RASMUSSEN - MENTAL HEALTH FINAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Milieu correct answersthe environment in which holistic treatment occurs
and includes all members of the treatment team
mental health correct answersbalance of psychological and emotional well-
being; ability to adapt to life-changing events
mental illness correct answersmedical conditions that cause dysfunction of
the brain and neurotransmitters that affect a person's thinking, feeling,
mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs correct answersphysiological, safety,
love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization; must start at bottom to work
upwards
Erikson's Stages of Development correct answers1. Trust vs. mistrust
(Birth to 12-18 months)
2. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (12-18 months to 3 years)
3. Initiative vs. Guilt (3 years to 5-6 years)
4. Industry vs. Inferiority (5-6 years to adolescence; 6-12 yrs)
5. Identity vs. role diffusion (Adolescence; 12-20 yrs)
6. Intimacy vs. Isolation (Early adulthood; 20-30 yrs)
7. Generativity vs. Stagnation (Middle adulthood; 30-60 years)
8. Ego-Integrity vs. Despair (Late adulthood; 60+ yrs)
Freud correct answers1) Oral: birth-1.5yrs; pleasure-pain principle; Id:
unconscious mind
2) Anal: 1.5-3yrs; reality principle
3) Phallic: 3-7yrs; reward and punishment principle (superego develops)
4) Latency: 7-12yrs; sexuality is repressed, form close bonds w/same sex
5) Genital phase (adolesence): 13-20yrs; relationships w/opposite sex
Sullivan correct answers1) Infancy (birth-1.5yrs): mothering object relieves
tension through empathetic intervention/tenderness; goal: biological
satisfaction & psychological security
6)Childhood (1.5-6yrs): muscular maturation & learning to communicate
verbally; task: learn to delay satisfaction of wishes
7) Juvenile (6-9yrs): absorbed in learning to deal w/ever widening outside
world/peers/adults; task: develop interpersonal relationships
, 4) Preadolescence (9-12yrs): develop intimate relationships w/same sex;
task: learn to care for others of same sex outside of family; "normal
homosexual phase"
Adolscence (12-20yrs): Early (12-14yrs) establishing satisfying relationships
w/opposite sex, Late (14-20yrs) interdependent and establishing durable
sexual relations w/select
member of opposite sex
therapeutic communication correct answersVerbal and nonverbal
communication techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings
and to achieve a positive relationship (silence, accepting, giving
recognition, offering self, offering general leads, giving broad openings,
making observations, encouraging description of percetion)
Phases of Nurse-Patient Relationship correct answersorientation: setting
boundaries/objectives, working towards a common goal, confidentiality
established working: symptoms/problem solving skill, challengig negative
thoughts and behaviors termination: can take a long amount of time,
ending relationship, role has now ended
boundaries with patients correct answersdo not overshare, focus is on the
patient, do not accept gifts, no special favors, blurring boundaries
(overhelping, controlling, narcissism)
Negligence correct answersomission to act and can be charged if nurse does
not report a foreseeable harm to the pt
autonomy correct answersrespecting the rights of others to make their own
decisions
justice correct answersthe duty to distribute resources or care equally,
regardless of personal attributes
benficence correct answersthe duty to act so as to benefit or promote the
good of others
Fidelity (nonmaleficence) correct answersmaintaining loyalty and
commitment to the patient and doing no wrong to the patient
veracity correct answersone's duty to communicate truthfully
Civil rights correct answerspeople with mental illness are guaranteed the
same rights under the federal and state laws as any other citizen
Civil Rights Examples correct answersright to refuse medications (unless
court ordered), right to informed consent, right to be involved in treatment,
right to consult w/spiritual advisors, right to visitors (unless needing
restriction), right to request to leave (if voluntary), right to make self-care
decisions (shower, clothing, etc)
informed consent correct answersmaking sure the pts have everything they
need to be educated on any procedure, medications, or any treatment for
them to be able to give informed consent; pt must be competent
