Legal
Therapeutic Comm
Grief
Anxiety
Types of Therapy
100

Exceptions to HIPPA for releasing information

What is duty to warn, child abuse, or elder abuse 

100

The highest priority when a client is experiencing a crisis.

What is refrain from injury/self-harm

100

In this stage of grief, a client has a hard time accepting the diagnosis or loss

What is the denial stage of grief

100

This is a priority to establish during a severe anxiety attack

What is safety
100

Form of psychosocial treatment in which a number of clients meet together with a therapist for purposes of sharing, gaining personal insight, and improving interpersonal coping strategies

What is group therapy
200

Failure to exercise care toward others in a reasonable manner

Negligence

200

The action taken in the initial or orientation phase of therapeutic groups

What is establish rules and goals of the group

200

Preparing and adjusting one's life changes through finalizing plans and taking care of business

What is anticipatory grief

200

Interventions for when a client is upset and begins pacing during an anxiety attack

What is remain with the client and promote a calm atmosphere

200

Relaxation techniques in Milieu Therapy

What is muscle relaxation, imagery, deep breathing, mindfulness meditation 

300
The reason a nurse would not recommend a client be sent home from a psych unit who wants to leave 

What is an immediate harm to themselves or others

300

Ensuring a client everything will be fine is a example of this type of nontherapeutic communication technique

What is giving false reassurance 

300

These are the five stages of grief (in order)

What is denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance

300

These are symptoms of severe anxiety

What is feelings of confusion, impending doom, aggression, and defensiveness

300

Medications used to prevent aspiration and vagal response in ECT

What is atropine sulfate and/or glycopyrrolate

400

Deliberate and unauthorized confinement of a person 

What is false imprisonment 
400

Telling a patient what to do or how to behave is what type of nontherapeutic technique 

What is giving advice 

400

When a client is unable to progress through the stages of grieving

What is maladaptive grief

400

Known side effects of Buspirone 

What is dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, headache, nervousness, nausea, and insomnia 

400

The most common side effects of ECT

What is temporary memory loss and confusion

500

The requirement that health-care providers do no harm to their clients

What is nonmaleficence 

500

"Tell me more about that particular situation" is an example of this therapeutic communication technique 

What is exploring 

500

When grief accumulates and is impossible for a client to overcome. 

What is bereavement overload 

500


Interventions for a client experiencing panic-level anxiety

Daily Double

What is stay with patient, maintain calm approach, use simple words, low stimulating environment, medications if appropriate

500

These patients are appropriate to refer to group therapy

What is those past their acute phase of illness. i.e. past alcohol withdrawal or manic episode