NURS 6650 Final Exam
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1. Group iparticipation iis ian iimportant iaspect iof ihow isuccessful igroup itherapy iwill ibe.
iThe iPMHNP irecognizes ithat ithe igender iof igroup iparticipants ican iplay ia irole iin ithe
ilikelihood iof igroup iparticipation. iWhich istatement iabout igender iand igroup
icomposition idoes ithe iPMHNP itake iinto iaccount?
A. Men idisplay imore iintimacy iand iless icompetition iin iall-male igroups.
B. Women idisplay iless iintimacy iand imore icompetition iin iall-female igroups.
C. Men iin ievenly imixed igroups iare imore iself-disclosing iand iless iaggressive.
D. Women iin ievenly imixed igroups iare iequally ias iactive ias ithey iare iin iall-female igroups
2. During ihis isecond igroup itherapy isession, ia imember, iwho iwas iquiet ithe iprevious
iweek, ibecomes ivery ijudgmental. iHe icriticizes ianother imember iby isaying, i“Mary,
iyou iare ialways ilate ibecause iyou idon’t irespect iour igroup.” iThen ihe iadds, i“In ifact,
iall iof iyou iare idisrespectful iand iuncaring.” iWhat iis ian iappropriate istep iby ithe
iPMHNP?
A. To ilearn ithe iunderlying imeaning iof ithe istatements
B. To iask iabout ihis iactual imotivations iand iaspirations
C. To ihelp ireveal ithe iimpact iof ithe ibehavior ion iothers
D. All iof ithe iabove
3. PMHNP iis iputting itogether ia iheterogeneous, iinteractional itherapy igroup. iDuring
ian iinitial iscreening, ia ipatient iexplains ithat ihe iis iunemployed ibecause ihe ikeeps
igetting ifired ifrom inew ijobs iafter iseveral imonths. iThe itherapist iasks, i“Why ido iyou
ithink ithose icompanies ilet iyou igo?” iThe ipatient’s ireply iis, i“Those icompanies iare iall
iterrible. iThey idon’t iknow ihow ito itreat iemployees.” iAfter iasking ithe ipatient iif ihe
ithought iabout ihis irole iin igetting ifired, ithe ipatient isays, i“Why ishould iI? iI iam inot ipart
iof ithe iproblem.” iBased ion ithis iinformation, iwhat iis ian iappropriate iobservation iby
ithe iPMHNP?
A. The ipatient iis iable ito iparticipate iin ithe igroup itask iand iwould ibenefit
ifrom iit.
B. The ipatient iis iable ito iparticipate iin ithe igroup itask ibut imay ibe iharmed
iby iit.
C. The ipatient ishould idecide iif ihe iwould ifeel icomfortable ijoining igroup
itherapy.
D. The ipatient iwill ilikely inot ibenefit ifrom igroup itherapy iand ishould inot
ijoin.
The iPMHNP
irecognizes ithat
ihostility iis
iunavoidable iin ia
igroup iand
iacknowledges ithat ia
,ifrequent isource iof
ihostility ican ibe
iparataxic idistortions.
iWhich isituation iis
ilikely ito ipresent ia
iparataxic idistortion
iwithin ithe igroup?
A. Peggy, ia i54-
year-old
iwoman,
iacting ias ia
isurrogate ito
iSusan, iwho
iis ia iyounger
iand inewer
imember iof
ithe igroup
B. Jerry, ia
iMexican
imedical
idoctor iwho
idenies ihis
iheritage iand
iCarlos, ia
iproud
iMexican
iwarehouse
iemployee
C. Spencer, ia
iCaucasian
ipolitician
iwith ia
ihistory iof
isubstance
iabuse, iand
ia iCaucasian
itherapist
D. A isuccessful
ientrepreneu
r iand ian
iaspiring
ispoken-
word ipoet
During ia ifirst igroup
itherapy isession, ia
, imember iis ioutgoing
iand iparticipates
iactively. iBased ion
ithis iinformation, iwhat
iis ian iappropriate
iprediction iabout ithis
igroup imember iby ithe
iPMHNP?
The imember imay ibe
iinfluential i
A ipatient iin igroup
itherapy inamed iTed
ishares ipersonal
iinformation ifor ithe
ifirst itime. iHe iseems
inervous ibut
icontinues ito italk.
iHow imight ithe
iPMHNP iuse
inonverbal ipositive
ireinforcement ito
isupport iTed’s ifeeling
imore icomfortable?
