PMHNP certification Exam (2025/2026)
Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Tarasoff Principle - ANSWER: 1976 - duty to warn victims of potential harm from
client
Deontological Theory - ANSWER: Ethical theory that states an action is judged as
good or bad based on the act itself regardless of the consequences
Teleological Theory - ANSWER: Ethical theory that states an action is judged as
good or bad based on the consequence or outcome
Virtue ethics - ANSWER: ethical theory that states actions are chosen based on the
moral virtues (eg. honesty, courage, compassion, wisdom, gratitude, self-respect) or the
character of the person making the decision
Erikson's developmental stage infancy age range - ANSWER: birth-1 year
Erikson's developmental stage infancy developmental tasks - ANSWER: trust vs.
mistrust
Erikson's developmental stage infancy indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: Ability to form meaningful relationships, hope about the future trust in
others
Erikson's developmental stage infancy indication of developmental failure - ANSWER:
poor relationships, lack of future hope, suspicious of others
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood age - ANSWER: 1-3 yo
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood developmental task - ANSWER:
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: self-control, self-esteem, willpower
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental failure - #$%^&*&^%$
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,PMHNP certification Exam (2025/2026)
Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: self-directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: lack of self-initiated behavior, lack of goal orientation
Erikson's developmental stage school-age ages - ANSWER: 6-12yo
Erikson's developmental stage school-age developmental task - ANSWER: industry
vs. inferiority
Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: ability to work; sense of competency and achievement
Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: sense of inferiority, difficulty with working, learning
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence ages - ANSWER: 12-20yo
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence developmental task - ANSWER: identity
vs role confusion
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: personal sense of identity
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: identity confusion, poor self-identification in group settings
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood ages - ANSWER: 20-35 years
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood developmental task - ANSWER:
intimacy vs isolation
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,PMHNP certification Exam (2025/2026)
Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood developmental task - ANSWER:
generativity vs. self-absorption or stagnation
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: ability to give time and talents to others, ability to care for others
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability to care
for others
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood age - ANSWER: >65yo
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood developmental task - ANSWER:
integrity vs despair
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: fulfilment and comfort with life, willingness to face death, insight and
balanced perspective on life's events
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over impending death
Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Theory - ANSWER: -Sigmund Freud
-all bx is purposeful and meaningful
-principle of psychic determinism
-most mental activity is unconscious
-conscious behaviors and choices are affected by unconscious mental content
-childhood experiences shape adult personality
-instincts, urges, or fantasies function as drives that motivate thoughts, feelings, and bx
-Id, Ego, Superego
-conflict is experienced consciously as anxiety
Principle of psychic determinism - ANSWER: Even apparently meaningless, random,
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Intellectual disability typical age onset - ANSWER: infancy- usually evident at birth
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Schizophrenia typical age onset - ANSWER: 18-25 for men ()(*&^%^&*()
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, PMHNP certification Exam (2025/2026)
Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Major Depression typical age onset - ANSWER: late adolescence to young adulthood
dementia typical age onset - ANSWER: most common after age 85
Freud's Id - ANSWER: -contains primary drives or instincts
-drives are largely unconscious
-operates on the pleasure principle
-"I want"
pleasure principle - ANSWER: the id seeks immediate satisfaction
freud's ego - ANSWER: -rational mind, logical and abstract thinking
-"I think, I evaluate"
Freud's superego - ANSWER: -sense of conscience or right vs wrong
-develops around age 6
-"I should or ought"
Freud's psychosexual stage of development oral stage age - ANSWER: 0-18 months
Freud's psychosexual stage of development oral stage primary means of discharging
drives and achieving gratification - ANSWER: sucking, chewing, feeding, crying
Freud's psychosexual stage of development oral stage psych disorder linked to failure
of stage - ANSWER: schizophrenia, substance abuse, paranoia
Freud's psychosexual stage of development anal stage age - ANSWER: 18 months-3
years
Freud's psychosexual stage of development anal stage primary means of discharging
drives and achieving gratification - ANSWER: sphincter control, activities of expulsion
and retention
Freud's psychosexual stage of development anal stage psych disorder linked to failure
of stage - ANSWER: depressive disorder #$%^&*&^%$
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Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Tarasoff Principle - ANSWER: 1976 - duty to warn victims of potential harm from
client
Deontological Theory - ANSWER: Ethical theory that states an action is judged as
good or bad based on the act itself regardless of the consequences
Teleological Theory - ANSWER: Ethical theory that states an action is judged as
good or bad based on the consequence or outcome
Virtue ethics - ANSWER: ethical theory that states actions are chosen based on the
moral virtues (eg. honesty, courage, compassion, wisdom, gratitude, self-respect) or the
character of the person making the decision
Erikson's developmental stage infancy age range - ANSWER: birth-1 year
Erikson's developmental stage infancy developmental tasks - ANSWER: trust vs.
