PURPLE BOOK PMHNP EXAM| PMHNP BOARDS
PURPLE BOOK PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND GRADED A+
Psychoanalytic Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Freud's therapeutic approach focusing on
resolving unconscious conflicts
Promotes change by the development of greater insight and awareness of maladaptive
defenses
Cognitive Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Beck's cognitive therapy technique designed to
help clients recognize and change their dysfunctional thoughts and ways of thinking
Goal is to change clients' irrational beliefs, faulty conceptions, and negative cognitive
distortions
Behavioral Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--lazarus
changing maladaptive behaviors by participating in active techniques such as exposure,
relaxation, problem solving, and role playing
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Linehan
Focuses on emotional regulation, tolerance for distress, self-management skills, interpersonal
effectiveness, and mindfulness, with an emphasis on treating therapy-interfering behaviors
Existential Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Frankl
-reflection on life and self-confrontation is encouraged
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,-accepting freedom and making responsible choices
-basic dimension of humans includes finding meaning and purpose in life
-goals are to live authentically and focus on the present and personal responsibility
- "Why am I here? What is my purpose?"
Humanistic Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Rogers; Focuses on removing obstacles that
block personal growth and potential.
Concepts include self-directed growth and self-actualization; people are born with the
capacity to direct themselves toward self-actualization
Interpersonal Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Klerman and Weissman
short-term therapy that focuses on the context of current social relationships
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) --CORRECT ANSWER--Shapiro
form of exposure therapy, usually for PTSD
Desensitization phase:; Installation phase; Body scan
Meds that can induce depression --CORRECT ANSWER--• Beta blockers
• Steroids
• Interferon
• Isotretinoin (Accutane)
• Some retroviral drugs
• Antineoplastic drugs
• Benzodiazepines
• Progesterone
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,Medications that induce mania --CORRECT ANSWER---Steroids
-Antabuse
-Isoniazid (INH)
-Antidepressants in people with BPD
Medications that can cause false drug positive results --CORRECT ANSWER--
Amphetamines:
• Stimulants • Bupropion (Wellbutrin) • Fluoxetine (Prozac) • Trazodone • Ranitidine •
Nefazodone (Serzone) • Nasal decongestants • Pseudoephedrine
Medications that can cause false drug positive results --CORRECT ANSWER--Alcohol: •
Valium
Benzodiazepines: • Sertraline (Zoloft)
Cocaine: • Amoxicillin • Most antibiotics • NSAIDs
Medications that can cause false drug positive results --CORRECT ANSWER--Heroin or
morphine: • Quinolones • Rifampin • Codeine • Poppy seeds
Methadone or PCP: • Over-the-counter cough medicine (such as Nyquil) Dextromethorphan
Group Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Yalom
10 therapeutic factors
1. Installation of hope
2. Universality
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, 3. Altruism
4. Increased development of socialization skills
5. Imitative behaviors
6. Interpersonal learning
7. Group cohesiveness
8. Catharsis
9. Existential factors
10. Corrective refocusing
Group Phases
Tuckman 1965 --CORRECT ANSWER--Forming: concerned about self disclosure and being
rejected, goals and expectations, boundaries discussed
Storming: resistant, use testing behaviors, issues related to control, inclusion, and affection.
Leader allows both negative and positive feelings examine nonproductive behaviors
norming:strong attention to the group, open spontaneous communication, norms established
performing:focused, problems solving emerge, experimental learning, directed towards
completion of Goals
adjourning: end group, termination begins during the first stage, discuss feelings about each
other and what they learned,
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PURPLE BOOK PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND GRADED A+
Psychoanalytic Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Freud's therapeutic approach focusing on
resolving unconscious conflicts
Promotes change by the development of greater insight and awareness of maladaptive
defenses
Cognitive Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Beck's cognitive therapy technique designed to
help clients recognize and change their dysfunctional thoughts and ways of thinking
Goal is to change clients' irrational beliefs, faulty conceptions, and negative cognitive
distortions
Behavioral Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--lazarus
changing maladaptive behaviors by participating in active techniques such as exposure,
relaxation, problem solving, and role playing
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Linehan
Focuses on emotional regulation, tolerance for distress, self-management skills, interpersonal
effectiveness, and mindfulness, with an emphasis on treating therapy-interfering behaviors
Existential Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Frankl
-reflection on life and self-confrontation is encouraged
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,-accepting freedom and making responsible choices
-basic dimension of humans includes finding meaning and purpose in life
-goals are to live authentically and focus on the present and personal responsibility
- "Why am I here? What is my purpose?"
Humanistic Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Rogers; Focuses on removing obstacles that
block personal growth and potential.
Concepts include self-directed growth and self-actualization; people are born with the
capacity to direct themselves toward self-actualization
Interpersonal Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Klerman and Weissman
short-term therapy that focuses on the context of current social relationships
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) --CORRECT ANSWER--Shapiro
form of exposure therapy, usually for PTSD
Desensitization phase:; Installation phase; Body scan
Meds that can induce depression --CORRECT ANSWER--• Beta blockers
• Steroids
• Interferon
• Isotretinoin (Accutane)
• Some retroviral drugs
• Antineoplastic drugs
• Benzodiazepines
• Progesterone
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,Medications that induce mania --CORRECT ANSWER---Steroids
-Antabuse
-Isoniazid (INH)
-Antidepressants in people with BPD
Medications that can cause false drug positive results --CORRECT ANSWER--
Amphetamines:
• Stimulants • Bupropion (Wellbutrin) • Fluoxetine (Prozac) • Trazodone • Ranitidine •
Nefazodone (Serzone) • Nasal decongestants • Pseudoephedrine
Medications that can cause false drug positive results --CORRECT ANSWER--Alcohol: •
Valium
Benzodiazepines: • Sertraline (Zoloft)
Cocaine: • Amoxicillin • Most antibiotics • NSAIDs
Medications that can cause false drug positive results --CORRECT ANSWER--Heroin or
morphine: • Quinolones • Rifampin • Codeine • Poppy seeds
Methadone or PCP: • Over-the-counter cough medicine (such as Nyquil) Dextromethorphan
Group Therapy --CORRECT ANSWER--Yalom
10 therapeutic factors
1. Installation of hope
2. Universality
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, 3. Altruism
4. Increased development of socialization skills
5. Imitative behaviors
6. Interpersonal learning
7. Group cohesiveness
8. Catharsis
9. Existential factors
10. Corrective refocusing
Group Phases
Tuckman 1965 --CORRECT ANSWER--Forming: concerned about self disclosure and being
rejected, goals and expectations, boundaries discussed
Storming: resistant, use testing behaviors, issues related to control, inclusion, and affection.
Leader allows both negative and positive feelings examine nonproductive behaviors
norming:strong attention to the group, open spontaneous communication, norms established
performing:focused, problems solving emerge, experimental learning, directed towards
completion of Goals
adjourning: end group, termination begins during the first stage, discuss feelings about each
other and what they learned,
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