PMHNP certification exam 2022 FINAL

1. denial: refusal to admit or recognize problem or event- primitive defense mech- anism 2. projection: taking one's own unacceptable qualities and attributing them to another- primitive defense mechanism 3. regression: reverting to patterns of behavior from earlier stage of develope- ment- immature defense mechanism 4. passive-aggression: indirectly expressing anger- immature defense mecha- nism 5. reaction formation: taking up the opposite feeling to reduce anxiety- neurotic defense mechanism 6. intelluctualization: focusing on intellectual component to AVOID anxiety or thinking about the matter- neurotic defense mechanism 7. repression: keeping info out of consciousness- neurotic defense mechanism 8. displacement: taking out frustrations, etc on people or objects less threatening- neurotic defense mechanism 9. rationalization: explaining unacceptable in a rational or logical manner- neurot- ic defense mechanism 10. splitting: seeing things about self or others in extremes, unable to integrate negative and positive- neurotic defense mechanism 11. sublimation: converts unacceptable into acceptable (going to gym when an- gry)- mature, healthy defense mechanism 12. humor, sublimation, suppression: mature, healthy defense mechanisms 13. suppression: removal of unwanted information (thinking about matter lat- er)-mature, healthy defense mechanism 14. cohort study: level 3 evidence heirarchy- specific variable and a specific outcome tested 15. Meta-analysis (systematic review): level 1 highest level of evidence- review of high quality published research 16. RCTs: level 2 evidence