PMHNP board exam non-pharmacological treatment with complete solution

PMHNP board exam nonpharmacological treatment

Most common issues for individual therapy

Correct answer- 1. losses

2. interpersonal conflicts

3. symptomatic presentations such as panic

 phobias, and negativity

4. Unfulfilled expectations at life transitions

5. Characterological issues such as narcissim

 or aggressiveness

Psychoanalytic therapy

Correct answer- 1. Originated by Freud

2. believed that behavior is determined by

 unconsious motivations and instincual drives .

3. promotes change by the development of

 greater insight and awareness of maladaptive

 defenses

4. attends to past developmental and

 psychodynamic factors which shape present

 behaviors.

Cognitive Therapy

Correct answer- 1. Originated by Beck

2. Purports that external events do not cause

 anxiety or maladaptive responses

3. States that a persons expectations, perceptions,

 and interpretations of events cause anxiety

4. allows clients to view relaity more clearly

 through an examination of their central distorted

 cognitions

5. Goal is to change clients irrational beliefs, faulty

 conceptions and negative cognitive disortions

Behavioral Therapy

Correct answer- Originated by Lazarus

Focuses on changing maladaptive behaviors by participating in active behavioral

techniques such as exposure, relaxation, problem-solving, and role playing

Dialectical behavioral therapy

Correct answer- Originated by linehan

commonly used with people with borderline personality disorder

focuses on emotional regulation, tolerance for distress, self-management skills,

interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness, with an emphasis on treating therapyinterfering bheaviours

Goals of dialectical behavioral therapy

Correct answer- Decrease suicidal behaviors

decrease therapy interfering behaviors

decrease emotional reactivity

decrease sel-invalidation

decrease crisis-generalting behaviors

decrease passivity

increase realistic decision making

increase accurate communication of emotions and competencies

Existential therapy

Correct answer- Originated by Fankl

a philosophical approach in which reflection on life and self-confrontation is encouraged

emphasizes accepting freedom and making responsible choices

states that a basic dimension of humans includes finding meaning and purpose in lify

goals are to live authentically and to focus on the present and on personal responsibility

Humanistic therapy

Correct answer- Originated by rogers

also known as person-centered therapy

concepts include self-directed growth and self-actualization; people are born with the

capacity to direct themselves toward self-actualization

each person has the potential to actualize and find meaning