CLINICAL MODALITIES EXAM 3 2025/2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED DISTINCTION
rahe-holmes - ANS-What is the scale that rates stressful events in a person's life?
dissociative symptoms - ANS-Acute Stress Disorder is associated with presence of
_____________________________ symptoms.
maturational crisis - ANS-Name a type of crisis that arises internally; follow different stages of growth
that humans experience; happens each time a person enters a new stage of life, they realize their old
coping skills are inadequate.
pre-crisis level of functioning - ANS-The most reliable outcome for crisis intervention with regard to
post-crisis level of functioning is to determine that the patient is at their ___________________
how they handled crisis in the past - ANS-The best was to assess a patients coping skills is to inquire
about _______________________________________
place the trauma in the larger perspectives of their lives. - ANS-Primary goal of PTSD treatment is to help
them what?
Phase 1 = problem arises that increases anxiety levels. You would most likely observe anxiety.
Phase 2= Usual problem solving techniques don't work, anxiety rises. Trial and error attempts are made
to restore balance.
Phase 3= Trial and error attempts fail and anxiety rises to severe or panic levels.
Phase 4= when these measures don't reduce anxiety, the anxiety overwhelms the person and leads to
serious disorganization. This signals the patient is in crisis. - ANS-What are Caplan's 4 stages of crisis?
,Psychological first aid - ANS-What is a set of procedures called that help facilitate survivors' adaptive
coping in a disaster?
asking if a supportive person can be with them the next few days - ANS-The PMHNP can best help a
person who receives devastating news by ___________________________________
disequilibrium - ANS-It is important for the PMHNP to understand that when a patient is in crisis they
are in a state of ________________________
individual psychotherapy - ANS-What is the most appropriate modality to use with schizoid personality
disorder?
assist the client in identifying appropriate coping strategies - ANS-The best response by PMHNP when
speaking with a client with BPD and wants to cut themselves is to_____________________________
dysfunctional behavior but mostly the patient's best effort to cope - ANS-If a BPD client who has been
making progress has an anxiety producing event arise and cuts again this is
__________________________________________ ?
splitting - ANS-A client with borderline personality disorder dramatically expresses feelings about each
nurse on the staff, stating that only one nurse is understanding and trustworthy — the nurse the client is
talking to at the time. This client is demonstrating which behavior?
self mutilation - ANS-___________________________ is mainly due to fear of abandonment or the
increase of independence?
perceived rejections - ANS-BPD is often characterized by an inability to tolerate
__________________________?
their emotional distress - ANS-Patients will respond better to limit setting if the PMHNP can reflect back
to the client an understanding and validation of ______________________ ?
, separation-individualization - ANS-Client's with BPD have not successfully achieved the developmental
stage of ________________________ ?
paranoid personality disorder - ANS-Name the personality disorder described below: A pervasive
distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning
by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. A person who has a longstanding feeling of
mistrust or suspicion, no hallucinations, no delusions, and no antisocial behavior?
paranoid personality disorder - ANS-Clients with which disorder do not trust easily and its best to use a
respectful neutral approach?
project blame for their own shortcomings on others - ANS-Clients with paranoid personality disorder are
critical of others because they _____________________ ?
narcissitic personality disorder - ANS-characterized by inflated or grandiose sense of themselves and an
extreme need for admiration (expect others to notice their special qualities, even when their
accomplishments are ordinary, and they enjoy basking in the light of adulation; self-absorbed, lack
empathy for others; strong sense of entitlement; tend to be preoccupied with fantasies of success and
power, ideal love, or recognition for brilliance or beauty)
schemas - ANS-Conceptual frameworks a person uses to make sense of the world is
__________________________ ?
cognitive therapy - ANS-What is the modality that prioritizes a client's schema?
mindfulness - ANS-Being alert, mentally present, and cognitively flexible while going through life's
everyday activities and tasks.
pain is better than not feeling anything at all - ANS-Self-mutilation occurs because a client may feel that
___________________________________
abandonment - ANS-Self mutilation results from feelings of ________________________
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED DISTINCTION
rahe-holmes - ANS-What is the scale that rates stressful events in a person's life?
