NURS 661 MARYVILLE EXAM 2 PRACTICE AND
STUDY GUIDE 2026 CLINICAL APPLICATION
AND PROFESSIONAL NURSING FRAMEWORK
◉ Jonna is attending a group for survivors of traumatic events who
have been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress
disorder. The goal of the group is to help participants process the
trauma, deal effectively with the symptoms they
experience, and adjust to the life changes it produced. What type of
group is this?
Answer: therapy group
◉ Psychoeducational groups are structured in such a way as to help
people with which of the following?
Answer: develop specific skills
◉ Mr. Lazarus is a school counselor who is meeting with a group of
teachers and school staff to develop a program to
help students deal with the pressures created by the upcoming
closing of a local plant that employed many of the
children's parents. What type of group is this?
Answer: task-facilitation group
,◉ Counseling groups can be described in which of the following
ways?
Answer: a powerful intervention tool across the lifespan
◉ Counseling groups typically recreate the participants' everyday
world and thus function as which of the following?
Answer: a microcosm of society
◉ Most traditional therapy models are grounded in which type of
framework?
Answer: monocultural
◉ Which of the following is likely a goal for members of counseling
groups?
Answer: to help members learn how to establish meaningful
intimate relationships
◉ According to the text, in the era of which of these issues have brief
interventions and short-term groups become a
necessity?
Answer: managed care
◉ Integrating group counseling with which of the following has been
successful in both personal-social and academic
,development groups in school settings?
Answer: psychoeducational interventions
◉ Group work can be characterized as which of the following?
Answer: beneficial and cost-effective for many disorders
◉ How does group therapy compare to individual therapy?
Answer: Group therapy is generally as effective as individual
therapy.
◉ Dr. Lee conducts groups at the local community center that are
intended to help young people learn to resist peer
pressure regarding use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. These
groups are best described as which type of group?
Answer: counseling
◉ Marta is attending a counseling group that is discussing what
their goals ought to be. Which goal might the group be
most likely to pick?
Answer: to develop concern and compassion for the needs and
feelings of others
, ◉ Group counseling can be designed to meet the needs of a wide
range of populations, including which of the following?
Answer: adolescents
◉ In which type of group are conscious and unconscious issues
likely to be addressed?
Answer: group psychotherapy
◉ Which type of group features the presentation and discussion of
factual information?
Answer: psychoeducational groups
◉ According to your text, which type of group is particularly useful
in meeting the needs of clients with and the
requirements of managed care organizations?
Answer: brief group therapy
◉ According to your text, brief group work is particularly popular in
which of these settings?
Answer: community agencies and school settings
◉ Which of the following does the text recommend in developing
your own multicultural orientation?
STUDY GUIDE 2026 CLINICAL APPLICATION
AND PROFESSIONAL NURSING FRAMEWORK
◉ Jonna is attending a group for survivors of traumatic events who
have been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress
disorder. The goal of the group is to help participants process the
trauma, deal effectively with the symptoms they
experience, and adjust to the life changes it produced. What type of
group is this?
Answer: therapy group
◉ Psychoeducational groups are structured in such a way as to help
people with which of the following?
Answer: develop specific skills
◉ Mr. Lazarus is a school counselor who is meeting with a group of
teachers and school staff to develop a program to
help students deal with the pressures created by the upcoming
closing of a local plant that employed many of the
children's parents. What type of group is this?
Answer: task-facilitation group
,◉ Counseling groups can be described in which of the following
ways?
Answer: a powerful intervention tool across the lifespan
◉ Counseling groups typically recreate the participants' everyday
world and thus function as which of the following?
Answer: a microcosm of society
◉ Most traditional therapy models are grounded in which type of
framework?
Answer: monocultural
◉ Which of the following is likely a goal for members of counseling
groups?
Answer: to help members learn how to establish meaningful
intimate relationships
◉ According to the text, in the era of which of these issues have brief
interventions and short-term groups become a
necessity?
Answer: managed care
◉ Integrating group counseling with which of the following has been
successful in both personal-social and academic
,development groups in school settings?
Answer: psychoeducational interventions
◉ Group work can be characterized as which of the following?
Answer: beneficial and cost-effective for many disorders
◉ How does group therapy compare to individual therapy?
Answer: Group therapy is generally as effective as individual
therapy.
◉ Dr. Lee conducts groups at the local community center that are
intended to help young people learn to resist peer
pressure regarding use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. These
groups are best described as which type of group?
Answer: counseling
◉ Marta is attending a counseling group that is discussing what
their goals ought to be. Which goal might the group be
most likely to pick?
Answer: to develop concern and compassion for the needs and
feelings of others
, ◉ Group counseling can be designed to meet the needs of a wide
range of populations, including which of the following?
Answer: adolescents
◉ In which type of group are conscious and unconscious issues
likely to be addressed?
Answer: group psychotherapy
◉ Which type of group features the presentation and discussion of
factual information?
Answer: psychoeducational groups
◉ According to your text, which type of group is particularly useful
in meeting the needs of clients with and the
requirements of managed care organizations?
Answer: brief group therapy
◉ According to your text, brief group work is particularly popular in
which of these settings?
Answer: community agencies and school settings
◉ Which of the following does the text recommend in developing
your own multicultural orientation?
