PMH-BC 2 Exam Questions and Answers
4 general rules for involuntary commitment
diagnosed psychiatric disorder, poses risk to self or others, unwilling to accept
severity of disorder, treatment is likely to improve function
In forensic nursing, is the nurse aligned with the patient or the justice system?
The justice system (therefore adversarial with the patient)
Primary prevention
Healthy people provided with advice (vaccines, seat belts, balanced diet)
Secondary Prevention
Looking for a disease or limit early stage progression (Mental health screenings,
STD testing, cancer screening, statins to lower cholesterol)
Tertiary Prevention
Reduce disease progression (support groups, rehab, psychoeducation)
Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change 5)
precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (5)
Physiological (food/sex), Safety, Love/belonging, Self-esteem, Self-actualization
Lapse vs. Relapse
Lapse is slight error but then gets back on track
Relapse is return to former behaviors.
Social learning theory
People learn behaviors by observing and modeling others (Directly and vicariously)
Erikson 0-18 months
trust vs mistrust (able to have faith in people)
, Erikson: 18 months to 3 years
autonomy vs shame and doubt (Independence over behavior and skills)
Erikson: 3-6 years
Initiative vs Guilt (self-starting)
Erikson: 6-12 years
industry vs inferiority (feeling competent with demands of life)
Erikson 12-18 years
identity vs role confusion (Sense of personal identity)
Erikson 19-40 years
intimacy vs isolation (Strong relationships)
Erikson 40-65
generativity vs stagnation (Feeling useful in society/family)
Erikson 65+
Integrity vs despair (wisdom and fulfillment in life)
Piaget 0-2 years
Sensorimotor (Thinks in the present TEACH IN THE PRESENT) (Object
permanence)
Piaget 3-6 years
Preoperational (Imaginative, magical thinking, don't understand cause and effect)
Piaget 7-11 years
Concrete operation (logical thinking, one way to do things, limited abstract thinking)
Piaget 12-15 years
Formal Operational (Develop abstract thinking, teach like an adult, at times non-
compliant)
Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory (6 stages and tasks)
4 general rules for involuntary commitment
diagnosed psychiatric disorder, poses risk to self or others, unwilling to accept
severity of disorder, treatment is likely to improve function
In forensic nursing, is the nurse aligned with the patient or the justice system?
The justice system (therefore adversarial with the patient)
Primary prevention
Healthy people provided with advice (vaccines, seat belts, balanced diet)
Secondary Prevention
Looking for a disease or limit early stage progression (Mental health screenings,
STD testing, cancer screening, statins to lower cholesterol)
Tertiary Prevention
Reduce disease progression (support groups, rehab, psychoeducation)
Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change 5)
precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (5)
Physiological (food/sex), Safety, Love/belonging, Self-esteem, Self-actualization
Lapse vs. Relapse
Lapse is slight error but then gets back on track
Relapse is return to former behaviors.
Social learning theory
People learn behaviors by observing and modeling others (Directly and vicariously)
Erikson 0-18 months
trust vs mistrust (able to have faith in people)
, Erikson: 18 months to 3 years
autonomy vs shame and doubt (Independence over behavior and skills)
Erikson: 3-6 years
Initiative vs Guilt (self-starting)
Erikson: 6-12 years
industry vs inferiority (feeling competent with demands of life)
Erikson 12-18 years
identity vs role confusion (Sense of personal identity)
Erikson 19-40 years
intimacy vs isolation (Strong relationships)
Erikson 40-65
generativity vs stagnation (Feeling useful in society/family)
Erikson 65+
Integrity vs despair (wisdom and fulfillment in life)
Piaget 0-2 years
Sensorimotor (Thinks in the present TEACH IN THE PRESENT) (Object
permanence)
Piaget 3-6 years
Preoperational (Imaginative, magical thinking, don't understand cause and effect)
Piaget 7-11 years
Concrete operation (logical thinking, one way to do things, limited abstract thinking)
Piaget 12-15 years
Formal Operational (Develop abstract thinking, teach like an adult, at times non-
compliant)
Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory (6 stages and tasks)
