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LATEST UPDATE 2024
American psychologist Edward L. Thorndike described:
a. drive reduction theory
b. behaviorism
c. trial-and-error learning
d. respondent behavior
e. operant behavior - Correct answer.c. trial-and-error learning
Attachment theory states that:
a. infants are generally polytropic in their attachments
b. attachment disorders may lead to failure to thrive
c. attachment occurs instantaneously between the mother and the child
d. attachment is synonymous with bonding
e. separation anxiety is most common when an infant is 5 months old - Correct answer.b. attachment
disorders may lead to failure to thrive
Erikson differs from Freud by his placing greater emphasis on:
,a. interpersonal relationships
b. cultural factors in development
c. instinctual drives
d. psychosexual development
e. object relations - Correct answer.b. cultural factors in development
In which of the following age groups is the stage of preoperational thought present?
a. birth to 2 years
b. ages 2 to 7 years
c. ages 7 to 11 years
d. age 11 through the end of adolescence
e. none of the above - Correct answer.b. ages 2 to 7 years
The PMHNP is discussing medication management with a 16 y/o adolescent. It is important to remember
that adolescents are often resistant to complying with medications for which of the following reasons?
a. the success of anti-drug education
b. side effects
c. resistance to the perceived control by authority figures
d. a resurgence of interest in natural medicines - Correct answer.c. resistance to the perceived control by
authority figures
Which of the following is not considered a mature defense mechanism?
a. suppression
b. somatization
c. asceticism
, d. anticipation
e. altruism - Correct answer.b. somatization
Which of the following methods is not used in biofeedback?
a. strain gauge
b. galvanic skin response
c. electromyography
d. electroencephalography
e. all of the above - Correct answer.a. strain gauge
Which of the following theorists is considered the founder of the attachment theory?
a. john bowlby
b. otto kernberg
c. melanie klein
d. heinz kohut
e. adolf meyer - Correct answer.a. john bowlby
Who is the theorist generally credited with developing interpersonal therapy?
a. melanie klein
b. harry stack sullivan
c. marsha linehan
d. aaron beck - Correct answer.b. harry stack sullivan
You are using a cognitive-behavioral approach to help a pediatric patient change self-defeating
behaviors. Which of the following would you highlight when using a cognitive-behavioral approach?
CORRECT ANSWERS /VERIFIED/
LATEST UPDATE 2024
American psychologist Edward L. Thorndike described:
a. drive reduction theory
b. behaviorism
c. trial-and-error learning
d. respondent behavior
e. operant behavior - Correct answer.c. trial-and-error learning
Attachment theory states that:
a. infants are generally polytropic in their attachments
b. attachment disorders may lead to failure to thrive
c. attachment occurs instantaneously between the mother and the child
d. attachment is synonymous with bonding
e. separation anxiety is most common when an infant is 5 months old - Correct answer.b. attachment
disorders may lead to failure to thrive
Erikson differs from Freud by his placing greater emphasis on:
,a. interpersonal relationships
b. cultural factors in development
c. instinctual drives
d. psychosexual development
e. object relations - Correct answer.b. cultural factors in development
In which of the following age groups is the stage of preoperational thought present?
a. birth to 2 years
b. ages 2 to 7 years
c. ages 7 to 11 years
d. age 11 through the end of adolescence
e. none of the above - Correct answer.b. ages 2 to 7 years
The PMHNP is discussing medication management with a 16 y/o adolescent. It is important to remember
that adolescents are often resistant to complying with medications for which of the following reasons?
a. the success of anti-drug education
b. side effects
c. resistance to the perceived control by authority figures
d. a resurgence of interest in natural medicines - Correct answer.c. resistance to the perceived control by
authority figures
Which of the following is not considered a mature defense mechanism?
a. suppression
b. somatization
c. asceticism
, d. anticipation
e. altruism - Correct answer.b. somatization
Which of the following methods is not used in biofeedback?
a. strain gauge
b. galvanic skin response
c. electromyography
d. electroencephalography
e. all of the above - Correct answer.a. strain gauge
Which of the following theorists is considered the founder of the attachment theory?
a. john bowlby
b. otto kernberg
c. melanie klein
d. heinz kohut
e. adolf meyer - Correct answer.a. john bowlby
Who is the theorist generally credited with developing interpersonal therapy?
a. melanie klein
b. harry stack sullivan
c. marsha linehan
d. aaron beck - Correct answer.b. harry stack sullivan
You are using a cognitive-behavioral approach to help a pediatric patient change self-defeating
behaviors. Which of the following would you highlight when using a cognitive-behavioral approach?
