VARCAROLIS FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ also known as "talk therapy" or "getting things off our chests",
Freud used this method as part of his treatment which evolved to
include "free association" which requires full disclosure of thoughts
and feelings as they come to mind.
Answer: cathartic method
◉ This level of awareness in Freud's theory of psychoanalysis is part
of the tip of the iceberg containing all the material a person is aware
of at any one time, including perceptions, memories thoughts,
fantasies, and feelings..
Answer: conscious
◉ in Freud's theory, the level of consciousness in which thoughts
and feelings are not conscious but are readily retrieveable.
Answer: preconscious
◉ According to Freud's theory, this is the level of consciousness
where all repressed memories, passions, and unacceptable urges lie
, deep below the surface and said to contain trauma and events too
painful to deal with..
Answer: unconscious
◉ Freud states childhood experiences strongly influences complex
human processes. Also the unconscious mind is a baseline for
considering human behavior. Identifying conscious and unconscious
influences can help nurses understand the root causes of patient
suffering. Freud also emphasized importance of cathartic method
(free talk) as a tool for healing in psychiatric care..
Answer: Freud's implications for psychiatric mental health nursing
◉ (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or
displaced from one person to another.
Answer: transference
◉ Circumstances in which a psychoanalyst develops personal
feelings about a client because of perceived similarity of the client to
significant people in the therapist's life..
Answer: countertransference
◉ This therapy follows the psychoanalytic model using many of the
tools of psychoanalysis, such as free association, dream analysis,
transference, and countertransference. The therapist has increased
involvement and interacts with the patient more freely than in
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ also known as "talk therapy" or "getting things off our chests",
Freud used this method as part of his treatment which evolved to
include "free association" which requires full disclosure of thoughts
and feelings as they come to mind.
Answer: cathartic method
◉ This level of awareness in Freud's theory of psychoanalysis is part
of the tip of the iceberg containing all the material a person is aware
of at any one time, including perceptions, memories thoughts,
fantasies, and feelings..
Answer: conscious
◉ in Freud's theory, the level of consciousness in which thoughts
and feelings are not conscious but are readily retrieveable.
Answer: preconscious
◉ According to Freud's theory, this is the level of consciousness
where all repressed memories, passions, and unacceptable urges lie
, deep below the surface and said to contain trauma and events too
painful to deal with..
Answer: unconscious
◉ Freud states childhood experiences strongly influences complex
human processes. Also the unconscious mind is a baseline for
considering human behavior. Identifying conscious and unconscious
influences can help nurses understand the root causes of patient
suffering. Freud also emphasized importance of cathartic method
(free talk) as a tool for healing in psychiatric care..
Answer: Freud's implications for psychiatric mental health nursing
◉ (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or
displaced from one person to another.
Answer: transference
◉ Circumstances in which a psychoanalyst develops personal
feelings about a client because of perceived similarity of the client to
significant people in the therapist's life..
Answer: countertransference
◉ This therapy follows the psychoanalytic model using many of the
tools of psychoanalysis, such as free association, dream analysis,
transference, and countertransference. The therapist has increased
involvement and interacts with the patient more freely than in
