NRNP 6645 FINAL EXAM
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A relapse prevention plan includes identifying triggers to the patient‟s gambling and a
A variety of coping
... [Show More] strategies to avoid or successfully manage triggers without
. reverting to gambling.
B A relapse prevention plan should be completed during the initial stage of treatment.
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C The main focus of a relapse prevention plan is on changing behaviors.
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D The main focus of a relapse prevention plan is on cognitive or thought processes to
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decrease the desire to gamble
A The existential approach has a specific set of techniques used.
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B The existential relies on the patient to drive the therapeutic direction.
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The advanced practice psychiatric nurse encourages a patient with gambling addiction to
develop a relapse prevention plan. Which of the following is true about a relapse prevention
plan?
Which of the following is consistent with the psychotherapeutic approach used by
existential psychotherapists?
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A Shame drives a person to engage in treatment while guilt drives a person to avoid
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treatment.
B Shame causes a person to perceive self as a failure and guilt causes avoidance of
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treatment.
C Guilt causes a person to perceive himself as a loser and shame drives a person to
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avoid treatment.
D Shame drives avoidance from treatment, Guilt often motivates a person to seek
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treatment.
A Relapse indicates treatment failure.
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B Relapse is a persistent risk in addiction.
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C Relapse is a characteristic of all chronic medical diseases.
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D Relapse is the return to substance use or addictive behaviors after periods
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of abstinence.
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A IPT is not an appropriate model for treating depression in older adults.
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B This is a common IPT issue with older adults during the initial sessions.
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C The advanced practice psychiatric nurse should consider using a standardized scale
to quantify the depression and use this to educate the patient and the family.
D B and C
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According to Dearing, Stuewig, and Tangney (2005), understanding the difference between
guilt and shame and its impact on an individual‟s motivation is critical to hope and the
recovery process. Which of the following is true regarding guilt and shame?
Which of the following is not consistent with what is known about relapse?
The advanced practice psychiatric nurse proficient in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is
working with an older adult who does not realize she has depression. Which of the following
is true?
The patient in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) complains the skills being taught in DBT
don‟t work, struggles with keeping diary cards, and doing assigned homework. This is
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