Erikson differs from Freud by his placing greater emphasis on:
1. Interpersonal relationships
2. Cultural factors in development
3. Instinctual drives
4. Psychosexual development
5. Object Relations - 2. Cultural Factors in Development
In which of the following age groups is the stage of preoperational thought
process?
1. Birth to 2 years
2. Ages 2-7 years
3. Ages 7-11 years
4. Age 11 through the end of adolescence
5. None of these - b. 2-7 years old
The PMHNP is discussing medication management with a 16 year old
adolescent. It is important to remember that adolescents are often
resistant to complying with medications for which of the following
reasons?
1. The success of the anti-drug education
2. Side effects
3. Resistance to the perceived control by authority figures.
4. A resurgence of interest in natural medicines - 3. Resistance to the
perceived control by authority figures
Adolescences is a critical time for development and this includes identity
formation and movement away from dependency and more independence
for own care
Which of the following is not considered a mature defense mechanism?
1. Suppression
2. Somatization
3. Asceticism
4. Anticipation
, 5. Altruism - 2. Somatization
Who is the theorist generally credited with developing interpersonal
therapy?
1. Melanie Klein
2. Harry Stack Sullivan
3. Marsha Linehan
4. Aaron Beck - 2. Harry Stack Sullivan
You are using a cognitive-behavioral approach to help a pediatric patient
change self-defeating behaviors. Which of the following would you
highlight when using a cognitive-behavioral approach?
1. Feelings
2. Beliefs
3. Introjection
4. Projection identification - 2. Beliefs
Which of the following methods is not used in biofeedback?
1. Strain gauge
2. Galvanic skin response
3. Electromyography
4. Electroencephalography
5. All of the above - 1. Strain gauge
Which of the following theorists is considered the founder of the
attachment theory?
1. John Bowlby
2. Otto Kernberg
3. Melanie Klein
4. Heinz Kohut
5. Adolf Meyer - 1. John Bowlby
American psychologist Edward L Thorndike described
1. Drive reduction theory
2. Trial and error learning
3. Respondent behavior
4. Behaviorism
5. Operant behavior - 2. Trial and error learning