PMHNP Certification Test Bank Final Exam 2026-2027
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Erikson's developmental self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability
stage middle adulthood to care for others
indications of developmental
failure
Erikson's >65yo
developmental stage
late adulthood age
Erikson's integrity vs despair
developmental stage
late adulthood
developmental task
Erikson's developmental fulfilment and comfort with life, willingness to face
stage late adulthood death, insight and balanced perspective on life's
indications of developmental events
mastery
Erikson's developmental bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over
stage late adulthood impending death
indications of
developmental failure
-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
Psychodynamic mental content
(Psychoanalytic) Theory -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
Even apparently meaningless, random, or accidental
Principle of psychic
determinism behavior is actually motivated by underlying
unconscious mental content
Intellectual disability typical infancy- usually evident at birth
age onset
ADHD typical age onset early childhood (per DSM by age 12)
18-25 for men
Schizophrenia typical age
onset 25-35 for women
Major Depression typical age late adolescence to young adulthood
onset
dementia typical age onset most common after age 85
-contains primary drives or instincts
-drives are largely unconscious
Freud's Id
-operates on the pleasure principle
-"I want"
pleasure principle the id seeks immediate satisfaction
-rational mind, logical and abstract thinking
freud's ego
-"I think, I evaluate"
-sense of conscience or right vs wrong
Freud's superego -develops around age 6
-"I should or ought"
Freud's psychosexual 0-18 months
stage of development
oral stage age
Freud's psychosexual sucking, chewing, feeding, crying
stage of development oral
stage primary means of
discharging drives and
achieving gratification
,Freud's psychosexual schizophrenia, substance abuse, paranoia
stage of development
oral stage psych disorder
linked to failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual 18 months-3 years
stage of development
anal stage age
Freud's psychosexual sphincter control, activities of expulsion and retention
stage of development anal
stage primary means of
discharging drives and
achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual depressive disorder
stage of development
anal stage psych disorder
linked to failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual 3-6 years
stage of development
phallic stage age
Freud's psychosexual exhibitionism, masturbation with focus on Oedipal
stage of development conflict, castration anxiety, and female fear of lost
phallic stage primary means maternal love
of discharging drives and
achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual sexual identity disorders
stage of development
phallic stage psychiatric
disorder linked to
failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual 6years-puberty
stage of development
latency stage age
Freud's psychosexual peer relationships, learning, motor-skills development,
stage of development socialization
latency stage primary means
of discharging drives and
, achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual inability to form social relationships
stage of development
latency stage psych disorder
linked to failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual puberty forward
stage of development
genital stage age
Freud's psychosexual integration and synthesis of behaviors from early
stage of development stages, primary genital-based sexuality
genital stage primary means
of discharging drives and
achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual sexual perversion disorders
stage of development
genital stage psych disorder
linked to failure of sage
-Piaget
Cognitive Theory
- four stages of development
Piaget developmental stage birth-2 years
sensorimotor age
Piaget developmental stage the critical achievement of this stage is object permanence
sensorimotor
Piaget developmental stage 2-7 years
preoperational age
Piaget developmental more extensive use of language
stage preoperational and symbolism magical
thinking
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Detailed Answers \Verified 100% Graded A+
Erikson's developmental self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability
stage middle adulthood to care for others
indications of developmental
failure
Erikson's >65yo
developmental stage
late adulthood age
Erikson's integrity vs despair
developmental stage
late adulthood
developmental task
Erikson's developmental fulfilment and comfort with life, willingness to face
stage late adulthood death, insight and balanced perspective on life's
indications of developmental events
mastery
Erikson's developmental bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over
stage late adulthood impending death
indications of
developmental failure
-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
Psychodynamic mental content
(Psychoanalytic) Theory -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
Even apparently meaningless, random, or accidental
Principle of psychic
determinism behavior is actually motivated by underlying
unconscious mental content
Intellectual disability typical infancy- usually evident at birth
age onset
ADHD typical age onset early childhood (per DSM by age 12)
18-25 for men
Schizophrenia typical age
onset 25-35 for women
Major Depression typical age late adolescence to young adulthood
onset
dementia typical age onset most common after age 85
-contains primary drives or instincts
-drives are largely unconscious
Freud's Id
-operates on the pleasure principle
-"I want"
pleasure principle the id seeks immediate satisfaction
-rational mind, logical and abstract thinking
freud's ego
-"I think, I evaluate"
-sense of conscience or right vs wrong
Freud's superego -develops around age 6
-"I should or ought"
Freud's psychosexual 0-18 months
stage of development
oral stage age
Freud's psychosexual sucking, chewing, feeding, crying
stage of development oral
stage primary means of
discharging drives and
achieving gratification
,Freud's psychosexual schizophrenia, substance abuse, paranoia
stage of development
oral stage psych disorder
linked to failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual 18 months-3 years
stage of development
anal stage age
Freud's psychosexual sphincter control, activities of expulsion and retention
stage of development anal
stage primary means of
discharging drives and
achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual depressive disorder
stage of development
anal stage psych disorder
linked to failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual 3-6 years
stage of development
phallic stage age
Freud's psychosexual exhibitionism, masturbation with focus on Oedipal
stage of development conflict, castration anxiety, and female fear of lost
phallic stage primary means maternal love
of discharging drives and
achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual sexual identity disorders
stage of development
phallic stage psychiatric
disorder linked to
failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual 6years-puberty
stage of development
latency stage age
Freud's psychosexual peer relationships, learning, motor-skills development,
stage of development socialization
latency stage primary means
of discharging drives and
, achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual inability to form social relationships
stage of development
latency stage psych disorder
linked to failure of stage
Freud's psychosexual puberty forward
stage of development
genital stage age
Freud's psychosexual integration and synthesis of behaviors from early
stage of development stages, primary genital-based sexuality
genital stage primary means
of discharging drives and
achieving gratification
Freud's psychosexual sexual perversion disorders
stage of development
genital stage psych disorder
linked to failure of sage
-Piaget
Cognitive Theory
- four stages of development
Piaget developmental stage birth-2 years
sensorimotor age
Piaget developmental stage the critical achievement of this stage is object permanence
sensorimotor
Piaget developmental stage 2-7 years
preoperational age
Piaget developmental more extensive use of language
stage preoperational and symbolism magical
thinking
