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Question 28:
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse may intervene as appropriate with
agencies or persons in order to advocate for the patient; do for the patient what
he or she cannot do for self, always with an aim toward maximum
independence and growth which is consistent with which basic strategy of
dynamic supportive therapy?
Answer: D. Maximize adaptive coping mechanisms
Question 29:
Which of the following is consistent with literature regarding suicide? Check all
that apply:
Answers:
A. Assessing patient is of paramount importance for the advanced practice
psychiatric nurse during the initial patient contact
D. Suicidality can be assessed by using reliable and valid self-report
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Question 30:
Common ancestry through which individuals have evolved shared values and
customs is knowns as which of the following?
Answer: B. Ethnicity
Question 31
The therapist using a CBT approach in which the therapist encourages the
patient to investigate whether their thoughts are based on facts or assumptions
is known as which of the following? Answer: B. Questioning the Evidence
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Question 32
Which of the following is not consistent with the underlying assumptions of
psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Answer: A. What happened in the past determine what we do today
Question 33
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is meeting with a patient who is in
the process of an unwanted divorce. The patient endorses persistent suicidal
ideations, with strong intent. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse
recognizes the patient is a high suicide risk and recommends which of the
following?
Answer: B. Hospital psychiatric admission and suicide precautions.
Question 34:
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Which of the following assumptions would the therapist be safe in making about
cultural influences in a family?
Answer: D. The cultural context of families is complicated by the fact that most
families are influenced by multiple contexts.
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Question 35:
The focus of exploration in a relational psychodynamic therapy includes which
one of the following? Answer: C. Here and now
Question 36
The CBT therapist ask the patient on the scale of "0 -10 how would you rate
your depression today?" " And how that compare to 2 months ago?" This is an
example of what type of question type in Socratic dialogue?
Answer: D. This would not be a question consistent with Socratic Dialogue
Question 37
Which of the following best describes the difference between standards of care
and practice guidelines?
Answer: B. Standards of care are legally binding while practice guidelines are
not.
Question 38:
Strategies for working with anxiety are central to all therapy approaches. Which
strategy would be consistent with a behavioral therapy approach?
Answer: A. Restructuring
Question 39:
Which of the following is consistent with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Select all that apply: Answer: D. A and C
Question 40:
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