PNLE PSYCHIA EXAM 51 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
Answer: (B) A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can
cope with normal stresses of life and work productively.
Mental health is a state of emotional and psychosocial wellbeing. A mentally
healthy individual is self-aware and self-directive, has the ability to solve
problems, can cope with crisis without assistance beyond the support of family
and friends fulfill the capacity to love and work and sets goals and realistic limits.
A. This describes the ego function reality testing. C. This is the definition of Mental
Health and Psychiatric Nursing. D. Mental health is not just the absence of mental
illness. - CORRECT ANSWER Mental health is defined as:
A. The ability to distinguish what is real from what is not.
B. A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can cope with
normal stresses of life and work productively.
C. Is the promotion of mental health, prevention of mental disorders, nursing care
of patients during illness and rehabilitation
D. Absence of mental illness
Answer: (A) Administers medications to a schizophrenic patient.
Administration of medications and treatments, assessment, documentation are
the activities of the nurse as a technician. B. Activities as a parent surrogate. C.
Refers to the ward manager role. D. Role as a teacher. - CORRECT ANSWER Which
of the following describes the role of a technician?
A. Administers medications to a schizophrenic patient.
B. The nurse feeds and bathes a catatonic client
C. Coordinates diverse aspects of care rendered to the patient
,D. Disseminates information about alcohol and its effects.
Answer: (A) Subconscious
Subconscious refers to the materials that are partly remembered partly forgotten
but these can be recalled spontaneously and voluntarily. B. This functions when
one is awake. One is aware of his thoughts, feelings actions and what is going on
in the environment. C. The largest portion of the mind that contains the memories
of one's past particularly the unpleasant. It is difficult to recall the unconscious
content. D. The conscious self that deals and tests reality. - CORRECT ANSWER Liza
says, "Give me 10 minutes to recall the name of our college professor who failed
many students in our anatomy class." She is operating on her:
A. Subconscious
B. Conscious
C. Unconscious
D. Ego
Answer: (D) The censoring portion of the mind.
The critical censoring portion of one's personality; the conscience. A. This refers to
the ego function that protects itself from anything that threatens it.. B. The Id is
composed of the untamed, primitive drives and impulses. C. This refers to the ego
that acts as the moderator of the struggle between the id and the superego. -
CORRECT ANSWER The superego is that part of the psyche that:
A. Uses defensive function for protection.
B. Is impulsive and without morals.
C. Determines the circumstances before making decisions.
D. The censoring portion of the mind.
, Answer: (C) Teaching the client stress management techniques
Primary level of prevention refers to the promotion of mental health and
prevention of mental illness. This can be achieved by rendering health teachings
such as modifying ones responses to stress. A. This is tertiary level of prevention
that deals with rehabilitation. B and D. Secondary level of prevention which
involves reduction of actual illness through early detection and treatment of
illness. - CORRECT ANSWER Primary level of prevention is exemplified by:
A. Helping the client resume self-care.
B. Ensuring the safety of a suicidal client in the institution.
C. Teaching the client stress management techniques
D. Case finding and surveillance in the community
Answer: (A) "Are you being threatened or hurt by your partner?
The nurse validates her observation by asking simple, direct question. This also
shows empathy. B, C, and Dare indirect questions which may not lead to the
discussion of abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER Situation: In a home visit done by the
nurse, she suspects that the wife and her child are victims of abuse.
Which of the following is the most appropriate for the nurse to ask?
A. "Are you being threatened or hurt by your partner?
B. "Are you frightened of you partner"
C. "Is something bothering you?"
D. "What happens when you and your partner argue?"
(A) Sexual desire disorder
Has little or no sexual desire or has distaste for sex. B. Failure to maintain the
physiologic requirements for sexual intercourse. C. Persistent and recurrent
ANSWERS 2026
Answer: (B) A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can
cope with normal stresses of life and work productively.
Mental health is a state of emotional and psychosocial wellbeing. A mentally
healthy individual is self-aware and self-directive, has the ability to solve
problems, can cope with crisis without assistance beyond the support of family
and friends fulfill the capacity to love and work and sets goals and realistic limits.
A. This describes the ego function reality testing. C. This is the definition of Mental
Health and Psychiatric Nursing. D. Mental health is not just the absence of mental
illness. - CORRECT ANSWER Mental health is defined as:
A. The ability to distinguish what is real from what is not.
B. A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can cope with
normal stresses of life and work productively.
C. Is the promotion of mental health, prevention of mental disorders, nursing care
of patients during illness and rehabilitation
D. Absence of mental illness
Answer: (A) Administers medications to a schizophrenic patient.
Administration of medications and treatments, assessment, documentation are
the activities of the nurse as a technician. B. Activities as a parent surrogate. C.
Refers to the ward manager role. D. Role as a teacher. - CORRECT ANSWER Which
of the following describes the role of a technician?
A. Administers medications to a schizophrenic patient.
B. The nurse feeds and bathes a catatonic client
C. Coordinates diverse aspects of care rendered to the patient
,D. Disseminates information about alcohol and its effects.
Answer: (A) Subconscious
Subconscious refers to the materials that are partly remembered partly forgotten
but these can be recalled spontaneously and voluntarily. B. This functions when
one is awake. One is aware of his thoughts, feelings actions and what is going on
in the environment. C. The largest portion of the mind that contains the memories
of one's past particularly the unpleasant. It is difficult to recall the unconscious
content. D. The conscious self that deals and tests reality. - CORRECT ANSWER Liza
says, "Give me 10 minutes to recall the name of our college professor who failed
many students in our anatomy class." She is operating on her:
A. Subconscious
B. Conscious
C. Unconscious
D. Ego
Answer: (D) The censoring portion of the mind.
The critical censoring portion of one's personality; the conscience. A. This refers to
the ego function that protects itself from anything that threatens it.. B. The Id is
composed of the untamed, primitive drives and impulses. C. This refers to the ego
that acts as the moderator of the struggle between the id and the superego. -
CORRECT ANSWER The superego is that part of the psyche that:
A. Uses defensive function for protection.
B. Is impulsive and without morals.
C. Determines the circumstances before making decisions.
D. The censoring portion of the mind.
, Answer: (C) Teaching the client stress management techniques
Primary level of prevention refers to the promotion of mental health and
prevention of mental illness. This can be achieved by rendering health teachings
such as modifying ones responses to stress. A. This is tertiary level of prevention
that deals with rehabilitation. B and D. Secondary level of prevention which
involves reduction of actual illness through early detection and treatment of
illness. - CORRECT ANSWER Primary level of prevention is exemplified by:
A. Helping the client resume self-care.
B. Ensuring the safety of a suicidal client in the institution.
C. Teaching the client stress management techniques
D. Case finding and surveillance in the community
Answer: (A) "Are you being threatened or hurt by your partner?
The nurse validates her observation by asking simple, direct question. This also
shows empathy. B, C, and Dare indirect questions which may not lead to the
discussion of abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER Situation: In a home visit done by the
nurse, she suspects that the wife and her child are victims of abuse.
Which of the following is the most appropriate for the nurse to ask?
A. "Are you being threatened or hurt by your partner?
B. "Are you frightened of you partner"
C. "Is something bothering you?"
D. "What happens when you and your partner argue?"
(A) Sexual desire disorder
Has little or no sexual desire or has distaste for sex. B. Failure to maintain the
physiologic requirements for sexual intercourse. C. Persistent and recurrent
