PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tarasoff=Principle=-=ans-✔✔1976=-=duty=to=warn=victims=of=potential=harm=from=client
Deontological=Theory=-=ans-
✔✔Ethical=theory=that=states=an=action=is=judged=as=good=or=bad=based=on=the=act=its
elf=regardless=of=the=consequences
Teleological=Theory=-=ans-
✔✔Ethical=theory=that=states=an=action=is=judged=as=good=or=bad=based=on=the=conse
quence=or=outcome
Virtue=ethics=-=ans-
✔✔ethical=theory=that=states=actions=are=chosen=based=on=the=moral=virtues=(eg.=hon
esty,=courage,=compassion,=wisdom,=gratitude,=self-
respect)=or=the=character=of=the=person=making=the=decision
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=age=range=-=ans-✔✔birth-1=year
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=developmental=tasks=-=ans-
✔✔trust=vs.=mistrust
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-=ans-
✔✔Ability=to=form=meaningful=relationships,=hope=about=the=future=trust=in=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=indication=of=developmental=failure=-=ans-
✔✔poor=relationships,=lack=of=future=hope,=suspicious=of=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=age=-=ans-✔✔1-3=yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔autonomy=vs.=shame=and=doubt
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔self-control,=self-esteem,=willpower
,Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔poor=self-control,=low=self=esteem,=self-doubt,=lack=of=independence
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=age=-=ans-✔✔3-6yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔initiative=vs=guilt
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔self-directed=behavior,=goal=formation,=sense=of=purpose
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔lack=of=self-initiated=behavior,=lack=of=goal=orientation
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=ages=-=ans-✔✔6-12yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔industry=vs.=inferiority
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔ability=to=work;=sense=of=competency=and=achievement
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=indications=of=developmental=failure=-=ans-
✔✔sense=of=inferiority,=difficulty=with=working,=learning
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=ages=-=ans-✔✔12-20yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔identity=vs=role=confusion
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔personal=sense=of=identity
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔identity=confusion,=poor=self-identification=in=group=settings
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=ages=-=ans-✔✔20-35=years
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔intimacy=vs=isolation
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=
-=ans-✔✔committed=relationships,=capacity=to=love
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔emotional=isolation,=egocentrism
,Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=ages=-=ans-✔✔35-65=yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔generativity=vs.=self-absorption=or=stagnation
Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=master
y=-=ans-✔✔ability=to=give=time=and=talents=to=others,=ability=to=care=for=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔self-
absorption,=inability=to=row=and=change=as=a=person,=inability=to=care=for=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=age=-=ans-✔✔>65yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔integrity=vs=despair
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-
✔✔fulfilment=and=comfort=with=life,=willingness=to=face=death,=insight=and=balanced=pe
rspective=on=life's=events
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔bitterness,=sense=of=dissatisfaction=with=life,=despair=over=impending=death
Psychodynamic=(Psychoanalytic)=Theory=-=ans-✔✔-Sigmund=Freud=
-all=bx=is=purposeful=and=meaningful
-principle=of=psychic=determinism=
-most=mental=activity=is=unconscious
-conscious=behaviors=and=choices=are=affected=by=unconscious=mental=content
-childhood=experiences=shape=adult=personality=
-
instincts,=urges,=or=fantasies=function=as=drives=that=motivate=thoughts,=feelings,=and=
bx=
-Id,=Ego,=Superego
-conflict=is=experienced=consciously=as=anxiety
Principle=of=psychic=determinism=-=ans-
✔✔Even=apparently=meaningless,=random,=or=accidental=behavior=is=actually=motivate
d=by=underlying=unconscious=mental=content
Intellectual=disability=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔infancy-=usually=evident=at=birth
ADHD=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔early=childhood=(per=DSM=by=age=12)
, Schizophrenia=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔18-25=for=men
25-35=for=women
Major=Depression=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔late=adolescence=to=young=adulthood
dementia=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔most=common=after=age=85
Freud's=Id=-=ans-✔✔-contains=primary=drives=or=instincts
-drives=are=largely=unconscious=
-operates=on=the=pleasure=principle=
-"I=want"
pleasure=principle=-=ans-✔✔the=id=seeks=immediate=satisfaction
freud's=ego=-=ans-✔✔-rational=mind,=logical=and=abstract=thinking
-"I=think,=I=evaluate"
Freud's=superego=-=ans-✔✔-sense=of=conscience=or=right=vs=wrong
-develops=around=age=6
-"I=should=or=ought"
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=oral=stage=age=-=ans-✔✔0-18=months
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=oral=stage=primary=means=of=discharging
=drives=and=achieving=gratification=-=ans-✔✔sucking,=chewing,=feeding,=crying
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=oral=stage=psych=disorder=linked=to=failur
e=of=stage=-=ans-✔✔schizophrenia,=substance=abuse,=paranoia
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=anal=stage=age=-=ans-✔✔18=months-
3=years
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=anal=stage=primary=means=of=discharging
=drives=and=achieving=gratification=-=ans-
✔✔sphincter=control,=activities=of=expulsion=and=retention
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=anal=stage=psych=disorder=linked=to=failur
e=of=stage=-=ans-✔✔depressive=disorder
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=phallic=stage=age=-=ans-✔✔3-6=years
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=phallic=stage=primary=means=of=dischargi
ng=drives=and=achieving=gratification=-=ans-
✔✔exhibitionism,=masturbation=with=focus=on=Oedipal=conflict,=castration=anxiety,=and
=female=fear=of=lost=maternal=love
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tarasoff=Principle=-=ans-✔✔1976=-=duty=to=warn=victims=of=potential=harm=from=client
Deontological=Theory=-=ans-
