NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals Exam Questions and Answers

NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals Exam Questions and Answers

Question 72

1. You are seeing a 29-year-old widow whose husband recently died overseas while serving his country in the military. She has been mourning the loss of her husband for several months, and continues to grieve. She refuses to go to group grieving sessions, but reports that she is still able to go to work and her fitness classes sometimes, and even makes attempts to stay social. She says, “Sometimes it’s like he’s not even gone. Other times it feels like it’s been an eternity since I’ve seen him. It’s hard to talk about this type of stuff with my girlfriends, especially since all of their husbands are still alive.” The PMHNP understands that it is appropriate to employ which therapeutic principle?

	A.	Encouraging catharsis
	B.	Encouraging abreaction to repressed feelings
	C.	Identifying conflict-resolution techniques
	D.	All of the above

 

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Question 73

1. When the patient comes into the office, she says, “I just saw a friend of mine out in the waiting room. What’s wrong with him?” The PMHNP says, “He’ll be fine. He has mild depression.” Which of the following statement is correct related to confidentiality rights?

	A.	The PMHNP was not protecting patient confidentially rights.
	B.	The PMHNP was not using identifying information in the patient situation above.
	C.	Because the patient signed a consent form, the PMHNP was legally allowed to share information.
	D.	The PMHNP’s response was ethical and legal because she was trying to answer the question.

 

Question 74

1. The PMHNP is working with a school-aged child who has been diagnosed with depression. The child has attended several sessions with the PMNHP, but recently presents with avoidant behavior by showing increased distress and being late to sessions. What approach does the PMHNP need to employ with the child to continue making therapeutic progress?

	A.	Remaining quiet until the child is ready to talk
	B.	Using communication techniques that are expressive
	C.	Inviting the child’s parents to speak on behalf of the child
	D.	All of the above

 

Question 75

1. A 24-year-old female patient presents for her initial appointment with the PMHNP. Which action will the PMHNP take to establish therapeutic alliance?

	A.	Validating the patient’s affect
	B.	Asking the patient questions about her main concerns
	C.	Establishing a therapy process
	D.	All of the above

 

STUDY GUIDE

This quiz (NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals Exam Questions and Answers) will cover the following topics, which relate to psychotherapy with individuals in the Wheeler textbook and the Fisher textbook excerpts:

 Topics

• The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for Practice
• Confidentiality Limits in Psychotherapy: Ethics Checklists for Mental Health Professionals
• Assessment and Diagnosis
• The Initial Contact and Maintaining the Frame
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Supportive and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Stabilization for Trauma and Dissociation
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Addictions and Related Disorders

 

Wheeler, K. (Eds.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals Exam Questions and Answers

• Chapter 1, “The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for Practice”
• Chapter 3, “Assessment and Diagnosis”
• Chapter 4, “The Initial Contact and Maintaining the Frame”
• Chapter 5, “Supportive and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy”
• Chapter 7, “Motivational Interviewing” (pp.299-312)
• Chapter 8, “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy”
• Chapter 13, “Stabilization for Trauma and Dissociation”
• Chapter 16, “Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Addictions and Related Disorders”

 

Fisher, M. A. (2016). Introduction. In Confidentiality limits in psychotherapy: Ethics checklists for mental health professionals (pp. 3–12). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14860-001

 

Fisher, M. A. (2016). The ethical ABCs of conditional confidentiality. In Confidentiality limits in psychotherapy: Ethics checklists for mental health professionals (pp. 13–25). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14860-002. NURS 6640: Psychotherapy With Individuals Exam Questions and Answers