Exam 3: Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing Practice

A patient had psychotherapy weekly for 5 months. The therapist used free association, dream analysis, and facilitated transference to help the patient understand conflicts and foster change. Select the term that applies to this method.

Although ego defence mechanisms and security operations are mainly unconscious and designed to relieve anxiety, the major difference is which of the following?

A nurse supports a parent for praising a child behaving in a helpful way. When this child behaves with politeness and helpfulness in adulthood, which feeling will most likely result?

Which comments by an adult best indicate self-actualization? Select all that apply.

Which comment best indicates a patient is self-actualized?

A nurse influenced by Peplau's interpersonal theory works with an anxious, withdrawn patient. Interventions should focus on which of the following?

Which patient is the best candidate for brief psychodynamic therapy?

A nurse uses Maslow's hierarchy of needs to plan care for a patient with mental illness. Which problem will receive priority?

A patient says, "All my life I've been surrounded by stupidity. Everything I buy breaks because the entire American workforce is incompetent." Which of the following is this patient experiencing?

Which comments by an elderly person best indicate successful completion of the developmental task? Select all that apply.

A patient says, "I always feel good when I wear a size 2 petite." Which type of cognitive distortion is evident?

A patient is suspicious and frequently manipulates others. To which psychosexual stage do these traits relate?

A patient is fearful of riding on elevators. The therapist first rides an escalator with the patient. The therapist and patient then stand in an elevator with the door open for five minutes and later with the elevator door closed for five minutes. Which technique has the therapist used?

A parent says, "My 2-year-old child refuses toilet training and shouts "No!" when given directions. What do you think is wrong?" Select the nurse's best reply.

Which activities represent the art of nursing? Select all that apply.

A college student received an invitation to attend the wedding of a close friend who lives across the country. The student is afraid of flying. Which type of therapy would be most helpful for this patient?

The parent of a child diagnosed with schizophrenia tearfully asks the nurse, "What could I have done differently to prevent this illness?" Select the nurse's best response.

Consider this comment from a therapist: "The patient is homosexual but has kept this preference secret. Severe anxiety and depression occur when the patient anticipates family reactions to this sexual orientation." Which perspective is evident in the speaker?

Which technique is most applicable to aversion therapy?

A student nurse says, "I don't need to interact with my patients. I learn what I need to know by observation." An instructor can best interpret the nursing implications of Sullivan's theory to this student by responding with which of the following?