NRNP 6645 MIDTERM EXAM

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NRNP 6645 MIDTERM EXAM

QUESTIONS AND DETAILED

CORRECT ANSWERS AGRADE

WALDEN UNIVERSITY

• The advanced practice psychiatric nurse helps the patient to identify and name feelings, focus on somatic sensations associated with emotions, and encourages use of metaphor to describe feelings.This is consistent with which basic strategy of supportive psychodynamic therapy?

• Make connections

• Decrease alexithymia

• Encourage patient activity

• Maximize adaptive coping mechanisms

• Schizoid personality is a pathological outcome associated with which of Erickson's psychosocial stages?

• Autonomy vs. self-doubt

• Industry vs. inferiority

• Identity vs. role confusion 1 / 4

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• Intimacy vs. isolation

• What distinguishes psychoanalytic therapy from other types of therapies?

• The focus on problem-solving

• The focus on irrational thoughts

• The focus on dreams and wishes

• The deep analysis of the patient relationship with the therapist.

• Strategies for working with anxiety are central to all therapy approaches. Which strategy would be consistent with a behavioral therapy approach? 2 / 4

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• Restructuring

• Interpretations

• Desensitization

• Exploring wishes

• Good practice habits that are relevant for legal and ethical professional responsibility include which of the following?Check all that apply.

• It is essential that emergency coverage is in place.

• How the patient contacts you between sessions and in

emergencies should be included in the contract given to the patient during the initial session.

• Explicitly state whether you will be available for

phone calls between sessions and adhere to clear limits.

• Check messages at least once per day and call back within 24

hours.

Step-by-step explanation

• For severe trauma and phobias it is recommended to teach the patient some relation techniques prior to beginning exposure therapy. When is it appropriate to use these relaxation techniques?

• It is appropriate to use relaxation techniques in between

exposures

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• It is appropriate to use relaxation techniques during the

actual exposures conducted by the therapist.

• It is appropriate to use relaxation techniques after the exposures

• A and C
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