ATI RN · ATI Mental Health · 2019 ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam
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A psychotherapist works with an anxious, dependent patient. Which strategy is most consistent with psychoanalytic psychotherapy?
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Correct Answer: Focusing on feelings developed by the patient toward the therapist
The nurse is caring for a patient who has been under severe stress while caring for her elderly mother who is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease. The nurse explains that the patient is adapting to the stress she is experiencing because of which of the following?
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Correct Answer: Ability to survive in the midst of severe stress
The nurse has instructed a client with panic disorder about how to use the technique of positive self-talk. The nurse determines that the client has understood the instructions when the client verbalizes which statement to use during an impending panic attack?
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Correct Answer: I can handle this anxiety; it will be over shortly.
The nurse is counseling a parent whose child has a communication disorder. Which of the following would the nurse emphasize when teaching the parent about this disorder?
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Correct Answer: Initiating conversations with the child frequently
When describing the relapse cycle to a group of families of clients experiencing co-occurring disorders, which of the following would the nurse identify as occurring first?
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Correct Answer: Decompensation
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