Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a patient who grew up in a foster home because she was
neglected and abused by her birth parents
... [Show More] at a young age. The patient admits to
having difficulty forming and maintaining relationships throughout her life.
Understanding maladaptive schemas, which statement does the PMHNP predict
that the patient is likely to make?
Selected
Answer:
C.
“It takes me a while to warm up to people; people often wear
masks.”
Question 2
0 out of 0 points
When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of
Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected
Answer:
Ye
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Question 3
1 out of 1 points
When a PMHNP is seeing a patient for the first time, what is an important step to
assure that the patient and provider understand the limits of their discussion?
Selected
Answer:
C.
Have a discussion about the confidentiality and its limits
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old patient has suffered the loss of his wife. He is in a state of
hyperarousal with increased sympathetic nervous system arousal. One or more
interventions may help the patient to deal with this arousal. To decrease
sympathetic nervous system arousal, the PMHNP’s treatment strategy is
___________.
Selected
Answer:
D.
all of the above
Question 5
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 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 [Show Less]