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Milieu correct answersthe environment in which holistic treatment occurs
and includes all members of the treatment team
mental health correct answersbalance of psychological and emotional well-
being; ability to adapt to life-changing events
mental illness correct answersmedical conditions that cause dysfunction of
the brain and neurotransmitters that affect a person's thinking, feeling,
mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs correct answersphysiological, safety,
love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization; must start at bottom to work
upwards
Erikson's Stages of Development correct answers1. Trust vs. mistrust
(Birth to 12-18 months)
2. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (12-18 months to 3 years)
3. Initiative vs. Guilt (3 years to 5-6 years)
4. Industry vs. Inferiority (5-6 years to adolescence; 6-12 yrs)
5. Identity vs. role diffusion (Adolescence; 12-20 yrs)
6. Intimacy vs. Isolation (Early adulthood; 20-30 yrs)
7. Generativity vs. Stagnation (Middle adulthood; 30-60 years)
8. Ego-Integrity vs. Despair (Late adulthood; 60+ yrs)
Freud correct answers1) Oral: birth-1.5yrs; pleasure-pain principle; Id:
unconscious mind
2) Anal: 1.5-3yrs; reality principle
3) Phallic: 3-7yrs; reward and punishment principle (superego develops)
4) Latency: 7-12yrs; sexuality is repressed, form close bonds w/same sex
5) Genital phase (adolesence): 13-20yrs; relationships w/opposite sex
Sullivan correct answers1) Infancy (birth-1.5yrs): mothering object relieves
tension through empathetic intervention/tenderness; goal: biological
satisfaction & psychological security
6)Childhood (1.5-6yrs): muscular maturation & learning to communicate
verbally; task: learn to delay satisfaction of wishes
7) Juvenile (6-9yrs): absorbed in learning to deal w/ever widening outside
world/peers/adults; task: develop interpersonal relationships
, 4) Preadolescence (9-12yrs): develop intimate relationships w/same sex;
task: learn to care for others of same sex outside of family; "normal
homosexual phase"
Adolscence (12-20yrs): Early (12-14yrs) establishing satisfying relationships
w/opposite sex, Late (14-20yrs) interdependent and establishing durable
sexual relations w/select
member of opposite sex
therapeutic communication correct answersVerbal and nonverbal
communication techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings
and to achieve a positive relationship (silence, accepting, giving
recognition, offering self, offering general leads, giving broad openings,
making observations, encouraging description of percetion)
Phases of Nurse-Patient Relationship correct answersorientation: setting
boundaries/objectives, working towards a common goal, confidentiality
established working: symptoms/problem solving skill, challengig negative
thoughts and behaviors termination: can take a long amount of time,
ending relationship, role has now ended
boundaries with patients correct answersdo not overshare, focus is on the
patient, do not accept gifts, no special favors, blurring boundaries
(overhelping, controlling, narcissism)
Negligence correct answersomission to act and can be charged if nurse does
not report a foreseeable harm to the pt
autonomy correct answersrespecting the rights of others to make their own
decisions
justice correct answersthe duty to distribute resources or care equally,
regardless of personal attributes
benficence correct answersthe duty to act so as to benefit or promote the
good of others
Fidelity (nonmaleficence) correct answersmaintaining loyalty and
commitment to the patient and doing no wrong to the patient
veracity correct answersone's duty to communicate truthfully
Civil rights correct answerspeople with mental illness are guaranteed the
same rights under the federal and state laws as any other citizen
Civil Rights Examples correct answersright to refuse medications (unless
court ordered), right to informed consent, right to be involved in treatment,
right to consult w/spiritual advisors, right to visitors (unless needing
restriction), right to request to leave (if voluntary), right to make self-care
decisions (shower, clothing, etc)
informed consent correct answersmaking sure the pts have everything they
need to be educated on any procedure, medications, or any treatment for
them to be able to give informed consent; pt must be competent
