A. Asking the patient what she does to relieve anxiety
B. Giving the patient basic stress management activities
C. Developing a plan together
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D. All of the above
D
1 points
QUESTION 2
1. The PMHNP is working with a 56-year-old man who is being seen because of his anxiety and depression. During the therapy sessions, the PMHNP assists the patient in discussing his experiences and expanding on his thoughts and feelings. He tells the PMHNP stories about how he used to be teased by his coworkers at the office for becoming too anxious in large conference rooms. The PMHNP listens to the patient and helps focus on his strengths to promote self-understanding. Which principle best accounts for the PMHNP‟s interactions with the patient?
A. Therapeutic communication
B. Maintaining the frame
C. Working with resistance
D. None of the above
A
1 points
QUESTION 3
1. The PMHNP is working with an adult patient who has somatic complaints caused by a history of childhood abuse. As part of the therapeutic process, what does the PMHNP do to assess and organize a trauma history?
A. Interview the patient‟s family members
B. Construct a timeline of the patient‟s life
C. Review the patient‟s current stressors
D. Debrief with the patient
B
1 points
QUESTION 4
1. One of the strategies the PMHNP wants to try includes sleep restriction. What will the PMHNP suggest to follow sleep restriction therapy?
A. “Restrict sleep for 24 hours.”
B. “Restrict the amount of time you spend in bed.”
C. “Restrict the amount of exercise you do prior to going to bed.”
D. “Restrict the amount of food you eat before bedtime.”
B
True
False
True
A. Young Mania Rating Scale
B. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
C. Dissociative Experiences Scale
D. Impact of Event Scale
D
A. Group therapy
B. Controlled confrontation
C. A safe-place exercise
D. Body and energy work
C
QUESTION 8
A. adaptive regression in the service of the ego
B. regulation and control of affects and impulses
C. defensive and interpersonal functioning
D. sense of reality of the world and of the self
C
1 points
QUESTION 9
1. A 35-year-old patient seeks treatment for depression and anxiety after an abusive relationship. To help empower the 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:
A. “Identify an image of a safe place that makes you feel calm.”
B. “Think about the things that cause you anxiety and let them go.”
C. “Take a deep breath and start to relax with each new breath.”
D. “Picture a beautiful beach and describe to me what you see.”
A
1 points
QUESTION 10
1. A PMHNP‟s patients have already signed confidentiality agreements, including limits
that will be imposed on confidentiality. Months later, the state‟s laws have changed that affect confidentiality promises the PMHNP has already made. What is an appropriate step for the PMHNP to take after finding out this information? [Show Less]