Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A 35-year-old patient seeks treatment for depression and anxiety after an abusive
relationship. To help empower the
... [Show More] patient, the PMHNP wants to teach the safe-place
exercise to create a feeling of calm. In order to walk the patient through the exercise,
the PMHNP first says:
Selected Answer: A.
“Identify an image of a safe place that makes you feel calm.”
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a patient who has dissociative disorder and requests
pharmacological interventions for dealing with her trauma. What education does the
PMHNP provide to the patient regarding medication therapy?
Selected
Answer:
C.
“The medication may provide symptom relief, but you still need
psychotherapy.”
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The patient attempts the PMHNP’s sleep hygiene recommendations for 2 weeks, but
does not make any progress mitigating nightmares and hyperarousal. Which
behavioral strategy does the PMHNP suggest next?
Selected Answer: D.
All of the above
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
After informing a prospective patient about limits of confidentiality, the patient
consents to the “conditions” of confidentiality and signs an informed consent form.
Several weeks later, a lawyer representing the patient’s spouse for a court case, asks
the PMHNP for the disclosure of information about the patient. The PMHNP should:
Selected Answer: C.
Limit disclosure to the extent legally possible
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP meets with an adolescent patient who has depression and often
clause
presents with resistance when discussing his parent’s divorce. For the past couple of
sessions, the patient has been quiet, sometimes refusing to speak. To further support
the therapeutic relationship, the PMNHP:
Selected Answer: A.
Observes and points out the behavior
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP employs psychodynamic psychotherapy with a patient who experiences
anxiety and depression. As the process enters the psychoanalytic end of the
psychodynamic continuum, the PMNHP will focus on:
Selected Answer: A.
Interpreting unconscious conflict in the patient
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a patient who witnessed her father pass away after
suffering for several months from terminal cancer. The PMHNP sees this as a
traumatic event. The patient reports sometimes feeling out of touch with
surroundings; almost as if things feel like a dream. “Sometimes that sensation lingers
for a while,” the patient says, “and other times I snap out of it quickly.” What does the
PMHNP infer about the condition based on psychotherapy concepts for trauma?
Selected Answer: B.
The patient is reporting signs of dissociation.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
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?
Selected Answer: B.
Using communication techniques that are expressi [Show Less]