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NRNP 6645 Exam - Week 11 la
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PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH
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The advanced practice psychiatric nurse encourages a patient with gambling addiction to develop a
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relapse prevention plan. Which of the following is true about a relapse prevention plan?
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A relapse prevention plan includes identifying triggers to the patient’s gambling and
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a variety of coping strategies to avoid or successfully manage triggers without.
reverting to gambling. B A relapse prevention plan should be completed during the
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initial stage of treatment.
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C the main focus of a relapse prevention plan is on changing behaviors.
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D the main focus of a relapse prevention plan is on cognitive or thought processes to
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decrease the desire to gamble
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Which of the following is consistent with the psychotherapeutic approach used by existential
psychotherapists?
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The existential approach has a specific set of techniques used.
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. B the existential relies on the patient to drive the therapeutic
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C the existential therapist presents broad existential themes but
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questioning.
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D the existential psychotherapist is free to draw on techniques from
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other psychotherapeutic models.
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According to Dearing, Stewing, and Tangney (2005), understanding the difference between guilt and
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shame and its impact on an individual’s motivation is critical to hope and the recovery process.
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Which of the following is true regarding guilt and shame?
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A Shame drives a person to engage in treatment while guilt drives a person to avoid
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B Shame causes a person to perceive self as a failure and guilt causes avoidance of
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treatment.
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Guilt causes a person to perceive himself as a loser and shame drives a person to
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avoid treatment.
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D Shame drives avoidance from treatment, Guilt often motivates a person to seek
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treatment.
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Which of the following is not consistent with what is known about relapse?
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A Relapse indicates treatment failure.
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. B Relapse is a persistent risk in
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addiction.
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. C Relapse is a characteristic of all chronic medical
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diseases.
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D Relapse is the return to substance use or addictive behaviors after
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periods of abstinence.
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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?
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A IPT is not an appropriate model for treating depression in older adults.
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. B This is a common IPT issue with older adults during the initial
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C the advanced practice psychiatric nurse should consider using a standardized
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scale to quantify the depression and use this to educate the patient and the family.
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D B and C
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The patient in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) complains the skills being taught in DBT do not
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work, struggles with keeping diary cards, and doing assigned homework. This is consistent with
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which stage of treatment within thebe model?
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A Stage
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The existential concept of an openness, readiness, and flexibility to grow and change, which necessitates
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a capacity to choose alternatives, and shape one’s own destiny as authors of creating their own world is
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which of the following?
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A Freedom
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B Responsibili
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C Authenticity
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D Meaning
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Which of the following is not consistent with a family-centered approach in child therapy?
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A In family-centered treatment, the family is the focus of treatment.
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. B Family- centered treatment is appropriate to improve family
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interactions.
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C Family-centered treatment is appropriate to keep families engaged in
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D Family-centered treatment is appropriate to increase family knowledge about
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mental health.
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The Gestalt therapist notices the patient is fidgeting with fingers, legs are shaking and asks
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the patient “What are you experiencing right now in your body?” This is a type of creative experimentation
known as which of the following?
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A Focusing
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B Body
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C Language of
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D Empty-chair
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dialogue.
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The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is working with a group of patients in an outpatient substance
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abuse treatment program. One patient comes to the advanced practice psychiatric nurse after the group
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session and asks if the advanced practice psychiatric nurse would meet at a nearby Starbucks to clarify a
couple of questions that came up at the end of the session and fears relapse. Which of the following would
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be consistent with the traditional therapeutic frame?
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Given concerns about relapse it would be important to meet with the patient
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just this. one time and just for 10 minutes but meet in your office.
B Remind the patient that one of the rules is not having contact outside of
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sessions.
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C Agree to meet with patient alone in the group room to resolve any
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outstanding concerns from the group.
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D Agree to meet with the patient at Starbucks briefly to discuss the unresolved issues,
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but only this once and only for 10 minutes.
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Which of the following statements would not be consistent with the humanistic-existential concept of
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“holism”?
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A People are unique.
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parts.
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C Mind, body, spirit work in a unified
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synergistic fashion.
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D Dysfunctions such as a chemical
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Which of the following statements would not be consistent with the humanistic-existential concept of
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“holism”?
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