Psychotherapy Course
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The advanced practice psychiatric nurse realizes which of the following regarding workbook exercises in
therapy?
Workbook exercises are only an adjunct to treatment.
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Workbook exercises simplify the real work in therapy.
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Treatment manuals consistently correlate positively with treatment outcome.
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Use of workbook exercises and approaches promotes creativity and flexibility in the
therapeutic process.
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According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the tasks of learning independence and control is
associated with which of the following problematic traits?
Excessive
dependency
.
Orderliness
.
Sexual identity
issues
.
Excessiveguilt
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During theinitial phase of family therapy one person is identified as “the problem”. thefamily therapist
challenges linearity by which of thefollowing?
,Asking the children how they would fix or deal with the problem person.
.
Asking the person identified as the problem to meet privately prior to the
, . next meeting.
CAsking the person identified as the problem how they think the problem could be
fixed.
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DAsking how others in the family are involved in or effected by “the . problem”.
Staff in an independent living facility notice that Mr. Smith, a 75-year-old male resident is alone most of the
time and seems to have alienated most of the other residents and staff. The advanced practice psychiatric
nurse understands that from Erikson’s psychosocial stages perspective he is dealing with which psychosocial
stage of development?
A
Intimacy vs. isolation
While working with a patient who exhibits parasuicidal behaviors of
.
cutting, theadvanced practice psychiatric nurse has thepatient sign a no-
Ego integrity vs. .
suicide contract. Which of thefollowing is true from a legal perspective
despair
about a no-suicidal contract?
Generativity vs. .
stagnation
Autonomy vs.
. alienation
This is a legally binding document
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It proves the therapist has good clinical judgment.
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It absolves the therapist of any responsibility should the patient . commit suicide.
DIt is not a substitute for good clinical judgment; accurate assessment . is
imperative.
, A
Common patterns of behavior and experience derived from thesettings in which people live is known as which
of thefollowing?
A Race
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B Culture
.
C Ethnicity
.
D Family .
structure
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse using a Bowenian Therapy approach in working with families realizes:
Problem-solving is the primary goal of .
therapy
Understanding is the primary goal of .
therapy.
Behavior change is the primary goal of .
therapy
Family dialogue is encouraged.
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Recommending or prescribing specific readings related to theindividual’s difficulties is known as which of
thefollowing?
A Cognitive
. Rehearsal
B Mind-Reading
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C Bibliotherapy
.
DReattribution
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The capacity to be alone is known as which of thefollowing?