NURS 753 Midterm Actual Exam Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Edition

NURS 753 Midterm Actual Exam Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Edition 1. The concept of multigenerational transmission process in family system therapy approach means - ANSWER Dysfunction has been present for several generations 2. The lower the level of family adaptation, the more likely the development of a triangle refers to Triangles; The level of differentiation of the parents is usually equal to the level of differentiation for the entire family refers to nuclear family emotional system; Parents transmits their own level of differentiation on the most susceptible child refers to family projection process. 3. Protect the person's______ when he or she is committed to a mental hospital - ANSWER freedoms or rights 4. According to DSM-5, which of the following is true? - ANSWER A culturally expected response to a stressor is not a mental disorder 5. Why is group therapy beneficial? it allows participants to acquire the _____ - ANSWER curative factors 6. T or F Goals of clinical assessment includes instilling hope and ensuring that the patient will return for the next appointment. - ANSWER T 7. When working with a dysfunctional family you find that the mother, Sarah, worries excessively and is resistant to change. PMHNP gave Sarah a paradoxical directive to worry extremely well for 1 hour per day, knowing that he will likely be non-compliant, and thus change will occur. With this technique, you are using which type of therapy? - ANSWER Strategic therapy 8. Which of the following is not a family therapy approach? _____ family therapy - ANSWER statutory 9. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the therapeutic process? - ANSWER person centered therapy 10. T or F The younger the age of abuse (physical/sexual/emotional) and the more prolonged the duration of abuse, the greater the likelihood of mental illness and substance abuse. - ANSWER T 11. Mr. Brown has been forgetful lately, for example, forgetting where he has placed his keys or what time appointments are scheduled, and he has stated that he thinks these are just random behaviors that have no particular meaning. Which Freudian-based psychodynamic principle assumes that all actions are purposeful? - ANSWER Psychic determinism principle 12. The psychic determinism principle states that all behavior has purpose and meaning, often unconscious in nature, and that no behaviors occur randomly or by coincidence. 13. Defense mechanisms are best viewed as a function of the ego used to _____ - ANSWER resolve conflict 14. Which of the following is not a level of consciousness according to Freud's theory? - ANSWER Post-conscious 15. The steps in cognitive restructuring includes all of the following EXCEPT: Don't stop the _____ - ANSWER messages 16. T or F The initial contact with patient for therapy should not include information on boundaries. - ANSWER F 17. You are the PMHNP treating Jason, a 12 years old child, for social anxiety disorder. Jason's mother presents with him to his individual therapy session. At the end of the session his mother says, "Jason's pediatrician had said he needed some HPV shot on his last visit. I don't know why he will need that? What do you think?" What is the PMHNP's best response to her question - ANSWER "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for all boys and girls at age 10. HPV can cause cancer in both men and women, and the vaccine is effective in protecting against the virus. Can you tell me your concern about Jason getting this vaccine. 18. Which of the following is not a phase of group formation or development? - ANSWER Staring 19. Which of the following is the best rationale for using cognitive behavioral therapy? Recognize and change his or her ______ - ANSWER automatic thoughts 20. The PMHNP is planning to work with the client using an individual therapy model of care. During the first session, the client makes the following statement: "This is the third time my son has run away. I've grounded him, taken away his bike, even tried cutting off his allowance and confining him to his room. What should I do now? "The most therapeutic response for the PMHNP to make is - ANSWER "Maybe that depends on what you are trying to accomplish." 21. In forming therapeutic relationship with clients, the PMHNP must consider developing many characteristics that are known to be relationship-building. Which of the following is an essential part of building a therapeutic relationship? - ANSWER authenticity 22. In an attempt to bring the client toward the goal he or she is working on, you ask the client, "If a miracle were to happen tonight while you slept, and you awake in the morning and the problem no longer existed, how would you know, and what would be different?" This technique is used in which type of therapy? - ANSWER Solution-focused therapy 23. T or F Psychodynamics/psychoanalytic psychotherapies are also referred to as insight- oriented, intensive, exploratory, expressive and dept. psychotherapy. Correct! - ANSWER T 24. What is the purpose of the American Nurses Association's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice? - ANSWER Define the role and actions of the NP 25. Mr Thomas is a 56 years old client you have been seeing for several weeks of therapy. While discussing his current concerns of marital stress, he lies on the floor and assumes the fetal position. This is most likely an example of - ANSWER Immature regressive defense mechanism