NURS 661 MARYVILLE EXAM 2 REVISION
HANDBOOK 2026 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
AND CLINICAL GUIDELINES
◉ Senses used in EMDR
Answer: Eye movement
Tactile-tapping
Auditory-listening
Olfactory is not used
◉ Psychodynamic Therapy
Answer: Rooted in developmental therapy, what happens in the past
determines what we are doing today. If we can understand that we
can then make more conscious decisions. This type of therapy
fluctuates between emotional processing with periods of
stabilization, restructure defenses and change personality
organizations through interpreting feelings, fantasies, and beliefs.
Reveal unconscious content, alleviates psychic tension
◉ Psychodynamic Therapy Treats
Answer: Depression
Existential crisis
,◉ Interpersonal Therapy
Answer: Focuses on couples and families
Any interpersonal relationship
◉ Interpersonal Therapy Timeframe
Answer: 12-16 sessions
◉ Exposure Therapy
Answer: Focuses on phobias
◉ Solution Focused Therapy
Answer: The what if
Uses the miracle question
Goal oriented
Used to treat depression, anxiety
◉ Supportive Psychotherapy
Answer: Strengthens defenses, promotes problem solving, restores
adaptive functioning, and provides symptom relief
Focuses more on feelings, life stressors, and problem solving
,◉ How do you respond to a patient in public?
Answer: Walk by
Only say hello if they initiate the conversation
Don't talk about health-related things
Defer patient to clinic/nurse for questions
◉ Social Media
Answer: Don't interact with patients
No! No!
Set Facebook restrictions as much as possible
Don't post pictures and tag patients
◉ Washing and straightening make clean houses
Answer: OCD Interviewing Question
◉ OCD Interviewing Question
Answer: Washing
Straightening
Mental rituals
Checking
Hoarding
Must have either obsessing or compulsions
, ◉ Obsession
Answer: recurrent intrusive thoughts, impulses, or images, that
cause anxiety that the person tries to suppress
◉ Compulsions
Answer: repeated behaviors or mental acts that the person feels
driven to do, these are aimed at reducing distress
◉ What area of the brain is most often linked to violence among
patients?
Answer: Prefrontal- cortex
◉ Which personality disorder is often associated with self-harming
behavior?
Answer: BPD
◉ Know the risk factors associated with suicide among patients
Answer: Family history of suicide
Family history of child maltreatment
Previous suicide attempt(s)
History of mental disorders, particularly clinical depression
History of alcohol and substance abuse
HANDBOOK 2026 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
AND CLINICAL GUIDELINES
◉ Senses used in EMDR
Answer: Eye movement
Tactile-tapping
Auditory-listening
Olfactory is not used
◉ Psychodynamic Therapy
Answer: Rooted in developmental therapy, what happens in the past
determines what we are doing today. If we can understand that we
can then make more conscious decisions. This type of therapy
fluctuates between emotional processing with periods of
stabilization, restructure defenses and change personality
organizations through interpreting feelings, fantasies, and beliefs.
Reveal unconscious content, alleviates psychic tension
◉ Psychodynamic Therapy Treats
Answer: Depression
Existential crisis
,◉ Interpersonal Therapy
Answer: Focuses on couples and families
Any interpersonal relationship
◉ Interpersonal Therapy Timeframe
Answer: 12-16 sessions
◉ Exposure Therapy
Answer: Focuses on phobias
◉ Solution Focused Therapy
Answer: The what if
Uses the miracle question
Goal oriented
Used to treat depression, anxiety
◉ Supportive Psychotherapy
Answer: Strengthens defenses, promotes problem solving, restores
adaptive functioning, and provides symptom relief
Focuses more on feelings, life stressors, and problem solving
,◉ How do you respond to a patient in public?
Answer: Walk by
Only say hello if they initiate the conversation
Don't talk about health-related things
Defer patient to clinic/nurse for questions
◉ Social Media
Answer: Don't interact with patients
No! No!
Set Facebook restrictions as much as possible
Don't post pictures and tag patients
◉ Washing and straightening make clean houses
Answer: OCD Interviewing Question
◉ OCD Interviewing Question
Answer: Washing
Straightening
Mental rituals
Checking
Hoarding
Must have either obsessing or compulsions
, ◉ Obsession
Answer: recurrent intrusive thoughts, impulses, or images, that
cause anxiety that the person tries to suppress
◉ Compulsions
Answer: repeated behaviors or mental acts that the person feels
driven to do, these are aimed at reducing distress
◉ What area of the brain is most often linked to violence among
patients?
Answer: Prefrontal- cortex
◉ Which personality disorder is often associated with self-harming
behavior?
Answer: BPD
◉ Know the risk factors associated with suicide among patients
Answer: Family history of suicide
Family history of child maltreatment
Previous suicide attempt(s)
History of mental disorders, particularly clinical depression
History of alcohol and substance abuse
