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Access the Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Test Bank by Shuo Complete Guide, a comprehensive resource for nursing students preparing for exams and clinical success. This test bank includes expertly crafted multiple-choice questions, accurate answers, and detailed rationales covering key topics in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Ideal for NCLEX preparation, classroom assessments, and concept mastery, this guide helps you strengthen critical thinking and confidently tackle mental health nursing exams. Perfect for students seeking reliable, exam-focused study materials.

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, (Answers are at the end of each Chapter)
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Chapter 1: Concepts of Personality Development
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A jilted college student is admitted to a hospital following a suicide attempt and
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states, “No one will ever love a loser like me.” According to Erikson’s theory
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of personality development, a nurse should recognize that this patient has a
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deficit in which developmental stage?
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1. Trust versus mistrust cc cc




2. Initiative versus guilt cc cc




3. Intimacy versus isolation cc cc




4. Ego integrityversus despair cc c cc




2. A nurse observes a 3-year-old client willingly sharing candy with a sibling.
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According to Peplau, which psychological stage of development should the
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nurse determine that this child has completed?
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1. Learning to count on others cc cc cc cc




2. Learning to delaysatisfaction cc cc c




3. Identifying oneself cc




4. Developing skills in participation cc cc cc




3. A 9-month-old child screams every time his mother leaves and will not
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tolerate anyone else changing his diaper. The nurse should determine that,
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accordingtoMahler’sdevelopmental theory, thischild’s development was
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arrested at which phase?
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1. Theautistic phase c cc




2. Thesymbiotic phase c c




3. The separation-individuation phase cc cc




4. The rapprochement phase cc cc




4. According to Peplau, a nurse who provides an abandoned child with cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc




parentalguidance andpraise followingsmallaccomplishmentsisserving
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which therapeutic role?
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3. Surrogate
4. Leader

5. When assessing clients,apsychiatric nurseshouldunderstand that
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psychoanalytic theory is based on which underlying concept?
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1. Apossible geneticbasis forthe client’s problems
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2. The structure and dynamics of the personality cc cc cc cc cc cc




3. Behavioral responses to stressors cc c cc




4. Maladaptive cognitions cc

, 6. Which underlyingconcept should anurseassociate with interpersonal
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1. Theeffects of social processes on personalitydevelopment
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2. Theeffects of unconscious processes and personality structures
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3. Theeffects on thoughts and perceptual processes
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4. Theeffects of chemical and genetic influences
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7. Aphysicallyhealthy, 35-year-old, singleclientliveswith hisparents, who
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provide total financial support. According to Erikson’s theory, which
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developmental task should a nurse assist the client to accomplish?
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1. Establishingthe abilityto control emotional reactions c cc c cc cc cc




2. Establishinga strong sense of ethics and character structure c cc c cc cc cc cc cc




3. Establishing and maintaining self-esteem cc cc cc




4. Establishing a career, personal relationships, and societal connections cc cc cc cc cc cc cc




8. A 1-month-old infant is left alone for extended periods, has little
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physical stimulation, and is malnourished. Based on this infant’s
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situation, in which phase of development, according to Mahler’s
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theory, should a nurse expect to see a potential deficit?
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1. Thesymbiotic phase c c




2. Theautistic phase c cc




3. The consolidation phase cc cc




4. The rapprochement phase cc cc




9. A 6-year-old boy uses his father’s flashlight to explore his 3-year-old sister’s
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genitalia. According to Freud, in which stage of psychosocial development
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should a nurse identify this behavior as normal?
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1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Latency

10. Amarried, 26-year-old client works as a schoolteacher. She and her husband
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have just had their first child. A nurse should recognize that this client is
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successfullyaccomplishingwhich stageof Erikson’s developmentaltheory?
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1. Industryversus inferiority c cc




2. Identityversus role confusion c cc cc




3. Intimacy versus isolation cc cc




4. Generativity versus stagnation cc cc




11. A 10-year-old child wins the science fair competition and is chosen as
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a cheerleader for the basketball team. A nurse should recognize that
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this child is in the process of successfully accomplishing which stage
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of Erikson’s developmental theory?
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1. Industryversus inferiority c cc




2. Identityversus role confusion c cc cc




3. Intimacy versus isolation cc cc




4. Generativity versus stagnation cc cc




12. A client has flashbacks of sexual abuse by her uncle. She did not have these
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cc memories until recently, cc cc c c when she became sexually active with her cc cc cc cc cc cc




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, boyfriend.Anurseshould identifythis experience as c c c cc c c cc c c which partofSullivan’s cc cc c




concept of the self-system?
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1. The good me cc cc




2. The bad me cc cc




3. The not me cc cc




4. The bad you cc cc




13. Accordingto Freud, whichstatement should anurseassociate with c c c c cc cc c c cc




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1. “No one is looking, so I will take three cigarettes from Mom’s pack.” cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc




2. “I don’t ever cheat on tests; it is wrong.”cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc




3. “If I skip school, I will get into trouble and fail my test.”
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4. “Dad won’t miss this little bit of vodka.” cc cc cc cc cc cc cc




14. A female complains that her husband only satisfies his sexual needs and never
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her needs. According to Freud, which personality structure should a nurse
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identify as predominantly driving the husband’s actions?
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1. The id cc




2. Thesuperid c




3. The ego cc




4. Thesuperego c




15. A father of a 5-year-old demeans and curses his child for disobedience. In
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turn,when upset,the child uses swearwords at kindergarten.Aschool nurse
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recognizes this behavior as unsuccessful completion of which stage of
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development, according to Peplau?
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1. Learning to count on others cc cc cc cc




2. Learning to delaysatisfaction cc cc c




3. Identifying oneself cc




4. Developing skills in participation cc cc cc




16. A nurse is caring for a hospitalized client who is quarrelsome, opinionated,
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andhas littleregardfor others.AccordingtoSullivan’s interpersonal theory,
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the nurse should associate the client’s behaviors with a previous deficit in
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which stage of development?
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1. Infancy
2. Childhood
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4. Late adolescence cc




Completion
Complete each statement.
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17. “It is never right to takesomething that doesn’t belong to you.”According to
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Sigmund Freud, this
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