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NRNP 6645 MIDTERM 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Terms in this set (131) Q & A
Stages of Learning model
-answer- A framework describing the progression of a learner from unconscious incompetency
to unconscious competency.
Unconscious incompetency
-answer- A stage where a person is unaware of their lack of skill or knowledge.
Conscious incompetency
-answer- A stage where a person is aware of their lack of skill or knowledge.
Conscious competency
-answer- A stage where a person is aware of their skill or knowledge and can perform it.
Unconscious competency
-answer- A stage where a person can perform a skill or knowledge without conscious thought.
Freud's tasks of learning independence and control
-answer- Associated with problematic traits such as excessive dependency.
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Standards of care
-answer- Legally binding guidelines that dictate the minimum acceptable level of care.
Practice guidelines
-answer- Recommendations that are not legally binding and can be more flexible.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
-answer- A system of psychotherapy that focuses on how an individual's thoughts influence
their feelings and behaviors.
Primary thinking
-answer- Recognizes indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as part of human action.
Secondary thinking
-answer- Recognizes the indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as foremost.
Imitative behavior
-answer- A therapeutic benefit that allows individuals to experiment with new behaviors.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
-answer- Not ideal for patients with primarily primitive defenses.
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Dynamic supportive therapy
-answer- A strategy where the nurse assists the patient with reality testing, problem-solving,
and interpersonal awareness.
Therapeutic alliance
-answer- The relationship between therapist and patient that is essential for effective therapy.
Cognitive triad
-answer- A concept in CBT that includes maladaptive thoughts rooted in irrational
assumptions.
Universality
-answer- A therapeutic factor where a group member realizes others share similar feelings of
incompetency.
Reality testing
-answer- A process in dynamic supportive therapy that helps patients distinguish between
their perceptions and reality.
Psychic determinism
-answer- The concept that every thought and behavior has a cause.
Supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy
-answer- Focuses on feelings, defenses, life stresses, and problem-solving.
NRNP 6645 MIDTERM 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Terms in this set (131) Q & A
Stages of Learning model
-answer- A framework describing the progression of a learner from unconscious incompetency
to unconscious competency.
Unconscious incompetency
-answer- A stage where a person is unaware of their lack of skill or knowledge.
Conscious incompetency
-answer- A stage where a person is aware of their lack of skill or knowledge.
Conscious competency
-answer- A stage where a person is aware of their skill or knowledge and can perform it.
Unconscious competency
-answer- A stage where a person can perform a skill or knowledge without conscious thought.
Freud's tasks of learning independence and control
-answer- Associated with problematic traits such as excessive dependency.
, Page 2 of 19
Standards of care
-answer- Legally binding guidelines that dictate the minimum acceptable level of care.
Practice guidelines
-answer- Recommendations that are not legally binding and can be more flexible.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
-answer- A system of psychotherapy that focuses on how an individual's thoughts influence
their feelings and behaviors.
Primary thinking
-answer- Recognizes indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as part of human action.
Secondary thinking
-answer- Recognizes the indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as foremost.
Imitative behavior
-answer- A therapeutic benefit that allows individuals to experiment with new behaviors.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
-answer- Not ideal for patients with primarily primitive defenses.
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Dynamic supportive therapy
-answer- A strategy where the nurse assists the patient with reality testing, problem-solving,
and interpersonal awareness.
Therapeutic alliance
-answer- The relationship between therapist and patient that is essential for effective therapy.
Cognitive triad
-answer- A concept in CBT that includes maladaptive thoughts rooted in irrational
assumptions.
Universality
-answer- A therapeutic factor where a group member realizes others share similar feelings of
incompetency.
Reality testing
-answer- A process in dynamic supportive therapy that helps patients distinguish between
their perceptions and reality.
Psychic determinism
-answer- The concept that every thought and behavior has a cause.
Supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy
-answer- Focuses on feelings, defenses, life stresses, and problem-solving.