mistrust
Erikson's developmental stage infancy indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: Ability to form meaningful relationships, hope about the future trust in
others
Erikson's developmental stage infancy indication of developmental failure - ANSWER:
poor relationships, lack of future hope, suspicious of others
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood age - ANSWER: 1-3 yo
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood developmental task - ANSWER:
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: self-control, self-esteem, willpower
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental failure - #$%^&*&^%$
ANSWER: poor self-control, low self esteem, self-doubt, lack of independence %^&*&^%$%
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Erikson's developmental stage late childhood age - ANSWER: 3-6yo
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Erikson's developmental stage late childhood developmental task - ANSWER: ^&*(*&^%^&
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,PMHNP certification Exam (2025/2026)
Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: self-directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: lack of self-initiated behavior, lack of goal orientation
Erikson's developmental stage school-age ages - ANSWER: 6-12yo
Erikson's developmental stage school-age developmental task - ANSWER: industry
vs. inferiority
Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: ability to work; sense of competency and achievement
Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: sense of inferiority, difficulty with working, learning
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence ages - ANSWER: 12-20yo
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence developmental task - ANSWER: identity
vs role confusion
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: personal sense of identity
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: identity confusion, poor self-identification in group settings
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood ages - ANSWER: 20-35 years
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood developmental task - ANSWER:
intimacy vs isolation
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Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
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Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood ages - ANSWER: 35-65 yrs *&^%&*()(*&
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,PMHNP certification Exam (2025/2026)
Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood developmental task - ANSWER:
generativity vs. self-absorption or stagnation
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: ability to give time and talents to others, ability to care for others
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability to care
for others
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood age - ANSWER: >65yo
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood developmental task - ANSWER:
integrity vs despair
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANSWER: fulfilment and comfort with life, willingness to face death, insight and
balanced perspective on life's events
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANSWER: bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over impending death
Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Theory - ANSWER: -Sigmund Freud
-all bx is purposeful and meaningful
-principle of psychic determinism
-most mental activity is unconscious
-conscious behaviors and choices are affected by unconscious mental content
-childhood experiences shape adult personality
-instincts, urges, or fantasies function as drives that motivate thoughts, feelings, and bx
-Id, Ego, Superego
-conflict is experienced consciously as anxiety
Principle of psychic determinism - ANSWER: Even apparently meaningless, random,
or accidental behavior is actually motivated by underlying unconscious mental content #$%^&*&^%$
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Intellectual disability typical age onset - ANSWER: infancy- usually evident at birth
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ADHD typical age onset - ANSWER: early childhood (per DSM by age 12) &*()(*&^%$%
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Schizophrenia typical age onset - ANSWER: 18-25 for men ()(*&^%^&*()
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Questions And Answers (Graded A+).
Major Depression typical age onset - ANSWER: late adolescence to young adulthood
dementia typical age onset - ANSWER: most common after age 85
Freud's Id - ANSWER: -contains primary drives or instincts
-drives are largely unconscious
-operates on the pleasure principle
-"I want"
pleasure principle - ANSWER: the id seeks immediate satisfaction
freud's ego - ANSWER: -rational mind, logical and abstract thinking
-"I think, I evaluate"
Freud's superego - ANSWER: -sense of conscience or right vs wrong
-develops around age 6
-"I should or ought"
Freud's psychosexual stage of development oral stage age - ANSWER: 0-18 months
Freud's psychosexual stage of development oral stage primary means of discharging
drives and achieving gratification - ANSWER: sucking, chewing, feeding, crying
Freud's psychosexual stage of development oral stage psych disorder linked to failure
of stage - ANSWER: schizophrenia, substance abuse, paranoia
Freud's psychosexual stage of development anal stage age - ANSWER: 18 months-3
years
Freud's psychosexual stage of development anal stage primary means of discharging
drives and achieving gratification - ANSWER: sphincter control, activities of expulsion
and retention
Freud's psychosexual stage of development anal stage psych disorder linked to failure
of stage - ANSWER: depressive disorder #$%^&*&^%$
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Freud's psychosexual stage of development phallic stage age - ANSWER: 3-6 years&*(*&^%$%^
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