NURS 5365 Exam 1 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Sometimes called ignoring the evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Selective abstraction:
A conclusion is drawn after looking at only a small portion of the information - CORRECT
ANSWER Selective abstraction:
Ex: man with Christmas cards - CORRECT ANSWER Selective abstraction:
A conclusion is reached in the face of contradictory evidence or in the absence of evidence -
CORRECT ANSWER Arbitrary inference
Woman with fear of elevators - CORRECT ANSWER arbitrary inference
A conclusion is made about one or more isolated incidents and then is extended illogically to cover
broad areas of functioning - CORRECT ANSWER overgeneralization
Getting a B on a test == failing at everything - CORRECT ANSWER overgeneralization
The significance of something is exaggerated or minimized - CORRECT
ANSWER Magnification/Minimization
Panic attack, pt feels like she is dying/having MI - CORRECT
ANSWER Magnification/Minimization
Excessive responsibility or blame is taken for negative events - CORRECT
ANSWER personalization
Boss feels responsible for layoffs in a bad economy - CORRECT ANSWER personalization
,Downward Arrow Technique - CORRECT ANSWER a series of questions that reveal
increasingly deeper levels of thinking. The first questions are typically directed at automatic thoughts.
However, the therapist infers that an underlying schema is present and constructs a chain of linked
questions that build on a supposition that the patient's cognitions are providing an accurate
representation of her true self.
Downward Arrow Technique - CORRECT ANSWER Most of the questions follow this general
format: "If this thought that you have about yourself is true, what does that mean about you?"
Downward arrow - CORRECT ANSWER "if this is true, then what happens?"
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Helps recognize and change maladaptive thinking
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Asking the patient questions that stimulate curiosity
and inquisitiveness
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Benefits: enhancement of the therapeutic
relationship, stimulation of a sense of inquiry, improved understanding of important cognitions and
behaviors, and promotion of the patient's active engagement in therapy
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Make sure to ask questions that help patients see
how changing their thinking can reduce painful emotions or improve their ability to cope
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Questions should cause a positive emotional shift or
a shift in thinking
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Get patients involved in the learning process
("thinking about thinking"). These questions should serve as a model for questions that patients can
start asking themselves.
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Allows the patient to think flexibly and creatively.
Avoid asking leading questions. Use open-ended questions.
, Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Involves the therapist asking specific questions
derived primarily from restatement of the individual's own words as the major technique where the
individual can self-discover insight, which leads to subsequent change
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER A series of well-placed questions that guide the
person to his/her own conclusions based on the therapist's expected response.
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Seven basic types of questioning: memory,
translation, interpretation, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation
Automatic Thoughts - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitions that stream rapidly through our minds
when we are during situations (or recalling events).
Not subject to rational analysis
Intermediary Beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER Conditional rules (such as if-then statements) that
influcence self-esteem, emotional regulation and behavior
Simple Schemas (AKA Core Beliefs) - CORRECT ANSWER beliefs that act as templates or
underlying rules for information processing
Have a strong influence on self-esteem and behavior
Core negative beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER I am bad
I am not good enough
I am a failure
I am worthless
I am unlovable
I am damaged
I am invisible
I am not important
Collaborative Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER Describes the patient-therapist relationship
in cbt
A team approach
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Sometimes called ignoring the evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Selective abstraction:
A conclusion is drawn after looking at only a small portion of the information - CORRECT
ANSWER Selective abstraction:
Ex: man with Christmas cards - CORRECT ANSWER Selective abstraction:
A conclusion is reached in the face of contradictory evidence or in the absence of evidence -
CORRECT ANSWER Arbitrary inference
Woman with fear of elevators - CORRECT ANSWER arbitrary inference
A conclusion is made about one or more isolated incidents and then is extended illogically to cover
broad areas of functioning - CORRECT ANSWER overgeneralization
Getting a B on a test == failing at everything - CORRECT ANSWER overgeneralization
The significance of something is exaggerated or minimized - CORRECT
ANSWER Magnification/Minimization
Panic attack, pt feels like she is dying/having MI - CORRECT
ANSWER Magnification/Minimization
Excessive responsibility or blame is taken for negative events - CORRECT
ANSWER personalization
Boss feels responsible for layoffs in a bad economy - CORRECT ANSWER personalization
,Downward Arrow Technique - CORRECT ANSWER a series of questions that reveal
increasingly deeper levels of thinking. The first questions are typically directed at automatic thoughts.
However, the therapist infers that an underlying schema is present and constructs a chain of linked
questions that build on a supposition that the patient's cognitions are providing an accurate
representation of her true self.
Downward Arrow Technique - CORRECT ANSWER Most of the questions follow this general
format: "If this thought that you have about yourself is true, what does that mean about you?"
Downward arrow - CORRECT ANSWER "if this is true, then what happens?"
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Helps recognize and change maladaptive thinking
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Asking the patient questions that stimulate curiosity
and inquisitiveness
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Benefits: enhancement of the therapeutic
relationship, stimulation of a sense of inquiry, improved understanding of important cognitions and
behaviors, and promotion of the patient's active engagement in therapy
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Make sure to ask questions that help patients see
how changing their thinking can reduce painful emotions or improve their ability to cope
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Questions should cause a positive emotional shift or
a shift in thinking
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Get patients involved in the learning process
("thinking about thinking"). These questions should serve as a model for questions that patients can
start asking themselves.
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Allows the patient to think flexibly and creatively.
Avoid asking leading questions. Use open-ended questions.
, Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Involves the therapist asking specific questions
derived primarily from restatement of the individual's own words as the major technique where the
individual can self-discover insight, which leads to subsequent change
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER A series of well-placed questions that guide the
person to his/her own conclusions based on the therapist's expected response.
Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Seven basic types of questioning: memory,
translation, interpretation, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation
Automatic Thoughts - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitions that stream rapidly through our minds
when we are during situations (or recalling events).
Not subject to rational analysis
Intermediary Beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER Conditional rules (such as if-then statements) that
influcence self-esteem, emotional regulation and behavior
Simple Schemas (AKA Core Beliefs) - CORRECT ANSWER beliefs that act as templates or
underlying rules for information processing
Have a strong influence on self-esteem and behavior
Core negative beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER I am bad
I am not good enough
I am a failure
I am worthless
I am unlovable
I am damaged
I am invisible
I am not important
Collaborative Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER Describes the patient-therapist relationship
in cbt
A team approach
