PMHNP Certification Exam 2025 –
Complete Study Guide, Practice Questions
& Tips REAL EXAM!!!
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
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood age - ANSWER ✔---3-6yo
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood developmental task - ANSWER ✔---initiative vs guilt
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
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental mastery - ANSWER ✔-
--committed relationships, capacity to love
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental failure - ANSWER ✔---
emotional isolation, egocentrism
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood ages - ANSWER ✔---35-65 yo
, 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
Complete Study Guide, Practice Questions
& Tips REAL EXAM!!!
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
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood age - ANSWER ✔---3-6yo
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood developmental task - ANSWER ✔---initiative vs guilt
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
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental mastery - ANSWER ✔-
--committed relationships, capacity to love
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental failure - ANSWER ✔---
emotional isolation, egocentrism
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood ages - ANSWER ✔---35-65 yo
, 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
