NSG 221 Exam One Blueprint 2026
Questions and Answers
Psychotherapy Groups - Correct answer-The goal of a psychotherapy group is for
members to learn about their behavior and to make positive changes in their
behavior by interacting and communicating with others as a member of a group.
Groups may be organized around a specific medical diagnosis, such as depression,
or a particular issue
Mental Health Definition - Correct answer-Mental health: a state of emotional,
psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal
relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
stability
Mental Illness Definition - Correct answer-Mental Illness: Mental illness includes
disorders that affect mood, behavior, and thinking, such as depression,
schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and addictive disorders. Mental disorders often
cause significant distress or impaired functioning or both.
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,Levels of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: - Correct answer-Levels of
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing:
Counseling, Interventions, Problem-Solving, Crisis Intervention, Stress
Management, Teach Skills, Encourage Independence, Administer Medications,
Milieu Therapy, Ect.
Components of Personality According to Freud: Id - Correct answer-The id is the
part of one's nature that reflects basic or innate desires such as pleasure-seeking
behavior, aggression, and sexual impulses. The id seeks instant gratification,
causes impulsive unthinking behavior, and has no regard for rules or social
convention.
Components of Personality According to Freud: Superego - Correct answer-The
superego is the part of a person's nature that reflects moral and ethical concepts,
values, and parental and social expectations; therefore, it is in direct opposition to
the id. The third component, the ego, is the balancing or mediating force between
the id and the superego.
Components of Personality According to Freud: Ego - Correct answer-The ego
represents mature and adaptive behavior that allows a person to function
successfully in the world. Freud believed that anxiety resulted from the ego's
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, attempts to balance the impulsive instincts of the id with the stringent rules of the
superego.
Freud's 3 Levels of Awareness - Correct answer-Conscious refers to the
perceptions, thoughts, and emotions that exist in the person's awareness, such as
being aware of happy feelings or thinking about a loved one.
Preconscious thoughts and emotions are not currently in the person's awareness,
but he or she can recall them with some effort—for example, an adult remembering
what he or she did, thought, or felt as a child.
The unconscious is the realm of thoughts and feelings that motivates a person even
though he or she is totally unaware of them.
Ego Defense Mechanism Definition: - Correct answer-Freud believed that the self,
or ego, uses ego defense mechanisms, which are methods of attempting to protect
the self and cope with basic drives or emotionally painful thoughts, feelings, or
events
Examples of Ego Defense Mechanisms - Correct answer-Compensation,
Conversion, Denial, Displacement, Dissociation, Fixation, Identification,
Intellectualization, Introjection (accepting another's believes as one's own),
Projection (unconscious blaming inclinations on external object), Rationalization,
Reaction Formation (think opposite), Regression (moving back a developmental
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Questions and Answers
Psychotherapy Groups - Correct answer-The goal of a psychotherapy group is for
members to learn about their behavior and to make positive changes in their
behavior by interacting and communicating with others as a member of a group.
Groups may be organized around a specific medical diagnosis, such as depression,
or a particular issue
Mental Health Definition - Correct answer-Mental health: a state of emotional,
psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal
relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
stability
Mental Illness Definition - Correct answer-Mental Illness: Mental illness includes
disorders that affect mood, behavior, and thinking, such as depression,
schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and addictive disorders. Mental disorders often
cause significant distress or impaired functioning or both.
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,Levels of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: - Correct answer-Levels of
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing:
Counseling, Interventions, Problem-Solving, Crisis Intervention, Stress
Management, Teach Skills, Encourage Independence, Administer Medications,
Milieu Therapy, Ect.
Components of Personality According to Freud: Id - Correct answer-The id is the
part of one's nature that reflects basic or innate desires such as pleasure-seeking
behavior, aggression, and sexual impulses. The id seeks instant gratification,
causes impulsive unthinking behavior, and has no regard for rules or social
convention.
Components of Personality According to Freud: Superego - Correct answer-The
superego is the part of a person's nature that reflects moral and ethical concepts,
values, and parental and social expectations; therefore, it is in direct opposition to
the id. The third component, the ego, is the balancing or mediating force between
the id and the superego.
Components of Personality According to Freud: Ego - Correct answer-The ego
represents mature and adaptive behavior that allows a person to function
successfully in the world. Freud believed that anxiety resulted from the ego's
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, attempts to balance the impulsive instincts of the id with the stringent rules of the
superego.
Freud's 3 Levels of Awareness - Correct answer-Conscious refers to the
perceptions, thoughts, and emotions that exist in the person's awareness, such as
being aware of happy feelings or thinking about a loved one.
Preconscious thoughts and emotions are not currently in the person's awareness,
but he or she can recall them with some effort—for example, an adult remembering
what he or she did, thought, or felt as a child.
The unconscious is the realm of thoughts and feelings that motivates a person even
though he or she is totally unaware of them.
Ego Defense Mechanism Definition: - Correct answer-Freud believed that the self,
or ego, uses ego defense mechanisms, which are methods of attempting to protect
the self and cope with basic drives or emotionally painful thoughts, feelings, or
events
Examples of Ego Defense Mechanisms - Correct answer-Compensation,
Conversion, Denial, Displacement, Dissociation, Fixation, Identification,
Intellectualization, Introjection (accepting another's believes as one's own),
Projection (unconscious blaming inclinations on external object), Rationalization,
Reaction Formation (think opposite), Regression (moving back a developmental
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