NSG 526 PROCTORED 2023 EXAM VERIFIED
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Group Therapy primary purpose - (correct answer) The primary purpose of group
therapy is to facilitate changes by the patient to address identified problems.
A technique for dealing with an over talkative client and silence from other participants
in a group during therapy - (correct answer) make an observation about the group's
silence and invite the others to comment
the technique of "Information Giver". - (correct answer) During group members
sharing methods they personally use for dealing with problems
CBT - (correct answer) consists of active questioning, homework assignments, and
dream survey. The therapist helps the patient consider personal ideas and beliefs in
order to increase the patient's realization about how thoughts influence behaviors.
Attachment - (correct answer) Attempts to explain the dynamics of interpersonal
relationships between humans. A child needs to form a relationship between at least
one primary caregiver.
Mileu - (correct answer) Milieu therapy requires consideration of the client's social,
economic, and cultural status.
Complementary Alternative Medicine vs Western major difference - (correct answer)
Western medicine focuses on what is done to the patient whereas CAM focuses on
mind-body interactions.
Beck - (correct answer) Beck developed the cognitive model of depression and the
concept that cognitive processing distortions underlie psychological disorders
ACTIVE, TIME-LIMITED APPROACH
depression can be understood via schemas: - (correct answer) Beck;
cognitive errors, and the cognitive triad (i.e., negative views of self, tendency toward
interpreting experiences in a negative manner, and holding negative views of the
future).
Beck assumption - (correct answer) Distorted thinking contributes to and maintains
bheavior (symptoms)
Ellis - (correct answer) RET (Rational Emotive Therapy) a form of cbt
,ret - (correct answer) unrealistic and irrational beliefs cause many emotional
problems. The purpose of RET is to identify an irrational belief and dispute it through
active, philosophical, confrontational therapy.
RET assumption - (correct answer) People make themselves sick anytime they
escalate a desire or preference into a demand or absolute must. (People become who
they become based on their beliefs).
Skinner - (correct answer) operant conditioning
Operant conditioning - (correct answer) voluntary behaviors are learned through
consequences, and behavioral responses are elicited through reinforcement, which
causes a behavior to occur more frequently. Positive reinforcement- getting a gift, or
negative reinforcement- removal of objectionable' or aversive stimulus
Skinner - (correct answer) Absence of reinforcement, or extinction, also decreases
behavior by withholding a reward that has become habitual. Teachers employ this
strategy in the classroom when they ignore acting-out behavior that had previously been
rewarded by more attention.
Skinner's behavior model provides a concrete method for modifying or replacing
behaviors. Behavior management and modification programs based on his principles
have shown to be successful in altering targeted behaviors. Programmed learning and
token economies represent extensions of Skinner's thoughts on learning. Behavioral
methods are particularly effective with children, adolescents, and individuals with many
forms of chronic mental illness.
Universality - (correct answer) Yaslom: The recognition of shared experiences and
feelings among group members and that these may be widespread or universal human
concerns, serves to remove a group member's sense of isolation, validate their
experiences, and raise self-esteem.
Altruism - (correct answer) Yaslom: The group is a place where members can help
each other, and the experience of being able to give something to another person can
lift the member's self esteem and help develop more adaptive coping styles and
interpersonal skills.
Instillation of hope - (correct answer) Yaslom: In a mixed group that has members at
various stages of development or recovery, a member can be inspired and encouraged
by another member who has overcome the problems with which they are still struggling.
Imparting information - (correct answer) Yaslom: While this is not strictly speaking a
psychotherapeutic process, members often report that it has been very helpful to learn
factual information from other members in the group, for example, about their treatment
or about access to services.
, Corrective recapitulation of primary family experience - (correct answer) Yaslom:
Members often unconsciously identify the group therapist and other group members
with their own parents and siblings in a process that is a form of transference specific to
group psychotherapy. The therapist's interpretations can help group members gain
understanding of the impact of childhood experiences on their personality, and they may
learn to avoid unconsciously repeating unhelpful past interactive patterns in present-day
relationships.
Development of socializing techniques - (correct answer) Yaslom: The group setting
provides a safe and supportive environment for members to take risks by extending
their repertoire of interpersonal behavior and improving their social skills.
Imitative behavior - (correct answer) Yaslom: One way in which group members can
develop social skills is through a modeling process, observing and imitating the
therapist and other group members. For example, sharing personal feelings, showing
concern, and supporting others.
Cohesiveness - (correct answer) Yaslom: Is the primary therapeutic factor from which
all others flow. Humans are herd animals with an instinctive need to belong to groups,
and personal development can only take place in an interpersonal context. A cohesive
group is one in which all members feel a sense of belonging, acceptance, and
validation.
Existential factors - (correct answer) Yaslom: Learning that one has to take
responsibility for one's own life and the consequences of one's decisions
Catharsis - (correct answer) Yaslom: The experience of relief from emotional distress
through the free and uninhibited expression of emotion. When members tell their story
to a supportive audience, they can obtain relief from chronic feelings of shame and guilt.
We refer to catharsis as "getting things off our chest."
Interpersonal learning - (correct answer) Yaslom: Group members achieve a greater
level of self-awareness through the process of interacting with others in the group, who
give feedback on the member's behavior and impact on others
Self-understaning - (correct answer) Yaslom: This factor overlaps with interpersonal
learning but refers to the achievement of greater levels of insight into the genesis of
one's problems and the unconscious motivations that underlie one's behavior.
Autocratic leader - (correct answer) exerts control over the group and does not
encourage much interaction among members. For example, staff leading a community
meeting with a fixed, time-limited agenda may tend to be more autocratic
Democratic leader - (correct answer) supports extensive group interaction in the
process of problem solving. Psychotherapy groups most often employ this leadership
style
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Group Therapy primary purpose - (correct answer) The primary purpose of group
therapy is to facilitate changes by the patient to address identified problems.
