CMN 548 MODULE 3 STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED, VERIFIED ANSWERS
_________ refers to a facilitation of the ability to detect/identify
a particular stimulus based on a specific recent experience.
a. New learning capacity
b. Remote memory
c. Priming
d. Infantile amnesia - correct answer- C. Priming
'I refuse to quit smoking! There is absolutely nothing wrong with
what I am doing''
This most likely describes an individual who is expressing which
of the following stages in the Transtheoretical Model?
a) Action
b) Preparation
c) Contemplation
d) Pre-contemplation - correct answer- D. Pre-
contemplation
,1. Which theorist developed the theory of classical conditioning,
learning process that occurs through association between
environmental stimulus and naturally occurring stimulus?
a. Erikson
b. Pavlov
c. Freud
d. Skinner - correct answer- B. Pavlov
A 17-year-old male's belief he shouldn't be arrested for robbing
a store because the store owner has been overcharging people
in the community is an example of what defense mechanism?
A. Projection
B. Intellectualization
C. Sublimation
D. Rationalization - correct answer- D. Rationalization
A 26-year-old Caucasian female was brought for psychiatric
evaluation. She could not remember her high school's name, her
own name, and what she does for a living. Three weeks prior to
this incident, she lost her fiancé to a motor vehicle accident.
There was no history of head trauma or brain injury. The
computerized tomography of her head was normal. This patient
is exhibiting what type of trauma?
,A. Psychogenic amnesia
B. Neurogenic amnesia
C. Malingering
D. Dementia - correct answer- A. Psychogenic Amnesia
A 36-year-old female African American started crying and
accused the therapist of hurting her feelings when the therapist
asked why she was late for her appointment. When asked why
she was crying, she said the therapist reminded her of her
mother, who constantly scolded her when she does her
homework late. This is an example of what?
A. Countertransference
B. Transference
C. Displacement
D. Projection - correct answer- B. Transference
A 4-year-old child participates in the following behaviors:
deferred imitation, symbolic play, graphic imagery (drawing),
mental imagery, and language. Which of the following stages of
intellectual development would the child be classified?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Concrete Operations
, C. Preoperations Subperiod
D. Formal Operations - correct answer- C. Preoperations
Subperiod
A 7-year-old girl is brought to the hospital due to a recent
change in her voice, which sounds baby-like. The patient's
mother had recently delivered a baby girl. The family informed
the PMHNP that the baby-like voice is exaggerated when the
mother breastfeeds the newborn. The 7-year-old is exhibiting
what type of defense mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Regression
D. Repression - correct answer- C. Regression
A 72 year old patient was referred to your clinic for further
evaluation related to suspected diencephalic amnesia. During
the initial intake it is noted the patient's history is significant for
prolonged bouts of alcohol abuse and suspected thiamine
deficiency. What is one possible cause of the diencephalic
amnesia?
A. Alzheimer's Disease
B. Korsakoff Syndrome
WITH DETAILED, VERIFIED ANSWERS
_________ refers to a facilitation of the ability to detect/identify
a particular stimulus based on a specific recent experience.
a. New learning capacity
b. Remote memory
c. Priming
d. Infantile amnesia - correct answer- C. Priming
'I refuse to quit smoking! There is absolutely nothing wrong with
what I am doing''
This most likely describes an individual who is expressing which
of the following stages in the Transtheoretical Model?
a) Action
b) Preparation
c) Contemplation
d) Pre-contemplation - correct answer- D. Pre-
contemplation
,1. Which theorist developed the theory of classical conditioning,
learning process that occurs through association between
environmental stimulus and naturally occurring stimulus?
a. Erikson
b. Pavlov
c. Freud
d. Skinner - correct answer- B. Pavlov
A 17-year-old male's belief he shouldn't be arrested for robbing
a store because the store owner has been overcharging people
in the community is an example of what defense mechanism?
A. Projection
B. Intellectualization
C. Sublimation
D. Rationalization - correct answer- D. Rationalization
A 26-year-old Caucasian female was brought for psychiatric
evaluation. She could not remember her high school's name, her
own name, and what she does for a living. Three weeks prior to
this incident, she lost her fiancé to a motor vehicle accident.
There was no history of head trauma or brain injury. The
computerized tomography of her head was normal. This patient
is exhibiting what type of trauma?
,A. Psychogenic amnesia
B. Neurogenic amnesia
C. Malingering
D. Dementia - correct answer- A. Psychogenic Amnesia
A 36-year-old female African American started crying and
accused the therapist of hurting her feelings when the therapist
asked why she was late for her appointment. When asked why
she was crying, she said the therapist reminded her of her
mother, who constantly scolded her when she does her
homework late. This is an example of what?
A. Countertransference
B. Transference
C. Displacement
D. Projection - correct answer- B. Transference
A 4-year-old child participates in the following behaviors:
deferred imitation, symbolic play, graphic imagery (drawing),
mental imagery, and language. Which of the following stages of
intellectual development would the child be classified?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Concrete Operations
, C. Preoperations Subperiod
D. Formal Operations - correct answer- C. Preoperations
Subperiod
A 7-year-old girl is brought to the hospital due to a recent
change in her voice, which sounds baby-like. The patient's
mother had recently delivered a baby girl. The family informed
the PMHNP that the baby-like voice is exaggerated when the
mother breastfeeds the newborn. The 7-year-old is exhibiting
what type of defense mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Regression
D. Repression - correct answer- C. Regression
A 72 year old patient was referred to your clinic for further
evaluation related to suspected diencephalic amnesia. During
the initial intake it is noted the patient's history is significant for
prolonged bouts of alcohol abuse and suspected thiamine
deficiency. What is one possible cause of the diencephalic
amnesia?
A. Alzheimer's Disease
B. Korsakoff Syndrome
