RASMUSSEN COLLEGE MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Freud's Id correct answers the primitive, pleasure-seeking part (according
to Freud, predominantly sexual pleasure) of our personalities that lurks in the
unconscious mind.
Freud's Ego correct answers our sense of self and acts as an intermediary
between the id and the world by using its defense mechanisms, such as
repression, denial, and rationalization
Freud's Superego correct answers is assigned to those processes that
Freud referred to as our conscience (our sense of what is right or
wrong) and is greatly influenced by our parents' or caregivers' moral
and ethical stances
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needscorrect answers
Erikson's Trust vs Mistrust Agescorrect answers Birth to 1 year
Characteristics of Trust vs Mistrust correct answers learns
to develop trusting relationships that form a sense of hope
Erikson's Autonomy vs shame and doubt ages correct
answers 1-2 years
Characteristics of Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt correct
answers Starts the process of
separation; learning to live autonomously; independence within the
environment
Erikson's Initiative vs Guilt ages correct answers 3-5
years
Characteristics of Initiative vs guilt correct answers Learns
about environmental influences; becomes more aware of own identity.
Achieve a sense of purpose
Erikson's Industry vs Inferiority ages correct answers 6-
11 years
Characteristics of Industry vs Inferiority correct answers
Energy is directed at
accomplishments, creative activities, and learning, Gain sense of self
confidence
Erikson's Identity vs Role Confusion ages correct answers
12-19 years
, Characteristics of Identity vs Role Confusion correct answers
Transitional period; movement
towards adulthood; starts incorporating beliefs and values that had been
acuired previously
Erikson's Intimacy vs Isolation ages correct answers
20's and 30's
Characteristics of Intimacy vs Isolation correct answers
Maturity and social responsibility
result in the ability to love and be loved
Erikson's Generativity vs Stagnation ages correct
answers 40's and 50's
Characteristics of Generativity vs Stagnation correct
answers Emphasis on maintaining
intimate relationships; movement towards nurturing future generations
Erikson's Integrity vs Despair ages correct answers 60
and older
Characteristics of Integrity vs Despair correct answers
Acceptance of life as it has been; acceptance of both good and bad aspects
of past life; maintaining a positive self- concept
Role of dopamine in mental disorders correct answers
Fine muscle movement, Integration of, emotions and thoughts, Decision
making, Stimulates hypothalamus to release hormones (sex, thyroid,
adrenal). Too much: schizophrenia and mania; Not enough: parkinsons
and depression
Role of Serotonin in mental disorders correct answers
Mood, Sleep regulation, Hunger
Pain perception, Aggression, and libido, Hormonal activity. Too much:
Role of GABA
Anxiety; Not in mental correct answers Reduces anxiety,
disorders aggression
enough: Depression excitation,
May play a role in pain
perception
Anticonvulsant and muscle-relaxing
Role of norepinephrine properties
in mental disorders correct answers
May impair cognition and psychomotor Mood, functioning. Too and
Attention, much: reduction of
arousal,
anxiety; Not enough: mania, anxiety, schizophrenia
Stimulates sympathetic branch of autonomic nervous system for "fight or
flight" in response to stress. Too much: mania, anxiety, schizophrenia. Not
Orientation phase of nurse-client relationship
enough: depression correct answers It is the
first time the nurse and the patient meet, and they are strangers to each
other. Rapport, parameters, and a contract is established.
HEALTH NURSING EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Freud's Id correct answers the primitive, pleasure-seeking part (according
to Freud, predominantly sexual pleasure) of our personalities that lurks in the
unconscious mind.
Freud's Ego correct answers our sense of self and acts as an intermediary
between the id and the world by using its defense mechanisms, such as
repression, denial, and rationalization
Freud's Superego correct answers is assigned to those processes that
Freud referred to as our conscience (our sense of what is right or
wrong) and is greatly influenced by our parents' or caregivers' moral
and ethical stances
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needscorrect answers
Erikson's Trust vs Mistrust Agescorrect answers Birth to 1 year
Characteristics of Trust vs Mistrust correct answers learns
to develop trusting relationships that form a sense of hope
Erikson's Autonomy vs shame and doubt ages correct
answers 1-2 years
Characteristics of Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt correct
answers Starts the process of
separation; learning to live autonomously; independence within the
environment
Erikson's Initiative vs Guilt ages correct answers 3-5
years
Characteristics of Initiative vs guilt correct answers Learns
about environmental influences; becomes more aware of own identity.
Achieve a sense of purpose
Erikson's Industry vs Inferiority ages correct answers 6-
11 years
Characteristics of Industry vs Inferiority correct answers
Energy is directed at
accomplishments, creative activities, and learning, Gain sense of self
confidence
Erikson's Identity vs Role Confusion ages correct answers
12-19 years
, Characteristics of Identity vs Role Confusion correct answers
Transitional period; movement
towards adulthood; starts incorporating beliefs and values that had been
acuired previously
Erikson's Intimacy vs Isolation ages correct answers
20's and 30's
Characteristics of Intimacy vs Isolation correct answers
Maturity and social responsibility
result in the ability to love and be loved
Erikson's Generativity vs Stagnation ages correct
answers 40's and 50's
Characteristics of Generativity vs Stagnation correct
answers Emphasis on maintaining
intimate relationships; movement towards nurturing future generations
Erikson's Integrity vs Despair ages correct answers 60
and older
Characteristics of Integrity vs Despair correct answers
Acceptance of life as it has been; acceptance of both good and bad aspects
of past life; maintaining a positive self- concept
Role of dopamine in mental disorders correct answers
Fine muscle movement, Integration of, emotions and thoughts, Decision
making, Stimulates hypothalamus to release hormones (sex, thyroid,
adrenal). Too much: schizophrenia and mania; Not enough: parkinsons
and depression
Role of Serotonin in mental disorders correct answers
Mood, Sleep regulation, Hunger
Pain perception, Aggression, and libido, Hormonal activity. Too much:
Role of GABA
Anxiety; Not in mental correct answers Reduces anxiety,
disorders aggression
enough: Depression excitation,
May play a role in pain
perception
Anticonvulsant and muscle-relaxing
Role of norepinephrine properties
in mental disorders correct answers
May impair cognition and psychomotor Mood, functioning. Too and
Attention, much: reduction of
arousal,
anxiety; Not enough: mania, anxiety, schizophrenia
Stimulates sympathetic branch of autonomic nervous system for "fight or
flight" in response to stress. Too much: mania, anxiety, schizophrenia. Not
Orientation phase of nurse-client relationship
enough: depression correct answers It is the
first time the nurse and the patient meet, and they are strangers to each
other. Rapport, parameters, and a contract is established.
