The risk of being overly empathetic as a therapist is commonly
characterized by which of the following responses by the client?
a. re-enacted
... [Show More] attachment with merger and fusion
b. re-enacted attachment with understanding and change
c. re-enacted attachment with alienation and isolation
d. re-enacted attachment with dependency and acting-out D
The literature on group outcomes has revealed that negative group outcomes have been associated with which of the following qualities in group leaders?
a. leaders who initiate discussions of feelings
b. leaders with a timid interpersonal style
c. leaders who are overly confrontational
d. leaders who reveal too much about their personal experience C
When screening potential female clients for an incest survivor's group, which client would you exclude from selection to the group?
A. 36-year-old divorcee who brings a signed consent form to consult with her individual therapist.
B. 26-year-oldse her husband is concerned about her lack of interest in sex.
C. 50-year-old third grade teacher who last attended a sexual abuse group when flashbacks recurred.
D. 18-year-old college freshman who is talking openly about her incest experience for the first time. B
When working with a family in therapy, you plan to address differentiation of self, triangles, and genograms. What family therapy approach will you be utilizing?
A. Strategic family therapy
B. Emotionally focused family therapy
C. Systemic family therapy
D. Structural family therapy C
In evaluating a 9-year-old girl referred by the school for evaluation of behavioral problems, which of the following reported behaviors raises the greatest concern?
A. Difficulty staying on task during school day
B. Incomplete and late homework assignments
C. Seeming to daydream looking out classroom window
D. Chasing boys with provocatively posturing hips on playground D
As a PMHNP using Family Systems theory, you know that families seek equilibrium in the face of change. This is an example of which concept?
A. Homeostasis
B. Homeogenesis
C. Morphogenesis
D. Morphostasis A
When working with an avoidant patient with a history of trauma, what type of communication techniques are helpful?
A. Techniques to increase arousal
B. Clarification and close-ended questions
C. Reflection and open-ended questions
D. Techniques to decrease arousal A
Which of the following would not be a recommended practice in psychotherapy with patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?
A. Therapist as a passive listener
B. Utilization of concomitant individual and group approaches
C. Mutually agreed limit setting
D. Establishment of clear roles of patient and therapist A
A child who is seen by the PMHNP has difficulty feeling safe with his caregiver and is unable to feel comfort. Which theorist's theory would help explain the child's behavior and help guide treatment?
A. Bowen
B. Bowlby
C. Erickson
D. Freud B [Show Less]