Test Bank for PMHNP Boards UPDATED 2026
Questions and VERIFIED Answers
What is true of interprofessionality? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ All health
professionals have individual professional competencies
What is the significance of an experimental p-value of 0.05 - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ There is a 5% chance of a similar result occurring by chance alone
What percentage of children with oppositional defiance disorder will develop
conduct disorder? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ 30%
In the DSM-5, selective mutism is now considered what type of disorder? -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ anxiety disorder
Symptoms of selective mutism must persist for at least - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ 1
month
Common competencies - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ overlap more than one health care
professional, although not necessarily all health care professionals, and are
competencies expected of all health care professionals
,Complementary competencies - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ enhance the qualities of
other professions in provision of care
Collaborative competencies - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ those that each individual
profession must possess to work with others, including those who practice within
different specialties within a profession.
Interpersonal collaboration is _______ centered - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ patient
Cognitive therapy is recommended for patients that have - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
negative cognitive distortions
irrational beliefs
faulty conceptions
Humanistic Therapy focuses on assisting patients with - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
self-actualization and self-directed growth
Behavioral Therapy focuses on - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ changing maladaptive
behaviors through the use of behavioral modification techniques
Existential therapy is for - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ reflection on life
confronting self
,120 who got diarrhea ate lettuce. 80 with diarrhea did not eat lettuce. 40 without
diarrhea ate lettuce. 160 without diarrhea ate lettuce. What is the odds ratio of
eating lettuce and developing diarrhea? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ 6
((120X160)/(80x40))
The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFCMH) released a report that
suggested - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ implementation a national campaign to reduce
the stigma of seeking care
Focusing on promoting recovery and building resilience
The efficacy of mental health treatments was found to be well documented in -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ influential report issued by US Surgeon General in 1999
State of high negative emotion and pessimism - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ neuroticism
Commonly known as an optimistic outlook on life They are are outgoing, like social
interaction, respond to external rewards, have more active dopamine networks,
and are responsive to positive reinforcement. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
Extraversion (high levels protect from psychiatric illness)
Introverts are more likely to be _______ motivated and more likely to respond to
_______ reinforcement - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ internally
, negative (more likely to interact with internal motivation/self-image)
Interpersonal trait of cooperation, easy going nature. Tend to have smooth
relationships often at the expense of self-assertion - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
Agreeableness
Associated with self-control and a focused, organized approach to life. Are
achievement-oriented goal setters who can delay immediate gratification to
obtain their long term desired outcome. They are considered responsible, reliable,
and dependable. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ conscientiousness
In behavioral couples therapy, the initial sessions are spent doing a functional
analysis of behavior (FAB). What is true about FAB? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ FAB is
concerned only with observable stimuli connected to operant behavior
FAB is based on operant conditioning (identifying antecedent stimuli, operant
behaviors, and consequent stimuli)
The goal of FAB is modifying willful operant behavior
Gestalt theory deals with _____, not _____ - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ perceptual
psychology
behavior
Questions and VERIFIED Answers
What is true of interprofessionality? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ All health
professionals have individual professional competencies
What is the significance of an experimental p-value of 0.05 - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ There is a 5% chance of a similar result occurring by chance alone
What percentage of children with oppositional defiance disorder will develop
conduct disorder? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ 30%
In the DSM-5, selective mutism is now considered what type of disorder? -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ anxiety disorder
Symptoms of selective mutism must persist for at least - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ 1
month
Common competencies - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ overlap more than one health care
professional, although not necessarily all health care professionals, and are
competencies expected of all health care professionals
,Complementary competencies - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ enhance the qualities of
other professions in provision of care
Collaborative competencies - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ those that each individual
profession must possess to work with others, including those who practice within
different specialties within a profession.
Interpersonal collaboration is _______ centered - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ patient
Cognitive therapy is recommended for patients that have - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
negative cognitive distortions
irrational beliefs
faulty conceptions
Humanistic Therapy focuses on assisting patients with - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
self-actualization and self-directed growth
Behavioral Therapy focuses on - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ changing maladaptive
behaviors through the use of behavioral modification techniques
Existential therapy is for - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ reflection on life
confronting self
,120 who got diarrhea ate lettuce. 80 with diarrhea did not eat lettuce. 40 without
diarrhea ate lettuce. 160 without diarrhea ate lettuce. What is the odds ratio of
eating lettuce and developing diarrhea? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ 6
((120X160)/(80x40))
The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFCMH) released a report that
suggested - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ implementation a national campaign to reduce
the stigma of seeking care
Focusing on promoting recovery and building resilience
The efficacy of mental health treatments was found to be well documented in -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ influential report issued by US Surgeon General in 1999
State of high negative emotion and pessimism - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ neuroticism
Commonly known as an optimistic outlook on life They are are outgoing, like social
interaction, respond to external rewards, have more active dopamine networks,
and are responsive to positive reinforcement. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
Extraversion (high levels protect from psychiatric illness)
Introverts are more likely to be _______ motivated and more likely to respond to
_______ reinforcement - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ internally
, negative (more likely to interact with internal motivation/self-image)
Interpersonal trait of cooperation, easy going nature. Tend to have smooth
relationships often at the expense of self-assertion - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
Agreeableness
Associated with self-control and a focused, organized approach to life. Are
achievement-oriented goal setters who can delay immediate gratification to
obtain their long term desired outcome. They are considered responsible, reliable,
and dependable. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ conscientiousness
In behavioral couples therapy, the initial sessions are spent doing a functional
analysis of behavior (FAB). What is true about FAB? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ FAB is
concerned only with observable stimuli connected to operant behavior
FAB is based on operant conditioning (identifying antecedent stimuli, operant
behaviors, and consequent stimuli)
The goal of FAB is modifying willful operant behavior
Gestalt theory deals with _____, not _____ - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ perceptual
psychology
behavior
