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NRNP6645 PSYCHOTHERAPY WEEK 6 EXAM
WITH STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse realizes which of the following
regarding workbook exercises in therapy?
A. Workbook exercises are only an adjunct to treatment.
B. Workbook exercises simplify the real work in therapy.
C. Treatment manuals consistently correlate positively with treatment
outcome.
D. Use of workbook exercises and approaches promotes creativity and
flexibility in the
therapeutic process
--ANSWER—D
2. According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the tasks of
learning independence and control is associated with which of the
following problematic traits?
A. Excessive dependency
B. Orderliness
C. Sexual identity issues
D. Excessive guilt
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--ANSWER—A
3. During the initial phase of family therapy one person is identified as “the
problem”. The family therapist challenges linearity by which of the
following?
A. Asking the children how they would fix or deal with the problem person.
B. Asking the person identified as the problem to meet privately prior to the
next meeting.
C. Asking the person identified as the problem how they think the problem
could be fixed.
D. Asking how others in the family are involved in or effected by “the
problem”
--ANSWER—A
4. Staff in an independent living facility notice that Mr. Smith, a 75-year-old
male resident is alone most of the time and seems to have alienated most
of the other residents and staff. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse
understands that from Erikson’s psychosocial stages perspective he is
dealing with which psychosocial stage of development?
A Intimacy vs. isolation
B Ego integrity vs. despair
C Generativity vs. stagnation
D Autonomy vs. Alienation
--ANSWER—B
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12. While working with a patient who exhibits parasuicidal behaviors of
cutting, the advanced practice psychiatric nurse has the patient sign a
nosuicide contract. Which of the following is true from a legal
perspective about a no-suicidal contract?
A This is a legally binding document
B It proves the therapist has good clinical judgment.
C It absolves the therapist of any responsibility should the patient commit
suicide.
D It is not a substitute for good clinical judgment; accurate assessment is
imperative.
--ANSWER—D
13. Common patterns of behavior and experience derived from the settings
in which people live is known as which of the following?
A Race
B Culture
C Ethnicity
D Family structure
--ANSWER—B
Which of the following is not consistent with therapeutic process of the
corrective recapitulation of the primary family group in group
psychotherapy?
A The therapeutic value is that early familial conflicts are simply relived.
B The therapeutic value is that early familial conflicts are relived
correctively.
C Fixed roles must be constantly explored and challenged.
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D Working out problems in the group setting is also working through
unfinished business from long ago.
--ANSWER—B
2. According to Freud’s Psychosexual Stages framework a patient
exhibiting excessive envy and jealousy failed to successfully manage
anxiety during which stage?
A Oral
B Anal
C Latency
D Phallic/Oedipal
--ANSWER—A
3. Evidenced based guidelines for patient treatment are based on which of
the following?
A Consensus of expert panel
B Systematic reviews of case studies.
C Systematic reviews of randomized controlled studies (RTC).
D A and C
--ANSWER—D
4. Which of the following is consistent with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
(CBT)? Check all that apply.
NRNP6645 PSYCHOTHERAPY WEEK 6 EXAM
WITH STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse realizes which of the following
regarding workbook exercises in therapy?
A. Workbook exercises are only an adjunct to treatment.
B. Workbook exercises simplify the real work in therapy.
C. Treatment manuals consistently correlate positively with treatment
outcome.
D. Use of workbook exercises and approaches promotes creativity and
flexibility in the
therapeutic process
--ANSWER—D
2. According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the tasks of
learning independence and control is associated with which of the
following problematic traits?
A. Excessive dependency
B. Orderliness
C. Sexual identity issues
D. Excessive guilt
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--ANSWER—A
3. During the initial phase of family therapy one person is identified as “the
problem”. The family therapist challenges linearity by which of the
following?
A. Asking the children how they would fix or deal with the problem person.
B. Asking the person identified as the problem to meet privately prior to the
next meeting.
C. Asking the person identified as the problem how they think the problem
could be fixed.
D. Asking how others in the family are involved in or effected by “the
problem”
--ANSWER—A
4. Staff in an independent living facility notice that Mr. Smith, a 75-year-old
male resident is alone most of the time and seems to have alienated most
of the other residents and staff. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse
understands that from Erikson’s psychosocial stages perspective he is
dealing with which psychosocial stage of development?
A Intimacy vs. isolation
B Ego integrity vs. despair
C Generativity vs. stagnation
D Autonomy vs. Alienation
--ANSWER—B
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12. While working with a patient who exhibits parasuicidal behaviors of
cutting, the advanced practice psychiatric nurse has the patient sign a
nosuicide contract. Which of the following is true from a legal
perspective about a no-suicidal contract?
A This is a legally binding document
B It proves the therapist has good clinical judgment.
C It absolves the therapist of any responsibility should the patient commit
suicide.
D It is not a substitute for good clinical judgment; accurate assessment is
imperative.
--ANSWER—D
13. Common patterns of behavior and experience derived from the settings
in which people live is known as which of the following?
A Race
B Culture
C Ethnicity
D Family structure
--ANSWER—B
Which of the following is not consistent with therapeutic process of the
corrective recapitulation of the primary family group in group
psychotherapy?
A The therapeutic value is that early familial conflicts are simply relived.
B The therapeutic value is that early familial conflicts are relived
correctively.
C Fixed roles must be constantly explored and challenged.
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D Working out problems in the group setting is also working through
unfinished business from long ago.
--ANSWER—B
2. According to Freud’s Psychosexual Stages framework a patient
exhibiting excessive envy and jealousy failed to successfully manage
anxiety during which stage?
A Oral
B Anal
C Latency
D Phallic/Oedipal
--ANSWER—A
3. Evidenced based guidelines for patient treatment are based on which of
the following?
A Consensus of expert panel
B Systematic reviews of case studies.
C Systematic reviews of randomized controlled studies (RTC).
D A and C
--ANSWER—D
4. Which of the following is consistent with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
(CBT)? Check all that apply.
