The advanced practice psychiatric nurse encourages a patient with gambling addiction to
develop a relapse prevention plan. Which of the following is true about a relapse prevention
plan?
Which of the following is consistent with the psychotherapeutic approach used by
existential psychotherapists?
pg. 1
,According to Dearing, Stuewig, and Tangney (2005), understanding the difference between
guilt and shame and its impact on an individual’s motivation is critical to hope and the
recovery process. Which of the following is true regarding guilt and shame?
Which of the following is not consistent with what is known about relapse?
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse proficient in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is
working with an older adult who does not realize she has depression. Which of the following
is true?
pg. 2
,The patient in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) complains the skills being taught in DBT
don’t work, struggles with keeping diary cards, and doing assigned homework. This is
consistent with which stage of treatment within the DBT model?
pg. 3
, The existential concept of an openness, readiness, and flexibility to grow and change, which
necessitates a capacity to choose alternatives, and shape one’s own destiny as authors of
creating their own world is which of the following?
Which of the following is not consistent with a family-centered approach in child therapy?
The Gestalt therapist notices the patient is fidgeting with fingers, legs are shaking and asks
the patient “What are you experiencing right now in your body?” This is a type of creative
experimentation known as which of the following?
pg. 4