RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH FINAL
EXAM LATEST REAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
Milieu Therapy correct answersMilieu refers to the environment in which
holistic treatment occurs and includes all members of the treatment team in
a positive physical setting, with interactions among those who are
hospitalized and activities that promote recovery.
The psychiatric mental health registered nurse provides, structures, and
maintains safe, therapeutic, recovery oriented environment collaboration
with health care consumers, families, and other health care clinicians.
Among other things milieu management includes orienting patients to
their rights and responsibilities. Milieu management also includes
informing patients in a culturally competent manner about the need for
structure, maintenance of a safe environment, and limits set on the unit.
The nurse selects activities (both individual and group) that meets the
patient's physical and mental health needs. The patient should always be
maintained in the least restrictive environment.
Mental health correct answersSuccessful performance of mental functions,
resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, enjoy fulfilling
relationships, adapt to change, and cope with adversity.
Mental health is the foundation of thinking, communication skills,
learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem throughout the life
span.
It is a STATE OF WELL-BEING in which individuals are able to realize their
abilities as well as contribute to their community within the context of life
stressors.
Mental illness correct answersActual diagnoses, gets in the way of
obtaining mental health.
Medical conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability
to relate to others, and daily functioning. Basically, mental illness can
be seen as the result of flawed biological, psychological, or social
processes.
,Fortunately mental illnesses are treatable, and individuals can
experience symptom relief, and complete cure in some cases, with
treatment and support.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs correct answersNeeds are placed
conceptually on a pyramid, with the most basic and important needs
on the lower level.
The higher levels, the more distinctly human needs, occupy the top sections
of the pyramid. According to Maslow, when lower level needs are met,
higher level needs are able to emerge.
**Physiological needs first, safety second
Physiological needs correct answersFood, water, oxygen, elimination, rest,
and sex Safety needs correct answersSecurity, protection, stability,
structure, order, and limits.
Love and belonging needs correct answersAffiliation, affectionate
relationships, and love
Esteem needs correct answersSelf-esteem related to competency,
achievement, and esteem from others.
Self-actualization needs correct answersBecoming everything one is
capable of.
Self-transcendence correct answersWhen a person experiences a sense of
identity that transcends or extends beyond the personal self.
The Id correct answersThe primitive, pleasure-seeking part of our
personalities that lurks in the unconscious mind.
The Ego correct answersOur sense of self. (Also unconscious mind)
Acts as an intermediary between the id and the world by using
ego defense mechanisms, such as repression, denial, and
rationalization.
The Superego correct answersConscious mind.
Our conscience (our sense of what is right or wrong) and is greatly
influenced by our parents' or caregivers' moral and ethical stances.
Freud's contribution to mental health correct answersFreud believed that
personality development is based on stages. During these stages, the id
focuses on an erogenous zone of the body. These zones are oral, anal, and
phallic. Fixation through overindulgence or frustration results in pathologic
conditions and personality disorders. Freud's work has been criticized for a
variety of reasons. One of the harshest criticism
,stems from the concept of penis envy in which females suffer from feelings
of inferiority for not having male genitalia.
Freud - Oral—birth to 1½ years correct answersPleasure-pain
principle Id, the instinctive and primitive mind, is dominant
Demanding, impulsive, irrational, asocial, selfish, trustful, omnipotent, and
dependent Primary thought processes
Unconscious instincts—source-energy-aim-object
Mouth—primary source of pleasure
Immediate release of tension/anxiety and immediate gratification
through oral gratification
Task—develop a sense of trust that needs will be met
Freud - Anal—1½ to 3 years correct answersReality principle—postpone
immediate discharge of energy and seek actual object to satisfy needs
Learning to defer pleasure
Gaining satisfaction from tolerating some tension-mastering
impulses Focus on toilet training—retaining/letting go; power
struggle
Ego development—functions of the ego include problem-solving skills,
perception, ability to mediate id impulses
Task—delay immediate gratification
Freud - Phallic—3 to 7 years correct answersSuperego develops via
incorporating moral values, ideals, and judgments of right and wrong
that are held by parents; superego is primarily unconscious and
functions on the reward and punishment principle (sexual identity
attained via resolving oedipal conflict)
Conflict differs for boy and girl masturbatory activity
Task—develop sexual identity through identification with same-sex
parent Freud - Latency—7 to 12 years correct
answersDesexualization; libido diffused
Involved in learning social skills, exploring, building, collecting,
accomplishing, and hero worship
, Peer group loyalty begins
Gang and scout behavior
Growing independence from family
Task—sexuality is repressed during this time; learn to form close
relationship(s) with same-sex peers
Freud - Genital phase (adolescence)—13 to 20 years correct
answersFluctuation regarding emotion stability and physical maturation
Very ambivalent and labile, seeking life goals and emancipation
from parents Dependence vs. independence
Reappraisal of parents and self; intense peer loyalty
Task—form close relationships with members of the opposite sex based
on genuine caring and pleasure in the interaction
Verbal communication correct answersWords we speak, clear, honest,
convey interest and understanding
Non-verbal communication correct answersThe tone and pitch of a person's
voice and the manner in which a person paces speech
Body language
Physical
appearance Facial
expressions
Body posture
Amount of eye
contact
Eye cast (emotion expressed in the
eyes) Hand gestures
Sighs
Fidgetin
g
EXAM LATEST REAL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
Milieu Therapy correct answersMilieu refers to the environment in which
holistic treatment occurs and includes all members of the treatment team in
a positive physical setting, with interactions among those who are
hospitalized and activities that promote recovery.
