Which approaches have been identified to treat obesity? (Select 2 answers) 

Atiq (2006) article in Week #8, cites countertransference reflects feelings that the client has towards the therapist and transference reflects feelings the therapist has towards the client. 

There is a hypothesis body dysmorphia with an eating disorder that resembles the denial mental processes of a substance abuser. 

Stressful threats to the ego result in ____________ eating. 

Which governing entity defines the role, scope, and actions of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)?

What is considered one of the most common cognitive distortions addressed in CBT?

In CBT, the therapeutic relationship is best described as:

Your client has been in individual therapy with you for the past 3 months and has shown much growth and improvement in functioning and insight and is to discontinue services within the next few weeks. In the next session, after you discuss service termination, the client suddenly begins to demonstrate the original symptoms that had brought them to treatment. Now the client is hesitant to discharge, wants to continue services, and is displaying an increase in regressive defense mechanisms. What is the best explanation for this behavior?

Which of the following is an example of a mature, healthy defense mechanism?

Susan is a client newly admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The PMHNP on call at the facility plans to perform the initial intake assessment and diagnostic process. The client asks to please talk in the room because, “people make me nervous.” Susan’s room is at the end of the hallway and is the farthest from the nursing station. The PMHNP’s action should be based on awareness that the best location to do the assessment is which of the following?