NURS 6650 MIDTERM EXAM WITH ANSWERS (2020)
While in a family therapy session, a wife comments, “Instead of spending time with me, he is usually
... [Show More] watching sports on television.” Using an emotionally focused family therapy approach, what is an appropriate response by a PMHNP using an evocative question technique?
Selected Answer: B.
“How are you feeling now as you are sharing that?”
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is discussing problem-solving techniques with a married couple. What recommendation will the PMHNP provide to the couple?
Selected Answer: A.
“Speak calmly, and explain your entire point before asking your partner to respond.”
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is providing family therapy to two parents and their twin 14-year-old children. The children become defiant around bedtime and are still working on their homework late into the night. How does the PMHNP employ an experiential technique of family sculpting?
Selected Answer: A.
Asks one of the parents to arrange the family into a typical bedtime scene
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is assessing a married couple who disclosed on the intake form that that they are having intimacy issues. During the assessment, the PMHNP asks the couple what brings them in today. The wife is quick to answer, “My husband doesn’t listen to me anymore.” Using the Mental Research Institute (MRI) assessment technique, how does the PMHNP respond to this?
Selected Answer: B.
By asking the wife to explain what exactly “not listening” means
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a married couple in a family session setting. The wife reports feeling upset because her husband does not pay attention to her. Which statement made by the PMHNP will challenge the wife to see things differently?
Selected Answer: D.
“What can you say to your husband to get him to change his actions?”
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A man calls a PMHNP to set up an initial appointment for family therapy. He explains, “My wife lost her job several months ago. She has been angry and less patient with the kids. All of the stress is taking a toll on me. I can’t focus at the office and I’m mentally exhausted at home.” Based on this phone contact, who would the PMHNP most likely choose to see for the first session?
Selected Answer: A.
The husband alone
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
During a family therapy session, a 10-year-old girl says to her father, “You are at work all the time and are never around.” What is the most appropriate response by the PMHNP to improve communication?
Selected Answer: B.
Ask the father what he heard when his daughter made that comment
• Question 8
0 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a married couple who have agreed to seek sex therapy due to the wife’s gradual decrease in interest in sex. The wife explains that she feels as though she cannot feel comfortable naked and enjoying being intimate. The PMHNP recognizes that the couple could possibly benefit from sensate focus. To apply the sensate focus exercise, the PMHNP suggests the couple first do what?
Selected Answer: D.
Practice touching one another intimately
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is meeting with a husband and wife who have separated but are trying to rekindle the marriage. The PMHNP asks the couple what they hope to gain from the sessions, and they provide the PMHNP with vague answers. What can the PMHNP can ask the couple to help them create better defined goals?
Selected Answer: D.
All of the above
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