NRNP 6645 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES/NRNP6645
PSYCHOTHERAPY
1. A patient in psychodynamic therapy begins to view the nurse
practitioner as a critical, withholding parent. This phenomenon is best
described as:**
A) Countertransference
B) Free Association
C) Transference
D) Resistance
**Answer: C) Transference**
**Rationale:** Transference occurs when a patient unconsciously
redirects feelings and desires from past significant relationships (e.g., a
parent) onto the therapist. Countertransference is the therapist's
emotional reaction to the patient .
, **2. Which question aligns with the Socratic Dialogue method used in
CBT?**
A) "What happened in your childhood to cause this belief?"
B) "On a scale of 0 to 10, how depressed do you feel today?"
C) "What is the evidence for and against the thought that you are a
failure?"
D) "How does it make you feel when I remain silent?"
**Answer: C) "What is the evidence for and against the thought that
you are a failure?"**
**Rationale:** Socratic Dialogue involves guided questioning to help
patients identify and challenge their own cognitive distortions. It is
collaborative, specific, and goal-directed, focusing on logic and
evidence rather than just feelings or history .
### Topic 2: Group and Family Therapy
**3. According to Yalom, a group member realizing they are not alone
in their problems or traumatic experiences is benefiting from which
therapeutic factor?**
A) Universality
B) Altruism
C) Catharsis
D) The Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group
EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES/NRNP6645
PSYCHOTHERAPY
1. A patient in psychodynamic therapy begins to view the nurse
practitioner as a critical, withholding parent. This phenomenon is best
described as:**
A) Countertransference
B) Free Association
C) Transference
D) Resistance
**Answer: C) Transference**
**Rationale:** Transference occurs when a patient unconsciously
redirects feelings and desires from past significant relationships (e.g., a
parent) onto the therapist. Countertransference is the therapist's
emotional reaction to the patient .
, **2. Which question aligns with the Socratic Dialogue method used in
CBT?**
A) "What happened in your childhood to cause this belief?"
B) "On a scale of 0 to 10, how depressed do you feel today?"
C) "What is the evidence for and against the thought that you are a
failure?"
D) "How does it make you feel when I remain silent?"
**Answer: C) "What is the evidence for and against the thought that
you are a failure?"**
**Rationale:** Socratic Dialogue involves guided questioning to help
patients identify and challenge their own cognitive distortions. It is
collaborative, specific, and goal-directed, focusing on logic and
evidence rather than just feelings or history .
### Topic 2: Group and Family Therapy
**3. According to Yalom, a group member realizing they are not alone
in their problems or traumatic experiences is benefiting from which
therapeutic factor?**
A) Universality
B) Altruism
C) Catharsis
D) The Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group