dissociative symptoms - ANS-Acute Stress Disorder is associated with presence of
_____________________________ symptoms.
maturational crisis - ANS-Name a type of crisis that arises internally; follow different stages of growth
that humans experience; happens each time a person enters a new stage of life, they realize their old
coping skills are inadequate.
pre-crisis level of functioning - ANS-The most reliable outcome for crisis intervention with regard to
post-crisis level of functioning is to determine that the patient is at their ___________________
how they handled crisis in the past - ANS-The best was to assess a patients coping skills is to inquire
about _______________________________________
place the trauma in the larger perspectives of their lives. - ANS-Primary goal of PTSD treatment is to help
them what?
Phase 1 = problem arises that increases anxiety levels. You would most likely observe anxiety.
Phase 2= Usual problem solving techniques don't work, anxiety rises. Trial and error attempts are made
to restore balance.
Phase 3= Trial and error attempts fail and anxiety rises to severe or panic levels.
Phase 4= when these measures don't reduce anxiety, the anxiety overwhelms the person and leads to
serious disorganization. This signals the patient is in crisis. - ANS-What are Caplan's 4 stages of crisis?
,Psychological first aid - ANS-What is a set of procedures called that help facilitate survivors' adaptive
coping in a disaster?
asking if a supportive person can be with them the next few days - ANS-The PMHNP can best help a
person who receives devastating news by ___________________________________
disequilibrium - ANS-It is important for the PMHNP to understand that when a patient is in crisis they
are in a state of ________________________
individual psychotherapy - ANS-What is the most appropriate modality to use with schizoid personality
disorder?
assist the client in identifying appropriate coping strategies - ANS-The best response by PMHNP when
speaking with a client with BPD and wants to cut themselves is to_____________________________
dysfunctional behavior but mostly the patient's best effort to cope - ANS-If a BPD client who has been
making progress has an anxiety producing event arise and cuts again this is
__________________________________________ ?
splitting - ANS-A client with borderline personality disorder dramatically expresses feelings about each
nurse on the staff, stating that only one nurse is understanding and trustworthy — the nurse the client is
talking to at the time. This client is demonstrating which behavior?
self mutilation - ANS-___________________________ is mainly due to fear of abandonment or the
increase of independence?
perceived rejections - ANS-BPD is often characterized by an inability to tolerate
__________________________?
their emotional distress - ANS-Patients will respond better to limit setting if the PMHNP can reflect back
to the client an understanding and validation of ______________________ ?
, separation-individualization - ANS-Client's with BPD have not successfully achieved the developmental
stage of ________________________ ?
paranoid personality disorder - ANS-Name the personality disorder described below: A pervasive
distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning
by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. A person who has a longstanding feeling of
mistrust or suspicion, no hallucinations, no delusions, and no antisocial behavior?
paranoid personality disorder - ANS-Clients with which disorder do not trust easily and its best to use a
respectful neutral approach?
project blame for their own shortcomings on others - ANS-Clients with paranoid personality disorder are
critical of others because they _____________________ ?
narcissitic personality disorder - ANS-characterized by inflated or grandiose sense of themselves and an
extreme need for admiration (expect others to notice their special qualities, even when their
accomplishments are ordinary, and they enjoy basking in the light of adulation; self-absorbed, lack
empathy for others; strong sense of entitlement; tend to be preoccupied with fantasies of success and
power, ideal love, or recognition for brilliance or beauty)
schemas - ANS-Conceptual frameworks a person uses to make sense of the world is
__________________________ ?
cognitive therapy - ANS-What is the modality that prioritizes a client's schema?
mindfulness - ANS-Being alert, mentally present, and cognitively flexible while going through life's
everyday activities and tasks.
pain is better than not feeling anything at all - ANS-Self-mutilation occurs because a client may feel that
___________________________________
abandonment - ANS-Self mutilation results from feelings of ________________________
