NR605 Week 4: Midterm Exam

NR605 Week 4: Midterm Exam (JULY-2025)

Question 1
What is the main goal of the first therapy session?
A. Determining a psychiatric diagnosis
B. Discussion about session frequency
✅ C. Establishing the therapeutic alliance
D. Completing a mental status examination

Question 2
Which action by the therapist best supports building a strong therapeutic relationship?
A. Client uses slang; therapist avoids slang to maintain professionalism
B. Client doesn’t complete homework; therapist avoids bringing it up
✅ C. Client tenses when therapist leans in; therapist adjusts by sitting back
D. Therapist runs late and leaves a note in the waiting room

Question 3
Which client is most suitable for psychoanalytic psychotherapy?
A. A 49-year-old business executive who travels often for work
B. A 68-year-old widower who lost his wife of 40 years
C. A 24-year-old cosmetology student with repeated legal issues
✅ D. A 42-year-old attorney with social anxiety disorder

Question 4
A newly divorced client fears being alone for life. According to Maslow, which need is most impacted?
A. Self-actualization
B. Safety
✅ C. Love/belonging
D. Esteem

Question 5
Which is a common technique used in brief psychodynamic therapy?
✅ A. Free association
B. Regression
C. Transference
D. Head-on collision

Question 71
What should the therapist record in the progress note?
A. Hypotheses about client responses
B. Notes for supervisor reference
C. Feelings of countertransference
✅ D. A progress summary

Question 72
A client tells her children not to play outside due to fear. What defense mechanism is she using?
A. Displacement
B. Denial
C. Sublimation
✅ D. Projection

Question 73
When can a therapist ethically terminate therapy?
A. Client admits to a gun in the glove box
B. Therapy is mandated by court
✅ C. Client has missed several sessions without notice
D. Client has unpaid balance

Question 74
A client becomes argumentative in therapy. The therapist responds with empathy. Which technique is this?
A. Countertransference
B. Desensitization
C. Counterconditioning
✅ D. Transference

Question 75
In a SAFE-T assessment, which is considered an external protective factor?
A. High frustration tolerance
B. No family history of suicide
✅ C. Having two pet cats
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