyl matters.
Committedl actionl -l takingl behaviorl alignedl withl values



Q:l Phasesl ofl thel Changel Processl (MIl andl generall behaviorl changel model)
Answer:
Precontemplationl -l notl yetl acknowledgingl thel needl forl change.
Contemplationl -l thinkingl aboutl makingl al change.
Preparationl -l planningl forl change.
Actionl -l activelyl makingl changes.
Maintenancel -l sustainingl thel change.
(Relapse)l -l normall partl ofl thel process;l opportunityl forl learning.



Q:l Solution-Focusedl Therapyl (SFT)
Answer:
Brief,l goal-directedl therapyl focusingl onl solutionsl ratherl thanl problems.
Assumesl clientsl havel thel resourcesl andl strengthsl tol solvel theirl ownl problems.
Encouragesl future-focusedl dialogue.



Q:l Solution-Focusedl Therapyl (SFT)Techniques
Answer:
Miraclel question:l "Ifl al miraclel happenedl overnight,l whatl wouldl bel different?"
Exception-findingl questions:l Identifyl timesl whenl thel probleml didn'tl occur.
Scalingl questions:l Ratingl progress/motivationl onl al scalel ofl 1-10.
Complimentsl andl validation:l Reinforcel strengthsl andl progress.



Q:l Whatl isl psychodrama?
Answer:
Al forml ofl groupl therapyl thatl usesl guidedl dramal andl role-playingl tol explorel problems.
Patientsl actl outl eventsl froml theirl livesl ratherl thanl justl talkingl aboutl them.

, Q:l Keyl rolesl ofl psychodramal include?
Answer:
Protagonistl (clientl workingl onl anl issue)
Directorl (therapistl guidingl thel session)
Auxiliaryl egosl (groupl membersl playingl roles)
Audiencel (remainingl groupl members)
Promotesl insight,l catharsis,l andl behaviorl rehearsal.



Q:l Principlesl ofl Groupl Therapy
Answer:
Universalityl -l realizationl thatl othersl sharel similarl struggles.
Altruisml -l helpingl othersl promotesl self-esteem.
Cohesionl -l sensel ofl belonging.
Imitativel behaviorl -l learningl throughl modeling.
Interpersonall learningl -l gainingl insightl froml groupl feedback.
Catharsisl -l emotionall release.
Developmentl ofl socializingl techniques
Instillationl ofl hopel -l inspiredl byl others'l progress.
Correctivel recapitulationl -l reworkingl familyl dynamicsl inl thel groupl setting.



Q:l Psychoeducationall Group
Answer:
Teachesl specificl topics;l structured;l focusedl onl learning
Ex.l Groupl forl managingl bipolarl disorderl orl diabetes



Q:l Supportl Group
Answer:
Providesl encouragement,l validation,l andl connection
Ex.l Griefl supportl groupl afterl thel lossl ofl al lovedl one

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