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Prepare for the ANCC PMHNP certification exam with a comprehensive study guide covering psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, patient safety, clinical management, and professional practice. Review exam-focused practice questions and answers designed to reinforce essential concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for successful Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification preparation.

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ANCC PMHNP EXAM COMPLETE TESTBANK
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
STUDYGUIDE
Psychoanalytic theory - ANS✔✔-Oral , anal, phallic, latency, and genital stages
PsychoDYNAMIC or Individual: Adler - ANS✔✔-Recognized inferiority as driving force; strive
for superiority; motivation is through social relatedness
PsychoDYNAMIC or Individual Theory: Adler - ANS✔✔-Assume responsibility for growth
Live a purposeful life
Consciousness raising
Intrapersonal conflicts
Birth Order
Existential: Frankl, May, Yalom - ANS✔✔-Stresses human EXISTENCE, choice, freedom and
responsibility:Logotherapy: therapy through meaning
Person-centered: Carl Rogers: personality theory and psychotherapy - ANS✔✔-
UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD, relationship
genuineness, accurate empathy, self-actualization
Humanistic Psychology and Heirarchy of Needs - ANS✔✔-Abraham Maslow
Person-centered - ANS✔✔-Carl Rogers
the conscious mind; the unconscious mind; conflict model between conscious and unconscious
forces
WHAT therapist? - ANS✔✔-Freud
Fritz Perls - ANS✔✔-GESTALT Theorist
Gestalt - ANS✔✔-the process of forming wholeness Here and Now
Empty Chair Technique
Fritz Perls
"You do your thing, Ill do mine"
Operant Conditioning - ANS✔✔-behaviors are influenced by their consequences. for example
punishment. Skinner theorist
Cognitive: Albert Ellis - ANS✔✔-Irrational beliefs that occur in response to some triggering
event that leads to negative emotions, anxiety or depression "cognitive distortions"
REBT and confrontation
Cognitive: BECK - ANS✔✔-Must, should, ought to ...Catastrophizing, over generalizing,
dichotomous thinking. IE panic attack "I'm having a heart attack."
Guided collaboration on cognitive distortions.
Interpersonal therapy - ANS✔✔-Klerman and Weissman, Peplau Stack-sullivan
IP therapy - ANS✔✔-quality of attachment in early life bears on quality of IP relationships later.
IP therapy - Peplau - ANS✔✔-psy disorders occur in IP context with IP losses, disputes,
transitions, deficits; based on Harry Stack Sullivan and A. Meyer plus Attachment Theory of
Bowlby
Interpersonal Therapy - ANS✔✔-the quality of attachment in early life bears on the quality of IP
relationships later.
Systems Theory: Satir and Minuchin; Bowen - ANS✔✔-individuals can only be understood
within their social context

, ANCC PMHNP EXAM COMPLETE TESTBANK
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
STUDYGUIDE
Triangulation - ANS✔✔-Family Systems Theory- When a third person intervenes in a
relationship.
Id, ego superego - ANS✔✔-Freud
Based on attachment theory and Sullivan - ANS✔✔-Interpersonal
Unconditional positive regard - ANS✔✔-Carl Rogers: person centered
Sandy's theory
Irrational beliefs lead to anxiety and depression - ANS✔✔-Cognitive distortions
Erikson's 8 stages of Psychosocial development - ANS✔✔-Trust vs. Mistrust; Autonomy vs
Shame and doubt; Initiative vs. Guilt; Industry vs Inferiority; Identity vs. Role confusion;
Intimacy vs. Isolation; Generative lifestyle vs Stagnation or self absorption; Ego integrity vs
Despair
Erikson Trust vs. Mistrust - ANS✔✔-Infant stage / 0-1 yr
Does the child believe its caregivers to be reliable?
Erikson: Autonomy vs Shame and doubt - ANS✔✔-Ericksons Toddler/1-3 yrs
Child starts to elxplore their world.
Erikson: Initiative vs. Guilt - ANS✔✔-Preschool/3-6 yrs
Does child have ability to do things on own?
Erikson: Industry vs Inferiority - ANS✔✔-School age / 6-11 yrs
Child compares self worth to others
Erikson: Identity vs. Role confusion - ANS✔✔-Adolescent/ 12 yrs. until age 20 yrs. :
Questioning of self "Who am I"
Erikson: Intimacy vs. Isolation - ANS✔✔-Young adulthood; 21-40 yrs.
Dating , marriage, family and friendships
Erikson: Generative lifestyle vs Stagnation or self absorption - ANS✔✔-40-60 yrs.
To establish and guide the next generation
Erikson: Ego integrity vs Despair - ANS✔✔-65 yrs. and onward
The last chapter
Erikson Trust vs. Mistrust Pathologic outcomes 0-1 - ANS✔✔-depression , substance abuse,
psychosis
Erikson: Autonomy vs Shame and doubt 1-3 - ANS✔✔-paranoia, obsessions, compulsions,
impulsivity
Erikson: Initiative vs. Guilt 3-6 - ANS✔✔-conversion disorder, phobia, psychosomatic disorder
Erikson: Industry vs Inferiority 7-12 - ANS✔✔-creative inhibition , inertia
Erikson: Identity vs. Role confusion 13 - 20 - ANS✔✔-delinquent behavior, gender related
identity disorders, BPD, psychotic episodes
Erikson: Intimacy vs. Isolation /Young Adult - ANS✔✔-schizoid PD
Erikson: Generative lifestyle vs Stagnation or self-absorption 40/60 - ANS✔✔-Mid-life crisis
Erikson: Ego integrity vs Despair 65 plus - ANS✔✔-Ericksons stage that leads to extreme
alienation and despair

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