NSG 526 EXAM 2 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
EXAMS SET COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VIEW AHEAD EXAM.
◍ Systematic Desensitization. Answer: Systematic desensitization is
another form of behavior modification therapy that involves the
development of behavioral tasks customized to the client's specific
fears; these tasks are presented to the client while using learned
relaxation techniques. The process involves four steps:
The client's fear is broken down into its components by exploring the
particular stimulus cues to which the client reacts.
The client is incrementally exposed to the fear.
The client is instructed in how to design a hierarchy of fears.
The client practices these techniques every day.
◍ Approach to patient wanting to use CAM to treat his health
conditions. Answer: studies in the field are minimal when compared
to those of conventional medicine. no standards or regulations that
guarantee the safety or efficacy of herbal products. Consumers may
waste a great deal of money and risk their health on unproven,
fraudulently marketed, useless, or harmful products and treatments.
Another concern regarding CAM therapies is that diagnosis and
treatment may be delayed while clients try alternative interventions,
which is common with mental health symptoms such as major
depression and anxiety. Research on herbs such as St. John's wort,
valerian, and ginkgo biloba and mind-body interventions such as yoga
and meditation is extensive, and results are available on the NCCAM
website.
,◍ Cognitive distortions. Answer: schemas can be conceptualized as
stored bodies of knowledge that interact with incoming information to
influence selective attention and memory search
schema is an abstract cognitive plan that serves as a guide for
interpreting information and solving problems
schema as "the basis for molding data into cognitions, defined as nay
verbal or pictoral content
schema is dormant until activated by a relevant stimulus
◍ DBT. Answer: tx designed specifically for individuals with self
harm behaviors, self cutting, suicide, etc.
◍ three modes of dbt. Answer: individual, skills group (mindfullness,
interpersonal effectiveness (ie), emotional regulation (er), distress
tolerance (dt), telephone crises management, contract to call therapist
for suicide or self harm behaviors
◍ piaget. Answer: theory of cognitive development
children move through 4 difference stages of mental development.
sensorimotor- birth to 2 yearspreoperational- 2-7 yearsconcrete
operational- 7-11 yearsformal operational- 12 plus
◍ piaget assumption. Answer: Assumption: children construct their
own knowledge in response to their experiences. Learn many things
on own without intervention, children are intrinsically motivated to
learn
, ◍ Ainsworth. Answer: theorist that studied types of attachment by use
of the strange situation test
◍ strange situation test. Answer: Gradually subjecting a child to a
stressful situation and observing his or her behavior toward the parent
or caregiver. This test is used to classify children according to type of
attachment—secure, resistant, avoidant, or disorganized/disoriented.
◍ Yalom. Answer: existential psychotherapy is an attitude toward
human suffering and has no manual. Asks deep questions about the
nature of the human being and nature of
anxiety/despair/grief/loneliness/isolation. Questions meaning of love,
creativity.
◍ Primary purpose of group therapy.. Answer: group therapy helps
promotes and enhances understanding of one's self, overcome fears,
undesirable thoughts, and feelings and adopt new behaviors.
◍ Open groups. Answer: permits termination of members at different
points and their substitution by new members. learning from each
other, lots of participation, ideal for most settings, groups also can
vary in purpose
a group in which new members are added as others leave
◍ closed groups. Answer: members begin and end the group at the
same time. ex. outpatient smoking cessation
EXAMS SET COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VIEW AHEAD EXAM.
◍ Systematic Desensitization. Answer: Systematic desensitization is
another form of behavior modification therapy that involves the
development of behavioral tasks customized to the client's specific
fears; these tasks are presented to the client while using learned
relaxation techniques. The process involves four steps:
The client's fear is broken down into its components by exploring the
particular stimulus cues to which the client reacts.
The client is incrementally exposed to the fear.
The client is instructed in how to design a hierarchy of fears.
The client practices these techniques every day.
◍ Approach to patient wanting to use CAM to treat his health
conditions. Answer: studies in the field are minimal when compared
to those of conventional medicine. no standards or regulations that
guarantee the safety or efficacy of herbal products. Consumers may
waste a great deal of money and risk their health on unproven,
fraudulently marketed, useless, or harmful products and treatments.
Another concern regarding CAM therapies is that diagnosis and
treatment may be delayed while clients try alternative interventions,
which is common with mental health symptoms such as major
depression and anxiety. Research on herbs such as St. John's wort,
valerian, and ginkgo biloba and mind-body interventions such as yoga
and meditation is extensive, and results are available on the NCCAM
website.
,◍ Cognitive distortions. Answer: schemas can be conceptualized as
stored bodies of knowledge that interact with incoming information to
influence selective attention and memory search
schema is an abstract cognitive plan that serves as a guide for
interpreting information and solving problems
schema as "the basis for molding data into cognitions, defined as nay
verbal or pictoral content
schema is dormant until activated by a relevant stimulus
◍ DBT. Answer: tx designed specifically for individuals with self
harm behaviors, self cutting, suicide, etc.
◍ three modes of dbt. Answer: individual, skills group (mindfullness,
interpersonal effectiveness (ie), emotional regulation (er), distress
tolerance (dt), telephone crises management, contract to call therapist
for suicide or self harm behaviors
◍ piaget. Answer: theory of cognitive development
children move through 4 difference stages of mental development.
sensorimotor- birth to 2 yearspreoperational- 2-7 yearsconcrete
operational- 7-11 yearsformal operational- 12 plus
◍ piaget assumption. Answer: Assumption: children construct their
own knowledge in response to their experiences. Learn many things
on own without intervention, children are intrinsically motivated to
learn
, ◍ Ainsworth. Answer: theorist that studied types of attachment by use
of the strange situation test
◍ strange situation test. Answer: Gradually subjecting a child to a
stressful situation and observing his or her behavior toward the parent
or caregiver. This test is used to classify children according to type of
attachment—secure, resistant, avoidant, or disorganized/disoriented.
◍ Yalom. Answer: existential psychotherapy is an attitude toward
human suffering and has no manual. Asks deep questions about the
nature of the human being and nature of
anxiety/despair/grief/loneliness/isolation. Questions meaning of love,
creativity.
◍ Primary purpose of group therapy.. Answer: group therapy helps
promotes and enhances understanding of one's self, overcome fears,
undesirable thoughts, and feelings and adopt new behaviors.
◍ Open groups. Answer: permits termination of members at different
points and their substitution by new members. learning from each
other, lots of participation, ideal for most settings, groups also can
vary in purpose
a group in which new members are added as others leave
◍ closed groups. Answer: members begin and end the group at the
same time. ex. outpatient smoking cessation
