A patient involved in expressive psychotherapy is having intense emotional reactions to painful experiences that have been expressed.This is known as which of the following? Immediacy Abreaction Differentiation Rapprochement

What does it mean to struggle? A. To succeed at a certain task. B. Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

The therapist who assists the patient to maintain eye contact appropriately, shake hands appropriately, and use appropriate language in public is doing which of the following? Social Skills Training Shame-Attacking Exercises Guided Contingency Management Examining Options and Alternatives

All of the following are essential to building a therapeutic relationship EXCEPT: collaborate in treatment with the patient obtain patient's perception on what represents improvemnt explore patient hostility when directed at provider do not divulge information of potential risk in treatment to the patient regarding their care due to the chance they won't try the treatment

The overall main goal of psychotherapy is for patients to gain a better understanding of themselves so they may make their own health decisions. True False

Select the anviety disorder that typically emerges as early as ages?to 18 months. Separation Ansiety Generalized Ansiety Social Ansiety Traumatic Ansiety

According to Bowlby's theory of anxiety, what is fundamental to the growth of attachment in an infant? Loud noises Exposure to strangers Mother's ability to relieve infant anxiety Placing the infant in isolated areas

Select the age stage of life in which identity crisis typically emerges. Childhood Adolescence Middle adult Elderly adult

When would we NOT want to use a Learning Log? A) When we're trying something new. B) When we need to discover how a person learns. C) When everything is working well. D) When we're mixing things up.

Modern psychologists are very interested in neuroscience - the study of how the brain and nervous system affect our mental processes and our behavior. True False

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Why would it be recommended that you avoid using too many leading questions when asking a patient if he is following the diet the physician gave him? a. He may simply agree because he knows what you want to hear. b. He may give a long, detailed answer. c. He may not understand this type of questioning. d. He may become annoyed with the questions.

Match each factor with a question that would help solicit information about that factor. Patient's level of understanding Urgency of communication Emotional state Physical factors Does the patient appear to be confused? Does the patient's behavior demonstrate anxiety? Is the patient in pain? What are the consequences if the communication does not take place now?

The overall goal of therapeutic communication is to a. improve the patient's health. b. explain to the patient what he needs to know. c. meet the needs of the patient. d. determine the nature of the patient's problem.

A patient-directed care philosophy is based on staff being empowered to do whatever they feel is right when taking care of their patients. True False

According to job characteristics theory, when an editor tells a writer about positive reader comments on an article, this high level of identity positively affects the writer's job satisfaction. True False

Health and safety issues can arise when a child is stressed or frustrated. True False - Previous

Which answer describes long -standing and maladaptive patterns of perceiving and responding to other people and to stressfu circumstances? Thinking vs Feeling Type A personality ADHD Personality disorders

According to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck, a __ relationship with nature would suggest that humans cannot change nature, that forces such as fate and genetics determine the conditions of life. mastery harmonized subjugated lineal

What types of studies would be most convincing regarding the effectiveness of meditation in the treatment for some type of physical or mental disorder? $\square $

True or False? A manic episode is always followed by a depressive episode in bipolar disorders. True False