PMHNP Certification Exam Questions and 100% verified answers

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Tarasoff Principle - correct answer 1976 - duty to warn victims of potential harm from client



Deontological Theory - correct answer Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or bad based
on the act itself regardless of the consequences



Teleological Theory - correct answer Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or bad based
on the consequence or outcome



Virtue ethics - correct answer ethical theory that states actions are chosen based on the moral virtues
(eg. honesty, courage, compassion, wisdom, gratitude, self-respect) or the character of the person
making the decision



Erikson's developmental stage infancy age range - correct answer birth-1 year



Erikson's developmental stage infancy developmental tasks - correct answer trust vs. mistrust



Erikson's developmental stage infancy indications of developmental mastery - correct answer Ability to
form meaningful relationships, hope about the future trust in others



Erikson's developmental stage infancy indication of developmental failure - correct answer poor
relationships, lack of future hope, suspicious of others



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood age - correct answer 1-3 yo



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood developmental task - correct answer autonomy vs. shame
and doubt



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental mastery - correct answer
self-control, self-esteem, willpower



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental failure - correct answer poor
self-control, low self esteem, self-doubt, lack of independence

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Erikson's developmental stage late childhood age - correct answer 3-6yo



Erikson's developmental stage late childhood developmental task - correct answer initiative vs guilt



Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental mastery - correct answer self-
directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose



Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental failure - correct answer lack
of self-initiated behavior, lack of goal orientation



Erikson's developmental stage school-age ages - correct answer 6-12yo



Erikson's developmental stage school-age developmental task - correct answer industry vs. inferiority



Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental mastery - correct answer ability
to work; sense of competency and achievement



Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental failure - correct answer sense of
inferiority, difficulty with working, learning



Erikson's developmental stage adolescence ages - correct answer 12-20yo



Erikson's developmental stage adolescence developmental task - correct answer identity vs role
confusion



Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental mastery - correct answer
personal sense of identity



Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental failure - correct answer identity
confusion, poor self-identification in group settings

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Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood ages - correct answer 20-35 years



Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood developmental task - correct answer intimacy vs isolation



Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental mastery - correct answer
committed relationships, capacity to love



Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental failure - correct answer
emotional isolation, egocentrism



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood ages - correct answer 35-65 yo



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood developmental task - correct answer generativity vs.
self-absorption or stagnation



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental mastery - correct answer
ability to give time and talents to others, ability to care for others



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental failure - correct answer
self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability to care for others



Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood age - correct answer >65yo



Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood developmental task - correct answer integrity vs despair



Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental mastery - correct answer
fulfilment and comfort with life, willingness to face death, insight and balanced perspective on life's
events

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Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental failure - correct answer
bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over impending death



Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Theory - correct answer -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 - correct answer Even apparently meaningless, random, or accidental
behavior is actually motivated by underlying unconscious mental content



Intellectual disability typical age onset - correct answer infancy- usually evident at birth



ADHD typical age onset - correct answer early childhood (per DSM by age 12)



Schizophrenia typical age onset - correct answer 18-25 for men

25-35 for women



Major Depression typical age onset - correct answer late adolescence to young adulthood



dementia typical age onset - correct answer most common after age 85



Freud's Id - correct answer -contains primary drives or instincts

-drives are largely unconscious