NURS 6650 Midterm Exam
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Course NURS-6650N-3/NURS-6650D-3/NURS-6650C-3-Pyschotherapy Group
Test Midterm Exam - Week 6
Started 4/7/20 8:54 PM
Submitted 4/7/20 10:54 PM
Due Date 4/9/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 75 out of 75 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 59 minutes out of 2 hours
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Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with the parents of a school-aged girl. The mother reports feeling
frustrated, because they cannot get their daughter to do her homework. “All she wants to do
is play on her phone,” the father reports. The mother tells the PMHNP that they have tried
threatening her by telling her that she won’t be able to have her friends over and that she
won’t be allowed to watch TV. Which of the following responses made by the PMHNP
demonstrates use of the Premack principle?
B.
Answer: “Have you tried making her phone privileges contingent on finishing her
homework?”
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with a family composed of two parents and their two children. The
PMHNP observes that the mother projects her concerns onto one of the children, and that
child seems to conform to the parents’ way of thinking. The other child seems to be less
involved in the family’s fusion. What action taken by the PMHNP demonstrates the use of
the Bowen Family Systems Therapy model?
Answer: D.
None of the above
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a patient who is sleep deprived and depressed. Which of the
, following is an appropriate scaling question for the PMHNP to ask?
Answer: D.
“How many days per week are you able to sleep?”
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with the parents of an adolescent daughter. The parents complain
that the daughter is misbehaving and having emotional outbursts on a nightly basis. However,
the parents cannot agree on ways to discipline and deal with the daughter. This leads to
arguments between them. What does the PMHNP do to support the strategic use of rituals?
Answer: A.
Suggest the mom help the daughter with homework on even days of the week
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A family is in therapy because they have been unable to resolve conflicts and are arguing
frequently. When using a strategic family therapy approach, which of the following directives
might the PMHNP suggest to create a sense of togetherness?
Answer: C.
Ask the family to engage in pleasant activities following the problem behavior.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a family composed of two parents and their 16-year-old son.
The parents report they have been experiencing conflict regarding the son’s defiant behavior
in the home. Which action will the PMHNP employ as part of the early phase of the therapy?
Answer: D.
A and C
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with 12-year-old twin sisters. Their parents report that the twins got
into a big fight recently, which they haven’t been able to overcome. Which cognitive
interaction can the PMHNP use to help the sisters gain a new perspective of the argument to
help soften their own opinion of it?
Answer: A.
Have the sisters play each other’s role in the argument
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with a married couple. The woman feels very insecure, particularly
when it comes to her husband working with women in his office. She reports, “My girlfriends
say that it’s not attractive to be insecure like I am, so I’m really making the problem worse by
, being so insecure.” How can the PMHNP externalize the woman’s problem?
Answer: B.
Help the woman free herself from the label of “insecure”
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is providing family therapy to two parents and their twin 14-year-old children.
The children become defiant around bedtime and are still working on their homework late
into the night. How does the PMHNP employ an experiential technique of family sculpting?
Answer: A.
Asks one of the parents to arrange the family into a typical bedtime scene
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a married couple who disclosed on the intake form that that they
are having intimacy issues. During the assessment, the PMHNP asks the couple what brings
them in today. The wife is quick to answer, “My husband doesn’t listen to me anymore.”
Using the Mental Research Institute (MRI) assessment technique, how does the PMHNP
respond to this?
Answer: B.
By asking the wife to explain what exactly “not listening” means
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
During a family therapy session, a 10-year-old girl says to her father, “You are at work all the
time and are never around.” What is the most appropriate response by the PMHNP to
improve communication?
Answer: B.
Ask the father what he heard when his daughter made that comment
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a 19-year-old patient who reports feeling burdened and constrained
by her family. “I feel like I can’t live my own life, and like I need their approval for
everything I do,” she says during the assessment. Which response by the PMHNP supports
the principles of family therapy?
Answer: C.
