NRNP 6645 Final Exam 2022
(Answers and Rationales at the End)
1. The therapeutic frame supports the clinician in which of the following ways? Select
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that apply.
A . Maintaining a therapeutic stance of neutrality.
B . Maintaining a therapeutic stance of anonymity.
C . Maintaining a therapeutic stance of non-intrusiveness.
D . A and C
2. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is working with a patient with who is
chronically suicidal. The advanced practice psychiatric nurse using a Dialectical Behavior
Therapy (DBT) approach realizes which of the following?
A . Every time the patient has suicidal ideations hospitalization is recommended.
B . To the chronically suicidal patient, hospitalization reinforces the status quo and abdicating
the hard work of change.
C . To the chronically suicidal patient hospitalization frequent hospitalizations allow a safe place
to learn new coping behaviors and promote change.
D . The Advanced practice psychiatric nurse should not be using DBT with a chronically suicidal
patient.
3. The concept of resiliency in child therapies is in direct contrast to which
traditional approach for treating children?
A . Family inclusion
B . The concept of recovery
C . Problem-based therapy
D . Interacting systems consideration
4. Stigma of mental illness in the elderly:
A . Has contributed to psychiatric symptoms being expressed with physical
symptoms.
B . Is much more severe in baby boomers than in other elderly cohorts.
C . Is much less an issue in baby boomers than in other elderly cohorts
D . Leads to more discussion of emotions in primary care settings.
5. Which of the following is not consistent with the Psychoanalyst's perspective when
treating and individual with a personality disorder?
A . It is important to identify and then modify "core" problems when treating individuals with
personality disorders.
B . Personality structures are unconscious and thus mostly unavailable to the individual.
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