Mental Health Nursing Module 1
Detailed Deck
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Id. ANSWER - Pleasure principle; impulsive, instinctual, unconscious
component of personality
Ego. ANSWER - Reality principle; mediates between id and superego using logic
Superego. ANSWER - Moral component of personality; strives for perfection
Conscious. ANSWER - Level of awareness containing current thoughts and
perceptions
Preconscious. ANSWER - Memories that can be retrieved with effort
Unconscious. ANSWER - Repressed memories, urges, and drives outside
awareness
Defense mechanisms. ANSWER - Unconscious processes that reduce anxiety by
distorting reality
Repression. ANSWER - Blocking painful thoughts from awareness
Denial. ANSWER - Refusing to accept reality
, Projection. ANSWER - Attributing one's feelings to others
Displacement. ANSWER - Redirecting emotions to a safer target
Reaction formation. ANSWER - Behaving opposite to true feelings
Rationalization. ANSWER - Justifying behaviors with acceptable reasons
Sublimation. ANSWER - Channeling unacceptable impulses into acceptable
activities
Suppression. ANSWER - Conscious effort to avoid thinking about something
Freud psychosexual stages. ANSWER - Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
stages of development
Oral stage. ANSWER - 0-1 year; focus on mouth and gratification
Anal stage. ANSWER - 1-3 years; focus on control and elimination
Phallic stage. ANSWER - 3-6 years; focus on identity and Oedipus complex
Latency stage. ANSWER - 6-12 years; focus on social development
Genital stage. ANSWER - 12+ years; focus on mature relationships
Psychodynamic therapy. ANSWER - Focuses on current relationships and
emotional patterns
Transference. ANSWER - Patient projects feelings onto nurse
Detailed Deck
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Id. ANSWER - Pleasure principle; impulsive, instinctual, unconscious
component of personality
Ego. ANSWER - Reality principle; mediates between id and superego using logic
Superego. ANSWER - Moral component of personality; strives for perfection
Conscious. ANSWER - Level of awareness containing current thoughts and
perceptions
Preconscious. ANSWER - Memories that can be retrieved with effort
Unconscious. ANSWER - Repressed memories, urges, and drives outside
awareness
Defense mechanisms. ANSWER - Unconscious processes that reduce anxiety by
distorting reality
Repression. ANSWER - Blocking painful thoughts from awareness
Denial. ANSWER - Refusing to accept reality
, Projection. ANSWER - Attributing one's feelings to others
Displacement. ANSWER - Redirecting emotions to a safer target
Reaction formation. ANSWER - Behaving opposite to true feelings
Rationalization. ANSWER - Justifying behaviors with acceptable reasons
Sublimation. ANSWER - Channeling unacceptable impulses into acceptable
activities
Suppression. ANSWER - Conscious effort to avoid thinking about something
Freud psychosexual stages. ANSWER - Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
stages of development
Oral stage. ANSWER - 0-1 year; focus on mouth and gratification
Anal stage. ANSWER - 1-3 years; focus on control and elimination
Phallic stage. ANSWER - 3-6 years; focus on identity and Oedipus complex
Latency stage. ANSWER - 6-12 years; focus on social development
Genital stage. ANSWER - 12+ years; focus on mature relationships
Psychodynamic therapy. ANSWER - Focuses on current relationships and
emotional patterns
Transference. ANSWER - Patient projects feelings onto nurse
