WILKES NSG 526 PROFESSIONAL NURSING
PREP QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Second Principle of Psychotherapy
Answer: Requiring a good match between the patient and the therapist,
with strong rapport-building skills and communication at the patient's
level.
●● Common Myth in Psychotherapy
Answer: Psychologists can read minds,
(behavior is complex and the actual problem faced by the patient may
differ significantly from the one initially described).
●● Assessment of Readiness to Change
Answer: The therapist assessing each patient, being attentive to signs of
openness or resistance.
●● Patient's Desire for Change
Answer: The assumption that patients deeply desire change, despite any
resistance exhibited, and the importance of cultivating hope and
encouraging positive change.
,●● Role of the Patient in Change
Answer: The patient being responsible for initiating and implementing
change, while the therapist facilitates the process and provides support.
●● Belief in Growth Potential
Answer: Operating from the principle that each person has the capacity
for psychological growth, viewing problems as opportunities for growth
and believing in the potential for continuous improvement.
●● Teaching Techniques and Procedures
Answer: Therapists teaching to help patients manage their issues, such
as:
relaxation exercises,
scheduling positive activities,
challenging negative thinking patterns, and
learning social skills.
●● Activation/Inhibition Coordination
Answer: Helping patients initiate positive actions and thoughts while
inhibiting blockages to change.
●● Hope in Psychotherapy
,Answer: The necessity for patients and therapists to maintain hope,
especially when therapists understand their patients and therapy
scientifically.
●● Understanding Patients for Instilling Hope
Answer: Therapists who understand their patients and therapy
scientifically can better instill hope by providing appropriate support and
guidance.
●● Four Core Principles in Ethical Reasoning in Healthcare
Answer: Autonomy, justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
●● Fifth Core Principle in Ethical Reasoning Framework
Answer: Fidelity, added by Kitchener to the ethical reasoning
framework.
●● Foundational Principles in Ethical Guidelines for Counselors
Answer: Considered vital in ethical guidelines for counselors.
●● Purpose of Reviewing Ethical Principles in Counseling
Answer: To clarify issues involved in a given situation.
●● Importance of Autonomy, Justice, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, and
Fidelity in Counseling
, Answer: Vital for establishing a healthy counseling relationship and
understanding conflicting issues.
●● Principle of Autonomy
Answer: Respect for independence and self-determination, allowing
individuals the freedom of choice and action.
●● Essence of the Autonomy Principle
Answer: Allowing individuals the freedom of choice and action, with the
importance of helping clients understand societal context and the ability
to make sound decisions.
●● Justice in Ethical Counseling Practice
Answer: Treating equals equally and unequals unequally but in
proportion to their relevant differences, including providing
accommodations and adaptations for individuals with disabilities.
●● Beneficence in Counseling Practice
Answer: The counselor's responsibility to contribute to the welfare of the
client.
●● Nonmaleficence in Ethical Counseling Practice
PREP QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Second Principle of Psychotherapy
Answer: Requiring a good match between the patient and the therapist,
with strong rapport-building skills and communication at the patient's
level.
●● Common Myth in Psychotherapy
Answer: Psychologists can read minds,
(behavior is complex and the actual problem faced by the patient may
differ significantly from the one initially described).
●● Assessment of Readiness to Change
Answer: The therapist assessing each patient, being attentive to signs of
openness or resistance.
●● Patient's Desire for Change
Answer: The assumption that patients deeply desire change, despite any
resistance exhibited, and the importance of cultivating hope and
encouraging positive change.
,●● Role of the Patient in Change
Answer: The patient being responsible for initiating and implementing
change, while the therapist facilitates the process and provides support.
●● Belief in Growth Potential
Answer: Operating from the principle that each person has the capacity
for psychological growth, viewing problems as opportunities for growth
and believing in the potential for continuous improvement.
●● Teaching Techniques and Procedures
Answer: Therapists teaching to help patients manage their issues, such
as:
relaxation exercises,
scheduling positive activities,
challenging negative thinking patterns, and
learning social skills.
●● Activation/Inhibition Coordination
Answer: Helping patients initiate positive actions and thoughts while
inhibiting blockages to change.
●● Hope in Psychotherapy
,Answer: The necessity for patients and therapists to maintain hope,
especially when therapists understand their patients and therapy
scientifically.
●● Understanding Patients for Instilling Hope
Answer: Therapists who understand their patients and therapy
scientifically can better instill hope by providing appropriate support and
guidance.
●● Four Core Principles in Ethical Reasoning in Healthcare
Answer: Autonomy, justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
●● Fifth Core Principle in Ethical Reasoning Framework
Answer: Fidelity, added by Kitchener to the ethical reasoning
framework.
●● Foundational Principles in Ethical Guidelines for Counselors
Answer: Considered vital in ethical guidelines for counselors.
●● Purpose of Reviewing Ethical Principles in Counseling
Answer: To clarify issues involved in a given situation.
●● Importance of Autonomy, Justice, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, and
Fidelity in Counseling
, Answer: Vital for establishing a healthy counseling relationship and
understanding conflicting issues.
●● Principle of Autonomy
Answer: Respect for independence and self-determination, allowing
individuals the freedom of choice and action.
●● Essence of the Autonomy Principle
Answer: Allowing individuals the freedom of choice and action, with the
importance of helping clients understand societal context and the ability
to make sound decisions.
●● Justice in Ethical Counseling Practice
Answer: Treating equals equally and unequals unequally but in
proportion to their relevant differences, including providing
accommodations and adaptations for individuals with disabilities.
●● Beneficence in Counseling Practice
Answer: The counselor's responsibility to contribute to the welfare of the
client.
●● Nonmaleficence in Ethical Counseling Practice
