NSG 526 Exam 2: Questions and
Answers
Group Therapy primary purpose - Answer>> wer>> The
primary purpose of group therapy is to facilitate changes
by the patient to address identified problems.
A technique for dealing with an over talkative client and
silence from other participants in a group during therapy -
Answer>> wer>> make an observation about the
group's silence and invite the others to comment
the technique of "Information Giver". - Answer>> wer>>
During group members sharing methods they personally
use for dealing with problems
CBT - Answer>> wer>> consists of active questioning,
homework assignments, and dream survey. The therapist
helps the patient consider personal ideas and beliefs in
order to increase the patient's realization about how
thoughts influence behaviors.
Attachment - Answer>> wer>> Attempts to explain the
dynamics of interpersonal relationships between
humAnswer>> . A child needs to form a relationship
between at least one primary caregiver.
,Mileu - Answer>> wer>> Milieu therapy requires
consideration of the client's social, economic, and cultural
status.
Complementary Alternative Medicine vs Western major
difference - Answer>> wer>> Western medicine focuses
on what is done to the patient whereas CAM focuses on
mind-body interactions.
Beck - Answer>> wer>> Beck developed the cognitive
model of depression and the concept that cognitive
processing distortions underlie psychological disorders
ACTIVE, TIME-LIMITED APPROACH
depression can be understood via schemas: - Answer>>
wer>> Beck;
cognitive errors, and the cognitive triad (i.e., negative
views of self, tendency toward interpreting experiences in
a negative manner, and holding negative views of the
future).
Beck assumption - Answer>> wer>> Distorted thinking
contributes to and maintains bheavior (symptoms)
Ellis - Answer>> wer>> RET (Rational Emotive Therapy)
a form of cbt
,ret - Answer>> wer>> unrealistic and irrational beliefs
cause many emotional problems. The purpose of RET is
to identify an irrational belief and dispute it through active,
philosophical, confrontational therapy.
RET assumption - Answer>> wer>> People make
themselves sick anytime they escalate a desire or
preference into a demand or absolute must. (People
become who they become based on their beliefs).
Skinner - Answer>> wer>> operant conditioning
Operant conditioning - Answer>> wer>> voluntary
behaviors are learned through consequences, and
behavioral responses are elicited through reinforcement,
which causes a behavior to occur more frequently.
Positive reinforcement- getting a gift, or negative
reinforcement- removal of objectionable' or aversive
stimulus
Skinner - Answer>> wer>> Absence of reinforcement, or
extinction, also decreases behavior by withholding a
reward that has become habitual. Teachers employ this
strategy in the classroom when they ignore acting-out
behavior that had previously been rewarded by more
attention.
Skinner's behavior model provides a concrete method for
modifying or replacing behaviors. Behavior management
and modification programs based on his principles have
shown to be successful in altering targeted behaviors.
, Programmed learning and token economies represent
extensions of Skinner's thoughts on learning. Behavioral
methods are particularly effective with children,
adolescents, and individuals with many forms of chronic
mental illness.
Universality - Answer>> wer>> Yaslom: The recognition
of shared experiences and feelings among group
members and that these may be widespread or universal
human concerns, serves to remove a group member's
sense of isolation, validate their experiences, and raise
self-esteem.
Altruism - Answer>> wer>> Yaslom: The group is a
place where members can help each other, and the
experience of being able to give something to another
person can lift the member's self esteem and help develop
more adaptive coping styles and interpersonal skills.
Instillation of hope - Answer>> wer>> Yaslom: In a
mixed group that has members at various stages of
development or recovery, a member can be inspired and
encouraged by another member who has overcome the
problems with which they are still struggling.
Imparting information - Answer>> wer>> Yaslom: While
this is not strictly speaking a psychotherapeutic process,
members often report that it has been very helpful to learn
factual information from other members in the group, for
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