PMHNP Mock Board Review (Fitzgerald) :Updated Exam Questions And Answers 2026/2027

PMHNP Mock Board Review (Fitzgerald) :Updated Exam Questions And Answers 2026/2027 Defense mechanisms are derived out of Freud's ___ Models (Id, Ego, SuperEgo) - ANSWER -Psychoanalytic Birth order was stressed by ___ who recognized ___ as a driving force and created ___ theory - ANSWER -Adler Inferiority (think Inferiority Complex) Personality Theory Attachment Theory was developed by ___ and the purpose of attachment is to ensure closeness and stability through a ___ in development Healthy attachment is ___ attachment in both children and adults - ANSWER Bowlby Secure Base (Sense of Security for child) Secure Attachment unconditional positive regard was created by ___ who believed that Pts would develop ___ & self-acceptance - ANSWER -Carl Rogers Self-Awareness Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs includes physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and ___ (the highest need) is also known as ___ psychology - ANSWER Self-Actualization Humanistic Psychology Therapeutic Theory that focuses on the 'here and now' is ___ Therapy and was developed by Fitz ___ A Gestalt Therapist may ask directive questions utilizing ___ to elicit the client to have increased ___ and decreased avoidance. - ANSWER -Gestalt Therapy Fitz Perls Confrontation Awareness How to replace ___ beliefs with ___ beliefs is cognitive restructuring and the core of ___ theory of psychopathology which is the basis of CBT created by ___ - ANSWER -Irrational Beliefs Rational Beliefs Cognitive Theory of Psychopathology Beck The perception one has of their ability to perform a task to a certain level. An aspect of Bandura's Social ___ Theory - ANSWER -Self-Efficacy Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory In Bowen's Family Theory, the individual can only be understood within their ___ and an increase in stable relationships is seen within the context of ___ (when compared to say... fusion which lacks boundaries) the goal is good ___ - ANSWER -Social Context Triangulation Differentiation of Self Aphasia, agnosia and apraxia damage attributed to the ___ lobe - ANSWER Parietal Lobe The reward neural pathway is the ___ and the voluntary / involuntary movement neural pathway is the ___ - ANSWER -Mesolimbic Pathway Nigrostriatal Pathway The action of any antipsychotic is to block the ___ receptor and the ___ receptor inhibits the formation of cAMP by inhibition of the enzyme ___ - ANSWER -D2 adenylate cyclase Concomitant use of triptans and SSRI or SNRI antidepressants has led to an FDA warning for ___ (but the risk is low according to JAMA study) Tx for ___ is Cyproheptadine (Periactin), fluids and ___ to decrease seizure-like movement/muscle stiffness - ANSWER -Serotonin Syndrome Benzos The ability of a Pt who had a stroke to regain the ability to speak by recruiting other areas of the brain to compensate for damaged regions is ___ - ANSWER Neural Plasticity African Americans patients are more likely to be ___ and over-diagnosed with (x2) - ANSWER -Involuntarily Hospitalized Substance Abuse / Schizophrenia