A. Staring
iintently iat
iTed iwhile
iraising ian
ieyebrow
B. Looking iat
iother
imembers
irather ithan
idirectly iat
iTed
C. Leaning
iforward iand
inodding ias
iTed ishares
ihis istory
D. Ignoring iany
imembers
iwho iare inot
ilistening ito
iTed
i i i
1. Group iparticipation iis ian iimportant iaspect iof ihow isuccessful igroup itherapy iwill ibe.
iThe iPMHNP irecognizes ithat ithe igender iof igroup iparticipants ican iplay ia irole iin ithe
ilikelihood iof igroup iparticipation. iWhich istatement iabout igender iand igroup
icomposition idoes ithe iPMHNP itake iinto iaccount?
A. Men idisplay imore iintimacy iand iless icompetition iin iall-male igroups.
B. Women idisplay iless iintimacy iand imore icompetition iin iall-female igroups.
C. Men iin ievenly imixed igroups iare imore iself-disclosing iand iless iaggressive.
D. Women iin ievenly imixed igroups iare iequally ias iactive ias ithey iare iin iall-female igroups
2. During ihis isecond igroup itherapy isession, ia imember, iwho iwas iquiet ithe iprevious
iweek, ibecomes ivery ijudgmental. iHe icriticizes ianother imember iby isaying, i“Mary,
iyou iare ialways ilate ibecause iyou idon’t irespect iour igroup.” iThen ihe iadds, i“In ifact,
iall iof iyou iare idisrespectful iand iuncaring.” iWhat iis ian iappropriate istep iby ithe
iPMHNP?
A. To ilearn ithe iunderlying imeaning iof ithe istatements
B. To iask iabout ihis iactual imotivations iand iaspirations
C. To ihelp ireveal ithe iimpact iof ithe ibehavior ion iothers
D. All iof ithe iabove
3. PMHNP iis iputting itogether ia iheterogeneous, iinteractional itherapy igroup. iDuring
ian iinitial iscreening, ia ipatient iexplains ithat ihe iis iunemployed ibecause ihe ikeeps
igetting ifired ifrom inew ijobs iafter iseveral imonths. iThe itherapist iasks, i“Why ido iyou
ithink ithose icompanies ilet iyou igo?” iThe ipatient’s ireply iis, i“Those icompanies iare iall
iterrible. iThey idon’t iknow ihow ito itreat iemployees.” iAfter iasking ithe ipatient iif ihe
ithought iabout ihis irole iin igetting ifired, ithe ipatient isays, i“Why ishould iI? iI iam inot ipart
iof ithe iproblem.” iBased ion ithis iinformation, iwhat iis ian iappropriate iobservation iby
ithe iPMHNP?
A. The ipatient iis iable ito iparticipate iin ithe igroup itask iand iwould ibenefit
ifrom iit.
B. The ipatient iis iable ito iparticipate iin ithe igroup itask ibut imay ibe iharmed
iby iit.
C. The ipatient ishould idecide iif ihe iwould ifeel icomfortable ijoining igroup
itherapy.
D. The ipatient iwill ilikely inot ibenefit ifrom igroup itherapy iand ishould inot
ijoin.
The iPMHNP
irecognizes ithat
ihostility iis
iunavoidable iin ia
igroup iand
iacknowledges ithat ia
,ifrequent isource iof
ihostility ican ibe
iparataxic idistortions.
iWhich isituation iis
ilikely ito ipresent ia
iparataxic idistortion
iwithin ithe igroup?
A. Peggy, ia i54-
year-old
iwoman,
iacting ias ia
isurrogate ito
iSusan, iwho
iis ia iyounger
iand inewer
imember iof
ithe igroup
B. Jerry, ia
iMexican
imedical
idoctor iwho
idenies ihis
iheritage iand
iCarlos, ia
iproud
iMexican
iwarehouse
iemployee
C. Spencer, ia
iCaucasian
ipolitician
iwith ia
ihistory iof
isubstance
iabuse, iand
ia iCaucasian
itherapist
D. A isuccessful
ientrepreneu
r iand ian
iaspiring
ispoken-
word ipoet
During ia ifirst igroup
itherapy isession, ia
, imember iis ioutgoing
iand iparticipates
iactively. iBased ion
ithis iinformation, iwhat
iis ian iappropriate
iprediction iabout ithis
igroup imember iby ithe
iPMHNP?
The imember imay ibe
iinfluential i
A ipatient iin igroup
itherapy inamed iTed
ishares ipersonal
iinformation ifor ithe
ifirst itime. iHe iseems
inervous ibut
icontinues ito italk.
iHow imight ithe
iPMHNP iuse
inonverbal ipositive
ireinforcement ito
isupport iTed’s ifeeling
imore icomfortable?
A. Staring
iintently iat
iTed iwhile
iraising ian
ieyebrow
B. Looking iat
iother
imembers
irather ithan
idirectly iat
iTed
C. Leaning
iforward iand
inodding ias
iTed ishares
ihis istory
D. Ignoring iany
imembers
iwho iare inot
ilistening ito
iTed
