ELITE COMPREHENSIVE
ADVANCED PSYCHOTHERAPY FINAL EXAMINATION
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC–HEALTH NURSING
2026
HIGH-YIELD NCLEX-RN • HESI • ATI INTEGRATED
PSYCHOTHERAPY REVIEW
Spring Semester Final Examination May 2026
Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy
b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
d. person-centered approach
• b. family systems therapy
Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented
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therapies?
, a. existential therapy
b. cognitive therapy
c. reality therapy
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
• existential therapy
Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the
therapeutic process?
a. psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
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• c. person-centered therapy
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, Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future
clients.
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
• c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a
diverse range of future clients.
The author makes a case for:
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more
deeply into each approach.
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other
theoretical models.
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make
the theories more relevant.
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, d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
• initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then
delving more deeply into each approach.
Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is
true?
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are "wrong."
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
• b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
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ADVANCED PSYCHOTHERAPY FINAL EXAMINATION
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC–HEALTH NURSING
2026
HIGH-YIELD NCLEX-RN • HESI • ATI INTEGRATED
PSYCHOTHERAPY REVIEW
Spring Semester Final Examination May 2026
Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy
b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
d. person-centered approach
• b. family systems therapy
Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented
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Page
therapies?
, a. existential therapy
b. cognitive therapy
c. reality therapy
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
• existential therapy
Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the
therapeutic process?
a. psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
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• c. person-centered therapy
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, Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future
clients.
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
• c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a
diverse range of future clients.
The author makes a case for:
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more
deeply into each approach.
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other
theoretical models.
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make
the theories more relevant.
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Page
, d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
• initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then
delving more deeply into each approach.
Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is
true?
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are "wrong."
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
• b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
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