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CMN 548 Module 3 Study Questions
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There are three phases of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. The
three phases consist of the introduction (orientation) phase, the
working (identification and exploitation) phase, and the termination
(resolution) phase. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing
action during the working (identification and exploitation) phase:
A. Establishing professional boundaries.
B. Providing diagnostic evaluation.
C. Measuring outcomes of care
D. Focusing on self-management strategies.
Ans: C. Measuring outcomes of care
Conflict is normally dealt with using defense mechanisms.
Unconsciously excluding unwanted, disturbing emotions, thoughts,
and impulses from conscious awareness is an explanation of which
defense mechanism:
A. Undoing
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Repression
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Ans: D. Repression
Erickson's developmental stages and the milestones or tasks that
accompany them give insight into age-appropriate behaviors, measure
levels of comprehension for client teaching, and provide a context
within which to evaluate assessment data. One indication of
developmental mastery is the ability to give time and talents to others,
and the ability to care for others. This occurs during which of the
following developmental stages:
A. Middle Adulthood
B. Early Adulthood
C. School Age
D. Adolescence
Ans: A. Middle Adulthood
The intrapsychic splitting or separation of affect from content resulting
in repression of either idea or affect or the displacement of affect to a
different or substitute content describes which defense mechanism:
A. Isolation
B. Inhibition
C. Suppression
D. Intellectualization
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Ans: A. Isolation
This form of positive psychotherapy combines techniques of cognitive
therapy with the Buddhist practice of mindfulness meditation, which
encourages people to be more aware of what they are thinking, to live
in the moment, and to refrain from evaluating judgements about their
own thoughts.
A. Positive Behavioral Support
B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
C. Hope Therapy
D. Quality of Life Therapy
Ans: B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Which of the following are part of the 4 major stages of cognitive
development according to Piaget?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Sensory processing
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Ans: A. Sensorimotor
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C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Which of the following is the most prevalent and best-studied example
of diencephalic amnesia?
A. Anoxic encephalopathy
B. Alzheimer disease
C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy
Ans: C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Which of the following is true regarding the concept of symbolism
according to Freud?
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some other idea from
which it derives a secondary significance that it does not possess of
itself.
B. A symbol represents secondary elements by reason of a common
element that these ideas share.
C. A symbol is characteristically motor and separate from nature.
D. A symbol is a manifest expression of an idea that is conscious and
visible.
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CMN 548 Module 3 Study Questions
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
There are three phases of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. The
three phases consist of the introduction (orientation) phase, the
working (identification and exploitation) phase, and the termination
(resolution) phase. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing
action during the working (identification and exploitation) phase:
A. Establishing professional boundaries.
B. Providing diagnostic evaluation.
C. Measuring outcomes of care
D. Focusing on self-management strategies.
Ans: C. Measuring outcomes of care
Conflict is normally dealt with using defense mechanisms.
Unconsciously excluding unwanted, disturbing emotions, thoughts,
and impulses from conscious awareness is an explanation of which
defense mechanism:
A. Undoing
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Repression
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Ans: D. Repression
Erickson's developmental stages and the milestones or tasks that
accompany them give insight into age-appropriate behaviors, measure
levels of comprehension for client teaching, and provide a context
within which to evaluate assessment data. One indication of
developmental mastery is the ability to give time and talents to others,
and the ability to care for others. This occurs during which of the
following developmental stages:
A. Middle Adulthood
B. Early Adulthood
C. School Age
D. Adolescence
Ans: A. Middle Adulthood
The intrapsychic splitting or separation of affect from content resulting
in repression of either idea or affect or the displacement of affect to a
different or substitute content describes which defense mechanism:
A. Isolation
B. Inhibition
C. Suppression
D. Intellectualization
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Ans: A. Isolation
This form of positive psychotherapy combines techniques of cognitive
therapy with the Buddhist practice of mindfulness meditation, which
encourages people to be more aware of what they are thinking, to live
in the moment, and to refrain from evaluating judgements about their
own thoughts.
A. Positive Behavioral Support
B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
C. Hope Therapy
D. Quality of Life Therapy
Ans: B. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Which of the following are part of the 4 major stages of cognitive
development according to Piaget?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Sensory processing
C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Ans: A. Sensorimotor
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C. Preoperational thought
D. Concrete operations
E. Formal operations
Which of the following is the most prevalent and best-studied example
of diencephalic amnesia?
A. Anoxic encephalopathy
B. Alzheimer disease
C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy
Ans: C. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Which of the following is true regarding the concept of symbolism
according to Freud?
A. A symbol is representative of or substitute for some other idea from
which it derives a secondary significance that it does not possess of
itself.
B. A symbol represents secondary elements by reason of a common
element that these ideas share.
C. A symbol is characteristically motor and separate from nature.
D. A symbol is a manifest expression of an idea that is conscious and
visible.
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