NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS WITH STUDY
GUIDE EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS/ALREADY GRADED A+
their potential
-can cope w/stress, work, and contribute to society as defined by the world health
organization (WHO)
What are common traits of mentally healthy individuals? - ...ANSWER..-rational
thinking
-Communicate effectively
-Intellectual development
-resilience
-self-esteem
How do we define mental ILLNESS? - ...ANSWER..-All psychiatric disorders that
have a definable diagnosis that interfere with development, biologically or
psychologically.
-Something that impairs the ability to think, regulate emotions and manage behaviors
What are personal factors that influence mental health and well being?
- ...ANSWER..-genetics
-biologically
-ability to perspective take
-response to social cues
-involvement in activities
-capacity to be resilient
What social/economic factors influence mental health and well-being?
- ...ANSWER..-availability of resources/ basic needs
-access to health care
-family relationships
-family response to stress
What are environmental factors that influence mental health and well being?
- ...ANSWER..-cultural beliefs
-accessibility of places with resources
what are protective factors? what are some examples? - ...ANSWER..Resilience
What is Resilience? who does it develop easier in? - ANSWER..-develops more
easily in children
-the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support their
well being...
,what are risk factors for mental illness? - ...ANSWER..enhance the likelihood of
positive outcomes and lessen the likelihood of negative consequences from
exposure to risk
Examples of risk factors for mental illness: - ...ANSWER..-supportive adult
-self-efficacy(belief that I have the ability to complete task & achieve goals, ability to
rely on resources (faith)
-ensure the opportunity to develop the ability to adapt and self-regulate
What is the DSM-5 and how is it used in psychiatric practice? - ...ANSWER..-official
medical guidelines of the American Association for diagnosing psychiatric disorders
-The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition
What are the core goals of the QSEN (quality and safety education for nurses)
initiative? - ...ANSWER..-Provide patient-centered care
-work in interdisciplinary teams
-employ evidence-based practice
-Apply quality improvement
-Utilize informatics
What is the concept of transference in therapy - ...ANSWER..Unconscious feelings a
patient has TOWARDS A HEALTHCARE WORKER connected to a significant
relationship in childhood
What is the concept of countertransference in therapy? - ...ANSWER..-Unconscious
feelings a HEALTHCARE PROVIDER HAS TOWARDS PATIENTS connected to a
significant relationship.
-Be aware of strong reactions to patients
How does interpersonal therapy function, and when is it used? - ...ANSWER..short-
term therapy- based on the assumption that psychiatric disorders are influenced by
interpersonal relationships and social context
*short term aimed at improving relatiosnhips
What are the 3 Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality
- ...ANSWER..ID
Ego
Superego
ID - ...ANSWER..PREMATIVE
Ego - ...ANSWER..learn to get what we need
Superego - ...ANSWER..develop morals
What is Peplau's theory of interpersonal relationships? How does it relate to nursing
care? - ...ANSWER..-Foundation for the practice of psychiatric nursing
, -Focuses from what we do TO the patient to what we do WITH the patient
-Illness offers opportunities for experiential learning, personal growth, and improved
coping strategies
What are the four phases of Peplau's model - ...ANSWER..Preorientation
Orientation
Working phase
Termination
Preorientation - ...ANSWER..patient assignment & review of the medical record
Orientation - ...ANSWER..interview
expression of feelings
determine goals
Working phase - ...ANSWER..-gather more data
-work on problem solving
-manage symptoms education
-education of progress
Termination phase - ...ANSWER..discharge
What are the five common behavioral therapy techniques? - ...ANSWER..modeling
operant conditioning
systemic desensitization
aversion therapy
(systemic) hooding
Modeling - ...ANSWER..someone demonstrating how the want the patient to act and
how they model it
operant conditioning - ...ANSWER..reinforces desired behaviors w/tokens that can
be utilized to obtain small desired items helps w/mutism, autism, developmental
disabilities
systemic desensitization - ...ANSWER..Teaching relaxation exercises to gradually
decrease response (exposure therapy)
aversion therapy - ...ANSWER..Pairing a negative stimulus with the target behavior
helps with alcoholism, aggression, and shoplifting. (They are doing a bad habit while
something bad happens)
(systemic) hooding - ...ANSWER..make them take it head on
How is Maslow's Humanistic Theory relevant to nursing practice? - ...ANSWER..-
Human Motivation is based on people seeking fulfillment and change through
personal growth.
