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Question 1 A rural and underserved community has an unusually elevated incidence of depression and drug use. This is detected among the teenage population. To address this issue, you will modify the environment and strengthen the capacity of families. You do this to ward off the 2 | P a g e development of new cases of depression and drug use. This is known as . Select one: a.primary prevention b.secondary prevention c.tertiary prevention d.protective factor prevention
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NU665 /NU665 WEEK 8 ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM REGIS COLLEGE 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 50 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ Question 1 A rural and underserved community has an unusually elevated incidence of depression and drug use. This is detected among the teenage population. To address this issue, you will modify the environment and strengthen the capacity of families. You do this to ward off the
development of new cases of depression and drug use. This is known as. Select one: a.primary prevention b.secondary prevention c.tertiary prevention d.protective factor prevention Question 2 Contemporary therapy approaches are grounded on a core set of values, which are neither value-neutral nor applicable to all cultures.? Select one: True False
a. labeling and mislabeling. b. overgeneralization. c. arbitrary inferences. d. personalization. Question 5 The first step in making an ethical decision is to: Select one: a. look at the relevant ethics codes. b. identify the problem. c. consider the applicable laws and regulations. d. seek consultation. Question 6
ethics focuses on doing what is in the best interest of clients. Select one: a.Mandatory b.Minimal c.Positive d.Aspirational Question 7 Match the following statement with the appropriate leadership skill term:
The PMHNP knows that an essential component embedded in the role and scope of practice is critical thinking. Critical thinking. (Choose all that apply.) Select one: a.is defined as rehabilitative services b.entails making clinical decisions based on evidence- based practice c.develops self-awareness by a metacognitive mechanism to gather additional insights about one’s self d.None of the answers is Question 10 involves the right of clients to be informed about their therapy and to make autonomous decisions pertaining to it. Select one: a.Informed consent
b.Confidentiality c.Privileged communication d.Breach of confidentiality Question 11 Clinicians who work in community mental health agencies, private practice, and other human service settings are generally expected to assess client problems within the framework of the National Association of Social Workers' Diagnostic and Assessment Protocol Manual (3rd ed.). Select one: True False Question 12 The brain structure associated with new memories and consolidation of new memories is the
Sarah has been diagnosed with MDD. She is started on Sertraline 25 mg for her depression. She will take one-half of the dose in the a.m. for two weeks. You will follow up with her. To effectively monitor the client's use of medication, which of the following steps will be part of her ongoing care? Select one: a.Monitoring for potential cardiac side effects b.Monitoring for potential abuse of the medication c.Monitoring of baseline labs of renal functioning d.Use of a standardized rating scale of depression Question 15 What teratogenic effects can occur by the psychotropics divalproex and lithium? Select one: a.Divalproex-Epstein Anomaly; lithium-cleft palate
b.Lithium-spina bifida; divalproex-mental retardation c.Lithium-Epstein anomaly; divalproex-spina bifida d.Divalproex-limb malformations; lithium-seizure disorder Question 16 A 24-year-old female is brought to the ER after attempting suicide by swallowing a bottle of her pills. Select the nursing action of highest priority that the PMHNP will take initially, once the patient is medically stable. Select one: a.Take her vital signs. b.Assess her health history. c.Assess her coping behaviors. d.Assess her current level of suicidality. Question 17 Some family therapists focus primarily on the nuclear family, which is based on Western notions, and this could
d. behavior therapy employs the same procedures to every client with a particular dysfunctional behavior. Question 19 Which of the following is not a basic characteristic of behavior therapy? Select one: a.Treatment goals are specific and concrete. b.It is grounded in learning theory. c.Many specific techniques are supported by research. d.The therapist is manipulative and controlling. Question 20 The techniques of joining, boundary setting, unbalancing, reframing, ordeals, enactments, and paradoxical interventions are most likely to be part of which approach to family therapy?? Select one:
a.Bowenian family therapy b.Adlerian family therapy c.Structural-strategic family therapy d.Strategic family therapy Question 21 Motivational interviewing (MI) is a therapy technique commonly used with persons who abuse substances. One of the MI pitfalls is the "righting reflex. Which statement best describes this concept? Select one: a.The nurses urge to another person's course of action is usually right. b.People who go into the helping professions have a powerful desire to set things right. c.When we notice someone going down the wrong path, we are usually right.
False Question 24 The PMHNP uses which technique to encourage patients to give expression to one side of themselves that they rarely express? Select one: a.The reversal technique b.The implosive technique c.The exaggeration technique d.The go-around technique e.None of the answers is Question 25 Sadie comes to the primary care clinic with feelings of depression. She is being treated for asthma and hypertension by her primary family nurse practitioner.
Which one of the following medications can cause or exacerbate depression? Select one: a.Omeprazole b.Propranolol c.Levothyroxine d.Clarithromyci n Question 26 Suicide among those diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum is: Select one:
Question 28 Modeling methods have been used in treating people with anger management issues and in teaching new behaviors to children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Select one: True False Question 29 Following are some of the main findings from the epidemiological research on PTSD. All are true EXCEPT. Select one: a.the majority of people will experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime
b.intentional acts of interpersonal violence, in particular sexual assault, and combat are more likely to lead to PTSD than accidents or disasters c.men tend to experience more traumatic events than women, but women experience higher impact events (that is, events that are more likely to lead to PTSD) d.children are not at risk to experience PTSD Question 30 People at risk of PTSD include all of the following EXCEPT. Select one: a.victims of violent crime (such as physical and sexual assaults, sexual abuse, bombings, and riots)