A technique for dealing with an over talkative client and silence from other participants
in a group during therapy - (correct answer) make an observation about the group's
silence and invite the others to comment
the technique of "Information Giver". - (correct answer) During group members
sharing methods they personally use for dealing with problems
CBT - (correct answer) consists of active questioning, homework assignments, and
dream survey. The therapist helps the patient consider personal ideas and beliefs in
order to increase the patient's realization about how thoughts influence behaviors.
Attachment - (correct answer) Attempts to explain the dynamics of interpersonal
relationships between humans. A child needs to form a relationship between at least
one primary caregiver.
Mileu - (correct answer) Milieu therapy requires consideration of the client's social,
economic, and cultural status.
Complementary Alternative Medicine vs Western major difference - (correct answer)
Western medicine focuses on what is done to the patient whereas CAM focuses on
mind-body interactions.
Beck - (correct answer) Beck developed the cognitive model of depression and the
concept that cognitive processing distortions underlie psychological disorders
ACTIVE, TIME-LIMITED APPROACH
depression can be understood via schemas: - (correct answer) Beck;
cognitive errors, and the cognitive triad (i.e., negative views of self, tendency toward
interpreting experiences in a negative manner, and holding negative views of the
future).
Beck assumption - (correct answer) Distorted thinking contributes to and maintains
bheavior (symptoms)
Ellis - (correct answer) RET (Rational Emotive Therapy) a form of cbt
,ret - (correct answer) unrealistic and irrational beliefs cause many emotional
problems. The purpose of RET is to identify an irrational belief and dispute it through
active, philosophical, confrontational therapy.
RET assumption - (correct answer) People make themselves sick anytime they
escalate a desire or preference into a demand or absolute must. (People become who
they become based on their beliefs).
Skinner - (correct answer) operant conditioning
Operant conditioning - (correct answer) voluntary behaviors are learned through
consequences, and behavioral responses are elicited through reinforcement, which
causes a behavior to occur more frequently. Positive reinforcement- getting a gift, or
negative reinforcement- removal of objectionable' or aversive stimulus
Skinner - (correct answer) Absence of reinforcement, or extinction, also decreases
behavior by withholding a reward that has become habitual. Teachers employ this
strategy in the classroom when they ignore acting-out behavior that had previously been
rewarded by more attention.
Skinner's behavior model provides a concrete method for modifying or replacing
behaviors. Behavior management and modification programs based on his principles
have shown to be successful in altering targeted behaviors. Programmed learning and
token economies represent extensions of Skinner's thoughts on learning. Behavioral
methods are particularly effective with children, adolescents, and individuals with many
forms of chronic mental illness.
Universality - (correct answer) Yaslom: The recognition of shared experiences and
feelings among group members and that these may be widespread or universal human
concerns, serves to remove a group member's sense of isolation, validate their
experiences, and raise self-esteem.
Altruism - (correct answer) Yaslom: The group is a place where members can help
each other, and the experience of being able to give something to another person can
lift the member's self esteem and help develop more adaptive coping styles and
interpersonal skills.
Instillation of hope - (correct answer) Yaslom: In a mixed group that has members at
various stages of development or recovery, a member can be inspired and encouraged
by another member who has overcome the problems with which they are still struggling.
Imparting information - (correct answer) Yaslom: While this is not strictly speaking a
psychotherapeutic process, members often report that it has been very helpful to learn
factual information from other members in the group, for example, about their treatment
or about access to services.
, Corrective recapitulation of primary family experience - (correct answer) Yaslom:
Members often unconsciously identify the group therapist and other group members
with their own parents and siblings in a process that is a form of transference specific to
group psychotherapy. The therapist's interpretations can help group members gain
understanding of the impact of childhood experiences on their personality, and they may
learn to avoid unconsciously repeating unhelpful past interactive patterns in present-day
relationships.
Development of socializing techniques - (correct answer) Yaslom: The group setting
provides a safe and supportive environment for members to take risks by extending
their repertoire of interpersonal behavior and improving their social skills.
Imitative behavior - (correct answer) Yaslom: One way in which group members can
develop social skills is through a modeling process, observing and imitating the
therapist and other group members. For example, sharing personal feelings, showing
concern, and supporting others.
Cohesiveness - (correct answer) Yaslom: Is the primary therapeutic factor from which
all others flow. Humans are herd animals with an instinctive need to belong to groups,
and personal development can only take place in an interpersonal context. A cohesive
group is one in which all members feel a sense of belonging, acceptance, and
validation.
Existential factors - (correct answer) Yaslom: Learning that one has to take
responsibility for one's own life and the consequences of one's decisions
Catharsis - (correct answer) Yaslom: The experience of relief from emotional distress
through the free and uninhibited expression of emotion. When members tell their story
to a supportive audience, they can obtain relief from chronic feelings of shame and guilt.
We refer to catharsis as "getting things off our chest."
Interpersonal learning - (correct answer) Yaslom: Group members achieve a greater
level of self-awareness through the process of interacting with others in the group, who
give feedback on the member's behavior and impact on others
Self-understaning - (correct answer) Yaslom: This factor overlaps with interpersonal
learning but refers to the achievement of greater levels of insight into the genesis of
one's problems and the unconscious motivations that underlie one's behavior.
Autocratic leader - (correct answer) exerts control over the group and does not
encourage much interaction among members. For example, staff leading a community
meeting with a fixed, time-limited agenda may tend to be more autocratic
Democratic leader - (correct answer) supports extensive group interaction in the
process of problem solving. Psychotherapy groups most often employ this leadership
style
