Exam 10: Therapeutic Groups

Prayer group members at a local Baptist church are meeting with a poor,homeless family they are supporting.Which member statement is an example of Yalom's curative group factor of altruism?

A nursing instructor is teaching students about self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?

During a therapeutic group,two clients engage in an angry verbal exchange.The nurse leader interrupts the exchange and excuses both of the clients from the group.The nurse has demonstrated which leadership style?

An experienced psychiatric registered nurse has taken a new position leading groups in a day treatment program.Without further education,which group is this nurse most qualified to lead?

During a community meeting,a nurse encourages clients to present unit problems and discuss possible solutions.Which type of leadership style is the nurse demonstrating?

A nurse believes that the members of a parenting group are in the initial,or orientation,phase of group development.Which group behaviors would support this assumption?

A man diagnosed with alcohol dependence experiences his first relapse.During his AA meeting,another group member states,"I relapsed three times,but now have been sober for 15 years." Which of Yalom's curative group factors does this illustrate?

Which of the following behavioral skills should a nurse implement when leading a group that is functioning in the orientation phase of group development? Select all that apply.

Which of the following observed client behaviors would lead a nurse to evaluate a member as assuming a maintenance group role? Select all that apply.

During a therapeutic group,which nursing action demonstrates a laissez-faire leadership style?

The nurse should utilize which group function to help an extremely withdrawn,paranoid client increase feelings of security?

A single,pregnant teenager in a parenting class discloses her ambivalence toward the pregnancy and the subsequent guilt that these thoughts generate.A mother of three admits to having felt that way herself.Which of Yalom's curative group factors does this illustrate?

Which group leader activity should a nurse identify as being most important in the final,or termination,phase of group development?

When planning group therapy,a nurse should identify which configuration as most optimal for a therapeutic group?

During the sixth week of a 10-week parenting skills group,a nurse observes as several members get into a heated dispute about spanking.As a group,they decide to create a pros-and-cons poster on the use of physical discipline.At this time,what is the role of the group leader?

During an inpatient educational group,a client shouts out,"This information is worthless.Nothing you have said can help me." These statements indicate to the nurse leader that the client is assuming which group role?

A nursing instructor is teaching about psychodrama,a specialized type of therapeutic group.Which student statement indicates that further teaching is necessary?

During a group session,which client statement demonstrates that the group has progressed to the middle,or working,phase of group development?

During a therapeutic group,a client talks about personal accomplishments in an effort to gain attention.Which group role,assumed by this client,should the nurse identify?

Which situation should a nurse identify as an example of an autocratic leadership style?