RELIAS LEARNING NURSING TEST EXAM PREP
STUDY GUIDE 2025 MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NEWLY REVISED
◉ All of the following are guiding principles of the Seeking Safety
model. EXCEPT:
a) Integrated Treatment for both trauma & substance use
b) A focus on ideals
c) Attending a 12-step program
d) Attention to clinician processes. Answer: c) Attending a 12-step
program
◉ Assessing for substance use disorder ideally should include all of the
following, EXCEPT:
a) Initial screening for drugs and alcohol
b) Potentially threatening, intrusive questions that ask the difficult
questions about personal habits
c) Screening for behavioral health problems
d) Screening for cognitive functioning. Answer: b) Potentially
threatening, intrusive questions that ask the difficult questions about
personal habits
, ◉ Inability to remember certain aspects of the trauma, presenting with a
restricted affect, and exhibiting distorted cognitions are aspects of which
PTSD symptom cluster?
a) Avoidance of distressing trauma reminders
b) Intrusion symptoms
c) Negative alterations in cognitions and mood
d) Arousal and reactivity. Answer: c) Negative alterations in cognitions
and mood
◉ Intrusion and re-experiencing symptoms of PTSD include
____________.
a) Avoidance of distressing trauma reminders
b) Distressing memories, dreams, or flashbacks surrounding the trauma
c) Restricted affect and distorted cognitions
d) Hypervigilance and exaggerated startle reactions. Answer: b)
Distressing memories, dreams, or flashbacks surrounding the trauma
◉ Motivational interviewing is an opportunity for:
a) The therapist to assess for themselves if the benefits of using a
specific therapeutic approach
b) Clients to assess for themselves the benefits of their specific choices
c) Self-improvement as it relates to substance use disorders
STUDY GUIDE 2025 MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NEWLY REVISED
◉ All of the following are guiding principles of the Seeking Safety
model. EXCEPT:
a) Integrated Treatment for both trauma & substance use
b) A focus on ideals
c) Attending a 12-step program
d) Attention to clinician processes. Answer: c) Attending a 12-step
program
◉ Assessing for substance use disorder ideally should include all of the
following, EXCEPT:
a) Initial screening for drugs and alcohol
b) Potentially threatening, intrusive questions that ask the difficult
questions about personal habits
c) Screening for behavioral health problems
d) Screening for cognitive functioning. Answer: b) Potentially
threatening, intrusive questions that ask the difficult questions about
personal habits
, ◉ Inability to remember certain aspects of the trauma, presenting with a
restricted affect, and exhibiting distorted cognitions are aspects of which
PTSD symptom cluster?
a) Avoidance of distressing trauma reminders
b) Intrusion symptoms
c) Negative alterations in cognitions and mood
d) Arousal and reactivity. Answer: c) Negative alterations in cognitions
and mood
◉ Intrusion and re-experiencing symptoms of PTSD include
____________.
a) Avoidance of distressing trauma reminders
b) Distressing memories, dreams, or flashbacks surrounding the trauma
c) Restricted affect and distorted cognitions
d) Hypervigilance and exaggerated startle reactions. Answer: b)
Distressing memories, dreams, or flashbacks surrounding the trauma
◉ Motivational interviewing is an opportunity for:
a) The therapist to assess for themselves if the benefits of using a
specific therapeutic approach
b) Clients to assess for themselves the benefits of their specific choices
c) Self-improvement as it relates to substance use disorders
