PMHNP ANCC Review Questions and Answers
Genuineness
Acceptance
Nonjudgement
Characteristics of a Therapeutic
Authenticity
Relationship
Empathy
Respect
Professional boundaries
Single most important goal in Recovery
transformation of mental health care in the
past two decades
It is disproportionate to events and sustained over a significant time period;
It significantly impairs normal social functioning (occupational, social, school,
Sadness can be pathological when...
relational) or somatic functioning (eating, sleep); it is apparently unrelated to any
identifiable event or situation in a person's life
Object Loss Theory
Aggression-Turned-Inward Theory
Psychodynamic Theories
Cognitive Theory (Beck 1979)
Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory
(ISCC) Insight, Social Skills, Cost-effective, Community
Increases insight about oneself
Benefits of Group Therapy Increases social skills
Is cost-effective
Develops a sense of community
Who created Humanistic Therapy? Carl Rogers
Person-Centered Therapy is also known as Humanistic Therapy
Who created DBT? Marsha Linehan (born 1943)
, Who developed definition of group Tuckman
phases?
Pregroup
Forming
Storming
Name the group phases
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Leader considers direction and framework of the group
Pregroup Phase
Purpose, goals, membership size, pregroup interview, informed consent
Members worried about self-disclosure and being rejected.
Forming Phase Goals and expectations identified, boundaries established
Development of trust and rapport very important in this phase
Members resistant; may use testing behaviors.
Issues begin to surface related to inclusion, control, affection
Storming Phase
Leader's tasks: Allow expression of positive and negative feelings, assist group in
understanding underlying conflict, examine nonproductive behaviors
Resistance to group overcome by members
Strong attraction to group and others emerges
Norming Phase
Open and spontaneous communication occurs
Group norms established
Group's work becomes more focused.
Creative problem-solving & solutions emerge
Performing Phase
Experiential learning takes place.
Group energy directed towards completion of goals
Preparation made to end group
Adjourning Phase Members & leaders express their feelings about each other and termination
Discussion about what was learned and what issues still exist takes place
When does work of termination begin First stage
(what group stage)?
Miracle Questions
Solution-Focused Therapy - what
Exception-finding questions
techniques are involved?
Scaling questions
Focus of Solution-Focused Therapy To rework for the present situation solutions that have worked in the past
Genuineness
Acceptance
Nonjudgement
Characteristics of a Therapeutic
Authenticity
Relationship
Empathy
Respect
Professional boundaries
Single most important goal in Recovery
transformation of mental health care in the
past two decades
It is disproportionate to events and sustained over a significant time period;
It significantly impairs normal social functioning (occupational, social, school,
Sadness can be pathological when...
relational) or somatic functioning (eating, sleep); it is apparently unrelated to any
identifiable event or situation in a person's life
Object Loss Theory
Aggression-Turned-Inward Theory
Psychodynamic Theories
Cognitive Theory (Beck 1979)
Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory
(ISCC) Insight, Social Skills, Cost-effective, Community
Increases insight about oneself
Benefits of Group Therapy Increases social skills
Is cost-effective
Develops a sense of community
Who created Humanistic Therapy? Carl Rogers
Person-Centered Therapy is also known as Humanistic Therapy
Who created DBT? Marsha Linehan (born 1943)
, Who developed definition of group Tuckman
phases?
Pregroup
Forming
Storming
Name the group phases
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Leader considers direction and framework of the group
Pregroup Phase
Purpose, goals, membership size, pregroup interview, informed consent
Members worried about self-disclosure and being rejected.
Forming Phase Goals and expectations identified, boundaries established
Development of trust and rapport very important in this phase
Members resistant; may use testing behaviors.
Issues begin to surface related to inclusion, control, affection
Storming Phase
Leader's tasks: Allow expression of positive and negative feelings, assist group in
understanding underlying conflict, examine nonproductive behaviors
Resistance to group overcome by members
Strong attraction to group and others emerges
Norming Phase
Open and spontaneous communication occurs
Group norms established
Group's work becomes more focused.
Creative problem-solving & solutions emerge
Performing Phase
Experiential learning takes place.
Group energy directed towards completion of goals
Preparation made to end group
Adjourning Phase Members & leaders express their feelings about each other and termination
Discussion about what was learned and what issues still exist takes place
When does work of termination begin First stage
(what group stage)?
Miracle Questions
Solution-Focused Therapy - what
Exception-finding questions
techniques are involved?
Scaling questions
Focus of Solution-Focused Therapy To rework for the present situation solutions that have worked in the past
