PMHNP Certification Exam Study Guide

PMHNP Certification Exam Study Guide 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 EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. 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Page 2/182 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 EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. 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Page 3/182 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 EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. 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Page 4/182 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 Intellectual disability typical age onset - Answer-infancy- usually evident at birth ADHD typical age onset - Answer-early childhood (per DSM by age 12) Schizophrenia typical age onset - Answer-18-25 for men EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 5/182 25-35 for women 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 - An