NSG 526 X2 - Extra Flashcards
00 Which one of the following is the focus on interpersonal therapy?
a. anxiety management
b. belief systems
c. faulty cognitions
d. the relationship dynamic between two people
D
00 A psychiatric provider is doing psychodynamic psychotherapy with the patient. The patient is usually on time but missed the session last Tuesday. When the patient comes back, how should the provider approach the issue?
a. do not mention the last appointment
b. refuse to treat the patient anymore
c. “You missed your appointment Tuesday. I was wondering what happened.”
C
00 When describing the result of integrating interpersonal models into psychiatric mental health nursing, which of the following would be the least appropriate to include?
a. therapeutic communication
b. milieu management
c. psychopharmacology
d. process groups
C
00 Applying Freud’s theory, which of the following concepts would be crucial to understanding the patient?
a. serotonin/dopamine
b. pain/suffering
c. fight/flight
d. conscious/unconscious
D
00 Which one of the following is not a major problem area addressed by interpersonal psychotherapy?
a cognitive distortion
b. grief and loss
c. role initiation
A
00 During a group session, the group leader notices that a member is boasting about his accomplishments in an effort to get the group to focus on him rather than focus on the task of the group. The leader would identify this behavior as reflecting which role?
a. encourager
b. recognition seeker
c. standard setter
d. energizer
B
00 During a session a PMHNP tells the patient “I know you feel terrible right now, but things are going to get better with the passage of time.” This statement is characteristic of which type of therapy?
a. supportive therapy
b. psychodynamic therapy
c. play therapy
d. cognitivebehavioral therapy
A
00 Which one of the following is an important technique of cognitive-behavioral therapy?
a. maintaining therapeutic neutrality
b. offering interpretations of patients’ unconscious wishes
c. working through unresolved conflict
d. finding and testing automatic thoughts
D
00 Cognitive theories focus on:
a. repression of sexual urges
b. understanding the here and now in response to a situation
c. the role of neurotransmitters in behavior
d. holistic understanding
B
00 After engaging in an argument with a friend at work, a person becomes angry. Moments later, upon returning to the office, the person punches the wall. This person is demonstrating which defense mechanism?
a. suppression
b. rationalization
c. denial
d. displacement
D
00 Beck’s theory supporting the cognitive triad proposed that distorted negative thoughts lead to:
a. transitional object development
b. mania
c. depression
d. aggression towards the primary caregiver
C