-Self-actualized people are those who are fulfilled and doing all they are capable of
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS WITH STUDY
GUIDE EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS/ALREADY GRADED A+
their potential
-can cope w/stress, work, and contribute to society as defined by the world health
organization (WHO)
What are common traits of mentally healthy individuals? - ...ANSWER..-rational
thinking
-Communicate effectively
-Intellectual development
-resilience
-self-esteem
How do we define mental ILLNESS? - ...ANSWER..-All psychiatric disorders that
have a definable diagnosis that interfere with development, biologically or
psychologically.
-Something that impairs the ability to think, regulate emotions and manage behaviors
What are personal factors that influence mental health and well being?
- ...ANSWER..-genetics
-biologically
-ability to perspective take
-response to social cues
-involvement in activities
-capacity to be resilient
What social/economic factors influence mental health and well-being?
- ...ANSWER..-availability of resources/ basic needs
-access to health care
-family relationships
-family response to stress
What are environmental factors that influence mental health and well being?
- ...ANSWER..-cultural beliefs
-accessibility of places with resources
what are protective factors? what are some examples? - ...ANSWER..Resilience
What is Resilience? who does it develop easier in? - ANSWER..-develops more
easily in children
-the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support their
well being...
,what are risk factors for mental illness? - ...ANSWER..enhance the likelihood of
positive outcomes and lessen the likelihood of negative consequences from
exposure to risk
Examples of risk factors for mental illness: - ...ANSWER..-supportive adult
-self-efficacy(belief that I have the ability to complete task & achieve goals, ability to
rely on resources (faith)
-ensure the opportunity to develop the ability to adapt and self-regulate
What is the DSM-5 and how is it used in psychiatric practice? - ...ANSWER..-official
medical guidelines of the American Association for diagnosing psychiatric disorders
-The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition
What are the core goals of the QSEN (quality and safety education for nurses)
initiative? - ...ANSWER..-Provide patient-centered care
-work in interdisciplinary teams
-employ evidence-based practice
-Apply quality improvement
-Utilize informatics
What is the concept of transference in therapy - ...ANSWER..Unconscious feelings a
patient has TOWARDS A HEALTHCARE WORKER connected to a significant
relationship in childhood
What is the concept of countertransference in therapy? - ...ANSWER..-Unconscious
feelings a HEALTHCARE PROVIDER HAS TOWARDS PATIENTS connected to a
significant relationship.
-Be aware of strong reactions to patients
How does interpersonal therapy function, and when is it used? - ...ANSWER..short-
term therapy- based on the assumption that psychiatric disorders are influenced by
interpersonal relationships and social context
*short term aimed at improving relatiosnhips
What are the 3 Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality
- ...ANSWER..ID
Ego
Superego
ID - ...ANSWER..PREMATIVE
Ego - ...ANSWER..learn to get what we need
Superego - ...ANSWER..develop morals
What is Peplau's theory of interpersonal relationships? How does it relate to nursing
care? - ...ANSWER..-Foundation for the practice of psychiatric nursing
, -Focuses from what we do TO the patient to what we do WITH the patient
-Illness offers opportunities for experiential learning, personal growth, and improved
coping strategies
What are the four phases of Peplau's model - ...ANSWER..Preorientation
Orientation
Working phase
Termination
Preorientation - ...ANSWER..patient assignment & review of the medical record
Orientation - ...ANSWER..interview
expression of feelings
determine goals
Working phase - ...ANSWER..-gather more data
-work on problem solving
-manage symptoms education
-education of progress
Termination phase - ...ANSWER..discharge
What are the five common behavioral therapy techniques? - ...ANSWER..modeling
operant conditioning
systemic desensitization
aversion therapy
(systemic) hooding
Modeling - ...ANSWER..someone demonstrating how the want the patient to act and
how they model it
operant conditioning - ...ANSWER..reinforces desired behaviors w/tokens that can
be utilized to obtain small desired items helps w/mutism, autism, developmental
disabilities
systemic desensitization - ...ANSWER..Teaching relaxation exercises to gradually
decrease response (exposure therapy)
aversion therapy - ...ANSWER..Pairing a negative stimulus with the target behavior
helps with alcoholism, aggression, and shoplifting. (They are doing a bad habit while
something bad happens)
(systemic) hooding - ...ANSWER..make them take it head on
How is Maslow's Humanistic Theory relevant to nursing practice? - ...ANSWER..-
Human Motivation is based on people seeking fulfillment and change through
personal growth.
-Self-actualized people are those who are fulfilled and doing all they are capable of
