Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Modalities 2

Question 1

Which therapy is most evidence-based for treating borderline personality disorder (BPD)?

Accepted Answer

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

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Psychoanalysis

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Solution-focused therapy

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Rational emotive behavior therapy

Question 2

In group therapy, the therapeutic factor where patients realize they are not alone in their struggles is called:

Accepted Answer

Universality

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Catharsis

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Altruism

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Cohesiveness

Question 3

A PMHNP is conducting psychoeducation. Which statement best describes its primary goal?

Accepted Answer

To help patients and families understand the illness and treatment

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To replace pharmacotherapy

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To provide in-depth psychoanalytic insight

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To eliminate the need for ongoing therapy

Question 4

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the behavioral component of CBT most effective for treating:

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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Major depressive disorder

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Bipolar II disorder

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Dissociative identity disorder

Question 5

Which psychotherapy is based on the idea that improving interpersonal relationships and role functioning reduces psychiatric symptoms?

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Interpersonal therapy (IPT)

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Cognitive processing therapy

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Existential therapy

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Behavioral activation

Question 6

A PMHNP notes that a patient consistently misinterprets neutral facial expressions as hostile. This cognitive distortion is best described as:

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Mind reading

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Catastrophizing

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Emotional reasoning

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Personalization