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Question 1
1 out of 1 points
While in a family therapy session, a wife comments, “Instead of spending
time with me, he is usually watching sports on television.” Using an
emotionally focused family therapy approach, what is an appropriate
response by a PMHNP using an evocative question technique?
Selected Answer: B.
“How are you feeling now as you are sharing
that?”
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is discussing problem-solving techniques with a married
couple. What recommendation will the PMHNP provide to the couple?
Selected A.
Answer: “Speak calmly, and explain your entire point before
asking your partner to respond.”
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is providing family therapy to two parents and their twin 14-
year-old children. The children become defiant around bedtime and are
still working on their homework late into the night. How does the PMHNP
employ an experiential technique of family sculpting?
Selected A.
Answer: Asks one of the parents to arrange the family into a typical
bedtime scene
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a married couple who disclosed on the intake
form that that they are having intimacy issues. During the assessment,
the PMHNP asks the couple what brings them in today. The wife is quick
to answer, “My husband doesn’t listen to me anymore.” Using the Mental
Research Institute (MRI) assessment technique, how does the PMHNP
respond to this?
Selected Answer: B.
By asking the wife to explain what exactly “not
listening” means
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, Question 5
0 out of 1 points
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, The PMHNP is working with a married couple in a family session setting.
The wife reports feeling upset because her husband does not pay
attention to her. Which statement made by the PMHNP will challenge the
wife to see things differently?
Selected D.
Answer: “What can you say to your husband to get him to
change his actions?”
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A man calls a PMHNP to set up an initial appointment for family therapy.
He explains, “My wife lost her job several months ago. She has been
angry and less patient with the kids. All of the stress is taking a toll on
me. I can’t focus at the office and I’m mentally exhausted at home.”
Based on this phone contact, who would the PMHNP most likely choose to
see for the first session?
Selected Answer: A.
The husband
alone
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
During a family therapy session, a 10-year-old girl says to her father, “You
are at work all the time and are never around.” What is the most
appropriate response by the PMHNP to improve communication?
Selected B.
Answer: Ask the father what he heard when his daughter
made that comment
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a married couple who have agreed to seek sex
therapy due to the wife’s gradual decrease in interest in sex. The wife
explains that she feels as though she cannot feel comfortable naked and
enjoying being intimate. The PMHNP recognizes that the couple could
possibly benefit from sensate focus. To apply the sensate focus exercise,
the PMHNP suggests the couple first do what?
Selected Answer: D.
Practice touching one another
intimately
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with a husband and wife who have separated but
are trying to rekindle the marriage. The PMHNP asks the couple what they
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, hope to gain from the sessions, and they provide the PMHNP with vague
answers. What can the PMHNP can ask the couple to help them create
better defined goals?
Selected Answer: D.
All of the
above
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