PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
ACTUAL TEST VERIFIED A+ ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ projection. Answer: taking one's own unacceptable qualities and
attributing them to another- primitive defense mechanism
⩥ regression. Answer: reverting to patterns of behavior from earlier
stage of developement- immature defense mechanism
⩥ passive-aggression. Answer: indirectly expressing anger- immature
defense mechanism
⩥ reaction formation. Answer: taking up the opposite feeling to reduce
anxiety- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ intelluctualization. Answer: focusing on intellectual component to
AVOID anxiety or thinking about the matter- neurotic defense
mechanism
⩥ repression. Answer: keeping info out of consciousness- neurotic
defense mechanism
,⩥ displacement. Answer: taking out frustrations, etc on people or objects
less threatening- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ rationalization. Answer: explaining unacceptable in a rational or
logical manner- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ splitting. Answer: seeing things about self or others in extremes,
unable to integrate negative and positive- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ sublimation. Answer: converts unacceptable into acceptable (going to
gym when angry)- mature, healthy defense mechanism
⩥ humor, sublimation, suppression. Answer: mature, healthy defense
mechanisms
⩥ suppression. Answer: removal of unwanted information (thinking
about matter later)-mature, healthy defense mechanism
⩥ cohort study. Answer: level 3 evidence heirarchy- specific variable
and a specific outcome tested
⩥ Meta-analysis (systematic review). Answer: level 1 highest level of
evidence- review of high quality published research
, ⩥ RCTs. Answer: level 2 evidence heirarchy
⩥ case control study. Answer: level 4 evidence heirarchy- retrospective
study of cases and controls compared
⩥ case series/ reports. Answer: level 5 evidence heirarchyone study or
narrative of one study/patient
⩥ editorial/expert opinion. Answer: lowest level (6) of evidence
heirarchy- essays
⩥ herd community. Answer: resistance of group to infectious agent
⩥ active immunity. Answer: resistance developed in response to an
antigen (agent or vaccine) ;presence of antibody produced by host, years
or lifelong
⩥ passive immunity. Answer: immunity from mother or IG
administered; 6-9 months
⩥ sensitivity. Answer: positive in disease; SnNout- sensitive test when
negative rules OUT disease
ACTUAL TEST VERIFIED A+ ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ projection. Answer: taking one's own unacceptable qualities and
attributing them to another- primitive defense mechanism
⩥ regression. Answer: reverting to patterns of behavior from earlier
stage of developement- immature defense mechanism
⩥ passive-aggression. Answer: indirectly expressing anger- immature
defense mechanism
⩥ reaction formation. Answer: taking up the opposite feeling to reduce
anxiety- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ intelluctualization. Answer: focusing on intellectual component to
AVOID anxiety or thinking about the matter- neurotic defense
mechanism
⩥ repression. Answer: keeping info out of consciousness- neurotic
defense mechanism
,⩥ displacement. Answer: taking out frustrations, etc on people or objects
less threatening- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ rationalization. Answer: explaining unacceptable in a rational or
logical manner- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ splitting. Answer: seeing things about self or others in extremes,
unable to integrate negative and positive- neurotic defense mechanism
⩥ sublimation. Answer: converts unacceptable into acceptable (going to
gym when angry)- mature, healthy defense mechanism
⩥ humor, sublimation, suppression. Answer: mature, healthy defense
mechanisms
⩥ suppression. Answer: removal of unwanted information (thinking
about matter later)-mature, healthy defense mechanism
⩥ cohort study. Answer: level 3 evidence heirarchy- specific variable
and a specific outcome tested
⩥ Meta-analysis (systematic review). Answer: level 1 highest level of
evidence- review of high quality published research
, ⩥ RCTs. Answer: level 2 evidence heirarchy
⩥ case control study. Answer: level 4 evidence heirarchy- retrospective
study of cases and controls compared
⩥ case series/ reports. Answer: level 5 evidence heirarchyone study or
narrative of one study/patient
⩥ editorial/expert opinion. Answer: lowest level (6) of evidence
heirarchy- essays
⩥ herd community. Answer: resistance of group to infectious agent
⩥ active immunity. Answer: resistance developed in response to an
antigen (agent or vaccine) ;presence of antibody produced by host, years
or lifelong
⩥ passive immunity. Answer: immunity from mother or IG
administered; 6-9 months
⩥ sensitivity. Answer: positive in disease; SnNout- sensitive test when
negative rules OUT disease
