500+ Flashcards for
Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing
Certification (PMH-BC™)
exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AccordingBtoBErikson,BtheBprimaryBdevelopmentalBtaskBofBadolescenceBisB__________.B
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ABsuddenBonsetBofBconfusionBinBanBelderlyBpatientBmayBindicateBaBphysiologicalBcause
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HypothyroidismBmayBmimicBpsychiatricBsymptomsBsuchBasB__________.B-
BAnswerDepression
SchizophreniaBisBprimarilyBclassifiedBasBaB__________Bdisorder.B-
BAnswerThoughtBdisorder
ABpersistentBfeelingBofBsadnessBandBlossBofBinterestBisBcharacteristicBofB__________.B-
BAnswerMajorBdepressiveBdisorder
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BAnswerNeurocognitiveBdisorder
,AnBindividualBwhoBdrinksBalcoholBdespiteBnegativeBconsequencesBmayBhaveBaB_______
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UsingBdenialBasBaBdefenseBmechanismBmeansB__________.B-
BAnswerRefusingBtoBacceptBreality
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BAnswerCreatingBaBlogicalBexplanationBforBunacceptableBbehavior
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BAnswerAttributesBtheirBownBfeelingsBtoBothers
ABnurseBassessingBcognitiveBfunctionBinBaBpatientBwithBsuspectedBdementiaBisBperform
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ABchildBwhoBstrugglesBwithBtrustBduringBinfancyBmayBdevelopBissuesBinBwhichBErikson
Bstage?B-BAnswerTrustBvs.BMistrust
ABpatientBpresentingBwithBhallucinationsBlikelyBhasBaBdisturbanceBinBwhichBpsychiatricB
domain?B-BAnswerThoughtBprocesses
HyperthyroidismBmayBpresentBwithBpsychiatricBsymptomsBresemblingB__________.B-
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
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ABshortBABconfusedBelderlyBclientBsuddenlyBbecomesBaggressive.BABlikelyBcauseBtheBn
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ABclientBwhoBusesBhumorBtoBcopeBwithBstressBisBusingBtheBdefenseBmechanismBcalled
B__________.B-BAnswerSublimation
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BAnswerMoodBdisorder
ABpatientBexperiencingBdifficultyBrecognizingBfamiliarBpeopleBmayBbeBdemonstratingBsy
mptomsBofB__________.B-BAnswerNeurocognitiveBimpairment
TheBfirstBstepBinBpsychiatricBnursingBassessmentBisB__________.B-
BAnswerCollectingBaBcomprehensiveBpatientBhistory
UnderstandingBErikson'sBtheoryBhelpsBnursesBevaluateB__________.B-
BAnswerPsychosocialBdevelopment
, TheBdefenseBmechanismBinBwhichBunacceptableBimpulsesBareBconvertedBintoBsociallyBa
cceptableBactionsBisBcalledB__________.B-BAnswerSublimation
ABpatientBwhoBignoresBtheBobviousBsymptomsBofBillnessBisBusingB__________.B-
BAnswerDenial
WhenBaBpatientBattributesBtheirBownBunacceptableBthoughtsBtoBsomeoneBelse,BtheyBa
reBusingB__________.B-BAnswerProjection
ABpatientBsays,B'IBdrinkBbecauseBmyBwifeBnagsBmeBtooBmuch.'BThisBisBanBexampleBofB
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MoodBdisordersBprimarilyBaffectBaBperson'sB__________.B-BAnswerEmotionalBstate
ThoughtBdisordersBprimarilyBaffectBaBperson'sB__________.B-
BAnswerCognitionBandBperception
AddictionBinvolvesBimpairedBcontrolBoverB__________.B-BAnswerSubstanceBuse
ABclientBwhoBexperiencesBbothBdepressionBandBanxietyBmayBbeBdiagnosedBwithBaB___
_______.B-BAnswerMoodBdisorder
ABdeclineBinBmemoryBandBexecutiveBfunctionBisBcharacteristicBofB__________.B-
BAnswerNeurocognitiveBdisorders
DefenseBmechanismsBhelpBindividualsB__________.B-
BAnswerCopeBwithBstressBorBanxiety
Piaget'sBpreoperationalBstageBisBcharacterizedBbyB__________.B-
BAnswerEgocentricBthinking
Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing
Certification (PMH-BC™)
exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AccordingBtoBErikson,BtheBprimaryBdevelopmentalBtaskBofBadolescenceBisB__________.B
-BAnswerIdentityBvs.BRoleBConfusion
Piaget'sBcognitiveBstageBwhereBchildrenBdevelopBobjectBpermanenceBisBknownBasB____
______.B-BAnswerSensorimotorBStage
ABsuddenBonsetBofBconfusionBinBanBelderlyBpatientBmayBindicateBaBphysiologicalBcause
BsuchBasB__________.B-BAnswerUrinaryBtractBinfection
HypothyroidismBmayBmimicBpsychiatricBsymptomsBsuchBasB__________.B-
BAnswerDepression
SchizophreniaBisBprimarilyBclassifiedBasBaB__________Bdisorder.B-
BAnswerThoughtBdisorder
ABpersistentBfeelingBofBsadnessBandBlossBofBinterestBisBcharacteristicBofB__________.B-
BAnswerMajorBdepressiveBdisorder
Alzheimer'sBdiseaseBisBanBexampleBofBaB__________Bdisorder.B-
BAnswerNeurocognitiveBdisorder
,AnBindividualBwhoBdrinksBalcoholBdespiteBnegativeBconsequencesBmayBhaveBaB_______
___.B-BAnswerSubstanceBuseBdisorder
UsingBdenialBasBaBdefenseBmechanismBmeansB__________.B-
BAnswerRefusingBtoBacceptBreality
RationalizationBinvolvesB__________.B-
BAnswerCreatingBaBlogicalBexplanationBforBunacceptableBbehavior
ProjectionBoccursBwhenBaBpersonB__________.B-
BAnswerAttributesBtheirBownBfeelingsBtoBothers
ABnurseBassessingBcognitiveBfunctionBinBaBpatientBwithBsuspectedBdementiaBisBperform
ingBwhichBdomainBofBpsychiatricBnursing?B-BAnswerAssessmentBandBDiagnosis
ABchildBwhoBstrugglesBwithBtrustBduringBinfancyBmayBdevelopBissuesBinBwhichBErikson
Bstage?B-BAnswerTrustBvs.BMistrust
ABpatientBpresentingBwithBhallucinationsBlikelyBhasBaBdisturbanceBinBwhichBpsychiatricB
domain?B-BAnswerThoughtBprocesses
HyperthyroidismBmayBpresentBwithBpsychiatricBsymptomsBresemblingB__________.B-
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
mptomsBofB__________.B-BAnswerNeurocognitiveBimpairment
TheBfirstBstepBinBpsychiatricBnursingBassessmentBisB__________.B-
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
DefenseBmechanismsBhelpBindividualsB__________.B-
BAnswerCopeBwithBstressBorBanxiety
Piaget'sBpreoperationalBstageBisBcharacterizedBbyB__________.B-
BAnswerEgocentricBthinking