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500+ Flashcards for
Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing
Certification (PMH-BC™)
exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
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BAnswerDepression



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BAnswerThoughtBdisorder



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BAnswerMajorBdepressiveBdisorder



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BAnswerRefusingBtoBacceptBreality



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BAnswerCreatingBaBlogicalBexplanationBforBunacceptableBbehavior



ProjectionBoccursBwhenBaBpersonB__________.B-
BAnswerAttributesBtheirBownBfeelingsBtoBothers



ABnurseBassessingBcognitiveBfunctionBinBaBpatientBwithBsuspectedBdementiaBisBperform
ingBwhichBdomainBofBpsychiatricBnursing?B-BAnswerAssessmentBandBDiagnosis



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Bstage?B-BAnswerTrustBvs.BMistrust



ABpatientBpresentingBwithBhallucinationsBlikelyBhasBaBdisturbanceBinBwhichBpsychiatricB
domain?B-BAnswerThoughtBprocesses



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BAnswerAnxietyBdisorders



ABpatientBsays,B'I'mBnotBangry—youBare!'BThisBisBanBexampleBofB__________.B-
BAnswerProjection



ABmotherBwhoBjustBlostBherBchildBinsistsB'ThisBcannotBbeBhappening.'BThisBisBanBexam
pleBofB__________.B-BAnswerDenial

,ABstudentBwhoBfailsBanBexamBblamesBtheBteacherBforBmakingBdifficultBquestions.BThis
BisBanBexampleBofB__________.B-BAnswerRationalization



Piaget'sBstageBwhereBabstractBthinkingBdevelopsBisBcalledB__________.B-
BAnswerFormalBoperationalBstage



ABdefenseBmechanismBwhereBanBindividualBreturnsBtoBanBearlierBdevelopmentalBstage
BisBknownBasB__________.B-BAnswerRegression



ABnurseBrulesBoutBmedicalBcausesBbeforeBdiagnosingBaBpsychiatricBcondition.BThisBrefle
ctsBtheBimportanceBofBassessingBforB__________.B-BAnswerPhysiologicalBcauses



ABshortBABconfusedBelderlyBclientBsuddenlyBbecomesBaggressive.BABlikelyBcauseBtheBn
urseBshouldBruleBoutBisB__________.B-BAnswerUrinaryBtractBinfection



ABclientBwhoBusesBhumorBtoBcopeBwithBstressBisBusingBtheBdefenseBmechanismBcalled
B__________.B-BAnswerSublimation



GeneralizedBanxietyBdisorderBisBaBtypeBofB__________Bdisorder.B-
BAnswerMoodBdisorder



ABpatientBexperiencingBdifficultyBrecognizingBfamiliarBpeopleBmayBbeBdemonstratingBsy
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BAnswerCollectingBaBcomprehensiveBpatientBhistory



UnderstandingBErikson'sBtheoryBhelpsBnursesBevaluateB__________.B-
BAnswerPsychosocialBdevelopment

, TheBdefenseBmechanismBinBwhichBunacceptableBimpulsesBareBconvertedBintoBsociallyBa
cceptableBactionsBisBcalledB__________.B-BAnswerSublimation



ABpatientBwhoBignoresBtheBobviousBsymptomsBofBillnessBisBusingB__________.B-
BAnswerDenial



WhenBaBpatientBattributesBtheirBownBunacceptableBthoughtsBtoBsomeoneBelse,BtheyBa
reBusingB__________.B-BAnswerProjection



ABpatientBsays,B'IBdrinkBbecauseBmyBwifeBnagsBmeBtooBmuch.'BThisBisBanBexampleBofB
__________.B-BAnswerRationalization



MoodBdisordersBprimarilyBaffectBaBperson'sB__________.B-BAnswerEmotionalBstate



ThoughtBdisordersBprimarilyBaffectBaBperson'sB__________.B-
BAnswerCognitionBandBperception



AddictionBinvolvesBimpairedBcontrolBoverB__________.B-BAnswerSubstanceBuse



ABclientBwhoBexperiencesBbothBdepressionBandBanxietyBmayBbeBdiagnosedBwithBaB___
_______.B-BAnswerMoodBdisorder



ABdeclineBinBmemoryBandBexecutiveBfunctionBisBcharacteristicBofB__________.B-
BAnswerNeurocognitiveBdisorders



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BAnswerCopeBwithBstressBorBanxiety



Piaget'sBpreoperationalBstageBisBcharacterizedBbyB__________.B-
BAnswerEgocentricBthinking

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