The advanced practice psychiatric nurse realizes which of the following regarding workbook
exercises in therapy?
a) Workbook exercises are only an adjunct to treatment.
According to Freud, failure to successfully acco
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The advanced practice psychiatric nurse realizes which of the following regarding workbook
exercises in therapy?
a) Workbook exercises are only an adjunct to treatment.
According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the tasks of learning independence and
control is associated with which of the following problematic traits?
a) Excessive dependency ???
During the initial phase of family therapy one person is identified as “the problem”. The family
therapist challenges linearity by which of the following?
a) Asking how others in the family are involved in or effected by “the problem”.
Staff in an independent living facility notice that Mr. Smith, a 75-year-old male resident is alone
most of the time and seems to have alienated most of the other residents and staff. The
advanced practice psychiatric nurse understands that from Erikson’s psychosocial stages
perspective he is dealing with which psychosocial stage of development.
a) Ego integrity vs. despair
While working with a patient who exhibits parasuicidal behaviors of cutting, the advanced
practice psychiatric nurse has the patient sign a no-suicide contract. Which of the following is
true from a legal perspective about a no-suicidal contract?
a) It is NOT a substitute for good clinical judgment; accurate assessment is imperative.
Common patterns of behavior and experience derived from the settings in which people live is
known as which of the following?
a) Culture
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse using a Bowenian Therapy approach in working with
families realizes:
a) Understanding is the primary goal of therapy.
Recommending or prescribing specific readings related to the individual’s difficulties is known as
which of the following?
a) Bibliotherapy
The capacity to be alone is known as which of the following?
a) Object constancy
“If I was in a relationship, all of my problems would be solved” is an example of which type of
cognitive distortion?
a) Fallacy of attachment
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