Your authentic self may be distorted because of your need for approval
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP has just completed an intake assessment on a 15-year-old patient and believes
the patient would benefit from family therapy. How does the PMHNP describe the goals of
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, NURS 6650 Midterm Exam
Course NURS-6650N-3/NURS-6650D-3/NURS-6650C-3-Pyschotherapy Group
Test Midterm Exam - Week 6
Started 4/7/20 8:54 PM
Submitted 4/7/20 10:54 PM
Due Date 4/9/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 75 out of 75 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 59 minutes out of 2 hours
Results Feedback, Incorrectly Answered Questions
Displayed
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with the parents of a school-aged girl. The mother reports feeling
frustrated, because they cannot get their daughter to do her homework. “All she wants to do
is play on her phone,” the father reports. The mother tells the PMHNP that they have tried
threatening her by telling her that she won’t be able to have her friends over and that she
won’t be allowed to watch TV. Which of the following responses made by the PMHNP
demonstrates use of the Premack principle?
B.
Answer: “Have you tried making her phone privileges contingent on finishing her
homework?”
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with a family composed of two parents and their two children. The
PMHNP observes that the mother projects her concerns onto one of the children, and that
child seems to conform to the parents’ way of thinking. The other child seems to be less
involved in the family’s fusion. What action taken by the PMHNP demonstrates the use of
the Bowen Family Systems Therapy model?
Answer: D.
None of the above
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a patient who is sleep deprived and depressed. Which of the
, following is an appropriate scaling question for the PMHNP to ask?
Answer: D.
“How many days per week are you able to sleep?”
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with the parents of an adolescent daughter. The parents complain
that the daughter is misbehaving and having emotional outbursts on a nightly basis. However,
the parents cannot agree on ways to discipline and deal with the daughter. This leads to
arguments between them. What does the PMHNP do to support the strategic use of rituals?
Answer: A.
Suggest the mom help the daughter with homework on even days of the week
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A family is in therapy because they have been unable to resolve conflicts and are arguing
frequently. When using a strategic family therapy approach, which of the following directives
might the PMHNP suggest to create a sense of togetherness?
Answer: C.
Ask the family to engage in pleasant activities following the problem behavior.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a family composed of two parents and their 16-year-old son.
The parents report they have been experiencing conflict regarding the son’s defiant behavior
in the home. Which action will the PMHNP employ as part of the early phase of the therapy?
Answer: D.
A and C
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with 12-year-old twin sisters. Their parents report that the twins got
into a big fight recently, which they haven’t been able to overcome. Which cognitive
interaction can the PMHNP use to help the sisters gain a new perspective of the argument to
help soften their own opinion of it?
Answer: A.
Have the sisters play each other’s role in the argument
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with a married couple. The woman feels very insecure, particularly
when it comes to her husband working with women in his office. She reports, “My girlfriends
say that it’s not attractive to be insecure like I am, so I’m really making the problem worse by
, being so insecure.” How can the PMHNP externalize the woman’s problem?
Answer: B.
Help the woman free herself from the label of “insecure”
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is providing family therapy to two parents and their twin 14-year-old children.
The children become defiant around bedtime and are still working on their homework late
into the night. How does the PMHNP employ an experiential technique of family sculpting?
Answer: A.
Asks one of the parents to arrange the family into a typical bedtime scene
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a married couple who disclosed on the intake form that that they
are having intimacy issues. During the assessment, the PMHNP asks the couple what brings
them in today. The wife is quick to answer, “My husband doesn’t listen to me anymore.”
Using the Mental Research Institute (MRI) assessment technique, how does the PMHNP
respond to this?
Answer: B.
By asking the wife to explain what exactly “not listening” means
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
During a family therapy session, a 10-year-old girl says to her father, “You are at work all the
time and are never around.” What is the most appropriate response by the PMHNP to
improve communication?
Answer: B.
Ask the father what he heard when his daughter made that comment
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a 19-year-old patient who reports feeling burdened and constrained
by her family. “I feel like I can’t live my own life, and like I need their approval for
everything I do,” she says during the assessment. Which response by the PMHNP supports
the principles of family therapy?
Answer: C.
Your authentic self may be distorted because of your need for approval
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP has just completed an intake assessment on a 15-year-old patient and believes
the patient would benefit from family therapy. How does the PMHNP describe the goals of