✔✔Ethical=theory=that=states=an=action=is=judged=as=good=or=bad=based=on=the=act=its
elf=regardless=of=the=consequences
Teleological=Theory=-=ans-
✔✔Ethical=theory=that=states=an=action=is=judged=as=good=or=bad=based=on=the=conse
quence=or=outcome
Virtue=ethics=-=ans-
✔✔ethical=theory=that=states=actions=are=chosen=based=on=the=moral=virtues=(eg.=hon
esty,=courage,=compassion,=wisdom,=gratitude,=self-
respect)=or=the=character=of=the=person=making=the=decision
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=age=range=-=ans-✔✔birth-1=year
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=developmental=tasks=-=ans-
✔✔trust=vs.=mistrust
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-=ans-
✔✔Ability=to=form=meaningful=relationships,=hope=about=the=future=trust=in=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=infancy=indication=of=developmental=failure=-=ans-
✔✔poor=relationships,=lack=of=future=hope,=suspicious=of=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=age=-=ans-✔✔1-3=yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔autonomy=vs.=shame=and=doubt
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔self-control,=self-esteem,=willpower
,Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=childhood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔poor=self-control,=low=self=esteem,=self-doubt,=lack=of=independence
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=age=-=ans-✔✔3-6yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔initiative=vs=guilt
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔self-directed=behavior,=goal=formation,=sense=of=purpose
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=childhood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔lack=of=self-initiated=behavior,=lack=of=goal=orientation
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=ages=-=ans-✔✔6-12yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔industry=vs.=inferiority
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔ability=to=work;=sense=of=competency=and=achievement
Erikson's=developmental=stage=school-age=indications=of=developmental=failure=-=ans-
✔✔sense=of=inferiority,=difficulty=with=working,=learning
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=ages=-=ans-✔✔12-20yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔identity=vs=role=confusion
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-✔✔personal=sense=of=identity
Erikson's=developmental=stage=adolescence=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔identity=confusion,=poor=self-identification=in=group=settings
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=ages=-=ans-✔✔20-35=years
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔intimacy=vs=isolation
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=
-=ans-✔✔committed=relationships,=capacity=to=love
Erikson's=developmental=stage=early=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔emotional=isolation,=egocentrism
,Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=ages=-=ans-✔✔35-65=yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔generativity=vs.=self-absorption=or=stagnation
Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=master
y=-=ans-✔✔ability=to=give=time=and=talents=to=others,=ability=to=care=for=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=middle=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔self-
absorption,=inability=to=row=and=change=as=a=person,=inability=to=care=for=others
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=age=-=ans-✔✔>65yo
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=developmental=task=-=ans-
✔✔integrity=vs=despair
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=mastery=-
=ans-
✔✔fulfilment=and=comfort=with=life,=willingness=to=face=death,=insight=and=balanced=pe
rspective=on=life's=events
Erikson's=developmental=stage=late=adulthood=indications=of=developmental=failure=-
=ans-✔✔bitterness,=sense=of=dissatisfaction=with=life,=despair=over=impending=death
Psychodynamic=(Psychoanalytic)=Theory=-=ans-✔✔-Sigmund=Freud=
-all=bx=is=purposeful=and=meaningful
-principle=of=psychic=determinism=
-most=mental=activity=is=unconscious
-conscious=behaviors=and=choices=are=affected=by=unconscious=mental=content
-childhood=experiences=shape=adult=personality=
-
instincts,=urges,=or=fantasies=function=as=drives=that=motivate=thoughts,=feelings,=and=
bx=
-Id,=Ego,=Superego
-conflict=is=experienced=consciously=as=anxiety
Principle=of=psychic=determinism=-=ans-
✔✔Even=apparently=meaningless,=random,=or=accidental=behavior=is=actually=motivate
d=by=underlying=unconscious=mental=content
Intellectual=disability=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔infancy-=usually=evident=at=birth
ADHD=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔early=childhood=(per=DSM=by=age=12)
, Schizophrenia=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔18-25=for=men
25-35=for=women
Major=Depression=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔late=adolescence=to=young=adulthood
dementia=typical=age=onset=-=ans-✔✔most=common=after=age=85
Freud's=Id=-=ans-✔✔-contains=primary=drives=or=instincts
-drives=are=largely=unconscious=
-operates=on=the=pleasure=principle=
-"I=want"
pleasure=principle=-=ans-✔✔the=id=seeks=immediate=satisfaction
freud's=ego=-=ans-✔✔-rational=mind,=logical=and=abstract=thinking
-"I=think,=I=evaluate"
Freud's=superego=-=ans-✔✔-sense=of=conscience=or=right=vs=wrong
-develops=around=age=6
-"I=should=or=ought"
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=oral=stage=age=-=ans-✔✔0-18=months
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=oral=stage=primary=means=of=discharging
=drives=and=achieving=gratification=-=ans-✔✔sucking,=chewing,=feeding,=crying
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=oral=stage=psych=disorder=linked=to=failur
e=of=stage=-=ans-✔✔schizophrenia,=substance=abuse,=paranoia
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=anal=stage=age=-=ans-✔✔18=months-
3=years
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=anal=stage=primary=means=of=discharging
=drives=and=achieving=gratification=-=ans-
✔✔sphincter=control,=activities=of=expulsion=and=retention
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=anal=stage=psych=disorder=linked=to=failur
e=of=stage=-=ans-✔✔depressive=disorder
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=phallic=stage=age=-=ans-✔✔3-6=years
Freud's=psychosexual=stage=of=development=phallic=stage=primary=means=of=dischargi
ng=drives=and=achieving=gratification=-=ans-
✔✔exhibitionism,=masturbation=with=focus=on=Oedipal=conflict,=castration=anxiety,=and
=female=fear=of=lost=maternal=love
