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)

Answer

DBT was specifically developed by Marsha Linehan for BPD and has the strongest evidence base for this population.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Universality

Answer

Universality, identified by Yalom, is the therapeutic factor in which group members recognize that others share similar problems.

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

Answer

Psychoeducation improves treatment adherence and outcomes by informing patients and families about the illness, medications, and coping strategies.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Answer

ERP involves exposing patients to feared stimuli while preventing compulsive responses, directly targeting OCD's core cycle.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Interpersonal therapy (IPT)

Answer

IPT focuses on grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits as key areas contributing to depression and other disorders.

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