A. Asking the patient what she does to relieve anxiety
B. Giving the patient basic stress management activities
C. Developing a plan together that is not overwhelming
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...
a asking the patient what she does to relieve anxiety b giving the patient basic stress management activities c developing a plan together that is not overwhelming d all of the above d
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QUESTION 1
1. A PMHNP is caring for a 21-year-old woman who is suffering from anxiety and
is having difficulty managing stress. Which of the following would be an
appropriate step by the PMHNP?
A. Asking the patient what she does to relieve
anxiety
B. Giving the patient basic stress management
activities
C. Developing a plan together that is not
overwhelming
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
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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.”
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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
QUESTION 5 1 points
1. True or false: A PMHNP may ask his patient to describe her relationship with
her father, both as a child and now, in order to assess interpersonal style.
True
False
True
1 points
QUESTION 6
1. An initial evaluation reveals that an 11-year-old patient has moved to a new
school after her parents‟ recent divorce, and is having trouble making
friends. The patient has normal mental status and exhibits appropriate
behavior. What is the most appropriate scale for the PMHNP to use to get
A. Young Mania Rating Scale
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B. Hamilton Anxiety Rating
Scale
C. Dissociative Experiences
Scale
D. Impact of Event Scale
D
QUESTION 7
A. Group therapy
1. The PMHNP is caring for a patient who seems to seek affection and attention
B. Controlled
from the PMHNP and others in the clinic, as well as displays heightened
confrontation
emotional responses to feelings of being excluded. What therapeutic
C. A safe-place
approach does theexercise
PMHNP use to decrease autonomic arousal in the
D. Body and energy work
C
1 points
QUESTION 8
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1. A PMHNP is assessing ego functioning of his 40-year-old patient by asking
what she feels is the cause of her problems. She attributes her problems
to her overprotective parents not letting her have enough freedom
growing up. Based on her answer, the PMHNP is testing .
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?
A. Revise intake forms to align with state
laws
B. Review confidentiality revisions with
patients
C. Have patients give informed consent
again
D. All of the above
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