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NEW 2025 NSG 526 EXAM Question and
Answers GRADED A+
Norms - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ are considered the "right"
patterns of behavior for a society
Event interpretation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ should be
included for problem-solving therapy for a child with
conduct disorder.
Family therapy - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ can promote the
greatest change in an adolescent's behavior.
The Developmental Theoretical approach - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ describes a family's progression through the
lifecycle.
Establishing a therapeutic alliance - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ is important because acceptance and trust
convey a feeling of security in an adolescent.
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Most children will adopt the same world view -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ as their parents (ex. If a child was
brought up by parents who thought the world was
hostile they would most likely adopt this view as they
grow older.
Bibliotherapy - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ uses books and a
librarian as resources.
When conducting a counseling session for a group of at
risk adolescents on drug use - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ it is
important to have their peers involved in teaching some
problem-solving skills.
Play therapy is important - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
because it allows the child to play out their fears and
frustrations.
Therapeutic drawing is a helpful technique - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ is a child feels self-blame regarding their
parent's divorce.
Objective observations - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ help the
most in evaluating outcomes of child therapy.
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Schizoid personality disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Individual psychotherapy is the appropriate modality to
use with this disorder.
The best response by the PMHNP when speaking with a
client with BPD who has been in counseling for
management of self-harm behaviors who now wants to
cut themselves is - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ to assist the
client to identify an appropriate coping strategy.
Understand that if a client with BPD who was making
progress but recently had an anxiety producing situation
arise and now cut herself is that even though this
behavior is dysfunctional, - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ it is
mostly the patient's best effort to cope.
Self-mutilation is mainly due to - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
fear of abandonment or the increase of independence
BPD is often characterized by - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an
inability to tolerate perceived rejection.
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Patients will respond better to limit setting if -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ the PMHNP can reflect back to the
client an understanding and validation of their emotional
distress.
Clients with BPD have not successfully achieved -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ the developmental stage of
separation-individuation.
Paranoid Personality Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
do not trust others easily, and it's best to use a respectful
neutral approach.
Paranoid Personality Disorder are - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ critical of others because they project blame
for their own shortcomings onto others.
Self-mutilation occurs because - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ a
client may feel that pain is better than not feeling
anything, it also results from feelings of abandonment, it
can be a manipulative gesture, and it is also happens
when a safety plan has been put in place.
DBT helps to - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ replace irrational
thoughts.
NEW 2025 NSG 526 EXAM Question and
Answers GRADED A+
Norms - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ are considered the "right"
patterns of behavior for a society
Event interpretation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ should be
included for problem-solving therapy for a child with
conduct disorder.
Family therapy - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ can promote the
greatest change in an adolescent's behavior.
The Developmental Theoretical approach - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ describes a family's progression through the
lifecycle.
Establishing a therapeutic alliance - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ is important because acceptance and trust
convey a feeling of security in an adolescent.
,2|Page
Most children will adopt the same world view -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ as their parents (ex. If a child was
brought up by parents who thought the world was
hostile they would most likely adopt this view as they
grow older.
Bibliotherapy - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ uses books and a
librarian as resources.
When conducting a counseling session for a group of at
risk adolescents on drug use - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ it is
important to have their peers involved in teaching some
problem-solving skills.
Play therapy is important - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
because it allows the child to play out their fears and
frustrations.
Therapeutic drawing is a helpful technique - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ is a child feels self-blame regarding their
parent's divorce.
Objective observations - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ help the
most in evaluating outcomes of child therapy.
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Schizoid personality disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Individual psychotherapy is the appropriate modality to
use with this disorder.
The best response by the PMHNP when speaking with a
client with BPD who has been in counseling for
management of self-harm behaviors who now wants to
cut themselves is - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ to assist the
client to identify an appropriate coping strategy.
Understand that if a client with BPD who was making
progress but recently had an anxiety producing situation
arise and now cut herself is that even though this
behavior is dysfunctional, - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ it is
mostly the patient's best effort to cope.
Self-mutilation is mainly due to - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
fear of abandonment or the increase of independence
BPD is often characterized by - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an
inability to tolerate perceived rejection.
, 4|Page
Patients will respond better to limit setting if -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ the PMHNP can reflect back to the
client an understanding and validation of their emotional
distress.
Clients with BPD have not successfully achieved -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ the developmental stage of
separation-individuation.
Paranoid Personality Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
do not trust others easily, and it's best to use a respectful
neutral approach.
Paranoid Personality Disorder are - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ critical of others because they project blame
for their own shortcomings onto others.
Self-mutilation occurs because - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ a
client may feel that pain is better than not feeling
anything, it also results from feelings of abandonment, it
can be a manipulative gesture, and it is also happens
when a safety plan has been put in place.
DBT helps to - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ replace irrational
thoughts.