The psychiatric mental health registered nurse provides, structures, and
maintains safe, therapeutic, recovery oriented environment collaboration
with health care consumers, families, and other health care clinicians.
Among other things milieu management includes orienting patients to
their rights and responsibilities. Milieu management also includes
informing patients in a culturally competent manner about the need for
structure, maintenance of a safe environment, and limits set on the unit.
The nurse selects activities (both individual and group) that meets the
patient's physical and mental health needs. The patient should always be
maintained in the least restrictive environment.
Mental health correct answersSuccessful performance of mental functions,
resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, enjoy fulfilling
relationships, adapt to change, and cope with adversity.
Mental health is the foundation of thinking, communication skills,
learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem throughout the life
span.
It is a STATE OF WELL-BEING in which individuals are able to realize their
abilities as well as contribute to their community within the context of life
stressors.
Mental illness correct answersActual diagnoses, gets in the way of
obtaining mental health.
Medical conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability
to relate to others, and daily functioning. Basically, mental illness can
be seen as the result of flawed biological, psychological, or social
processes.
,Fortunately mental illnesses are treatable, and individuals can
experience symptom relief, and complete cure in some cases, with
treatment and support.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs correct answersNeeds are placed
conceptually on a pyramid, with the most basic and important needs
on the lower level.
The higher levels, the more distinctly human needs, occupy the top sections
of the pyramid. According to Maslow, when lower level needs are met,
higher level needs are able to emerge.
**Physiological needs first, safety second
Physiological needs correct answersFood, water, oxygen, elimination, rest,
and sex Safety needs correct answersSecurity, protection, stability,
structure, order, and limits.
Love and belonging needs correct answersAffiliation, affectionate
relationships, and love
Esteem needs correct answersSelf-esteem related to competency,
achievement, and esteem from others.
Self-actualization needs correct answersBecoming everything one is
capable of.
Self-transcendence correct answersWhen a person experiences a sense of
identity that transcends or extends beyond the personal self.
The Id correct answersThe primitive, pleasure-seeking part of our
personalities that lurks in the unconscious mind.
The Ego correct answersOur sense of self. (Also unconscious mind)
Acts as an intermediary between the id and the world by using
ego defense mechanisms, such as repression, denial, and
rationalization.
The Superego correct answersConscious mind.
Our conscience (our sense of what is right or wrong) and is greatly
influenced by our parents' or caregivers' moral and ethical stances.
Freud's contribution to mental health correct answersFreud believed that
personality development is based on stages. During these stages, the id
focuses on an erogenous zone of the body. These zones are oral, anal, and
phallic. Fixation through overindulgence or frustration results in pathologic
conditions and personality disorders. Freud's work has been criticized for a
variety of reasons. One of the harshest criticism
,stems from the concept of penis envy in which females suffer from feelings
of inferiority for not having male genitalia.
Freud - Oral—birth to 1½ years correct answersPleasure-pain
principle Id, the instinctive and primitive mind, is dominant
Demanding, impulsive, irrational, asocial, selfish, trustful, omnipotent, and
dependent Primary thought processes
Unconscious instincts—source-energy-aim-object
Mouth—primary source of pleasure
Immediate release of tension/anxiety and immediate gratification
through oral gratification
Task—develop a sense of trust that needs will be met
Freud - Anal—1½ to 3 years correct answersReality principle—postpone
immediate discharge of energy and seek actual object to satisfy needs
Learning to defer pleasure
Gaining satisfaction from tolerating some tension-mastering
impulses Focus on toilet training—retaining/letting go; power
struggle
Ego development—functions of the ego include problem-solving skills,
perception, ability to mediate id impulses
Task—delay immediate gratification
Freud - Phallic—3 to 7 years correct answersSuperego develops via
incorporating moral values, ideals, and judgments of right and wrong
that are held by parents; superego is primarily unconscious and
functions on the reward and punishment principle (sexual identity
attained via resolving oedipal conflict)
Conflict differs for boy and girl masturbatory activity
Task—develop sexual identity through identification with same-sex
parent Freud - Latency—7 to 12 years correct
answersDesexualization; libido diffused
Involved in learning social skills, exploring, building, collecting,
accomplishing, and hero worship
, Peer group loyalty begins
Gang and scout behavior
Growing independence from family
Task—sexuality is repressed during this time; learn to form close
relationship(s) with same-sex peers
Freud - Genital phase (adolescence)—13 to 20 years correct
answersFluctuation regarding emotion stability and physical maturation
Very ambivalent and labile, seeking life goals and emancipation
from parents Dependence vs. independence
Reappraisal of parents and self; intense peer loyalty
Task—form close relationships with members of the opposite sex based
on genuine caring and pleasure in the interaction
Verbal communication correct answersWords we speak, clear, honest,
convey interest and understanding
Non-verbal communication correct answersThe tone and pitch of a person's
voice and the manner in which a person paces speech
Body language
Physical
appearance Facial
expressions
Body posture
Amount of eye
contact
Eye cast (emotion expressed in the
eyes) Hand gestures
Sighs
Fidgetin
g
