PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE
PMHNP ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● What types of development should a PMHNP consider during
psychiatric assessments? Answer: Cognitive and psychosocial
development.
●● Which psychologist theorized that cognitive development occurs in
stages? Answer: Jean Piaget.
●● What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development? Answer:
Sensorimotor (0-2 years).
●● What cognitive abilities are developed during the Sensorimotor
stage? Answer: Reflexes, object permanence, and causality.
●● What is the age range for the Preoperational stage of cognitive
development? Answer: 2-7 years.
●● What characterizes the Preoperational stage of cognitive
development? Answer: Use of mental representations, symbolic thought,
and egocentric thinking.
, ●● What is the age range for the Concrete Operational stage? Answer: 7-
11 years.
●● What cognitive abilities are developed during the Concrete
Operational stage? Answer: Logical operations and concrete thinking.
●● What is the age range for the Formal Operational stage? Answer: 12
years and older.
●● What cognitive abilities are developed during the Formal
Operational stage? Answer: Abstract reasoning and understanding of
theories.
●● Who developed the theory of psychosocial development? Answer:
Erik Erikson.
●● How many stages are there in Erikson's psychosocial development
theory? Answer: Eight stages.
●● What must individuals resolve at each stage of Erikson's
psychosocial development? Answer: A psychosocial crisis.
PMHNP ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● What types of development should a PMHNP consider during
psychiatric assessments? Answer: Cognitive and psychosocial
development.
●● Which psychologist theorized that cognitive development occurs in
stages? Answer: Jean Piaget.
●● What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development? Answer:
Sensorimotor (0-2 years).
●● What cognitive abilities are developed during the Sensorimotor
stage? Answer: Reflexes, object permanence, and causality.
●● What is the age range for the Preoperational stage of cognitive
development? Answer: 2-7 years.
●● What characterizes the Preoperational stage of cognitive
development? Answer: Use of mental representations, symbolic thought,
and egocentric thinking.
, ●● What is the age range for the Concrete Operational stage? Answer: 7-
11 years.
●● What cognitive abilities are developed during the Concrete
Operational stage? Answer: Logical operations and concrete thinking.
●● What is the age range for the Formal Operational stage? Answer: 12
years and older.
●● What cognitive abilities are developed during the Formal
Operational stage? Answer: Abstract reasoning and understanding of
theories.
●● Who developed the theory of psychosocial development? Answer:
Erik Erikson.
●● How many stages are there in Erikson's psychosocial development
theory? Answer: Eight stages.
●● What must individuals resolve at each stage of Erikson's
psychosocial development? Answer: A psychosocial crisis.