PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Tarasoff Principle - ANS 1976 - duty to warn victims of potential harm from client
Deontological Theory - ANS Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or bad
based on the act itself regardless of the consequences
Teleological Theory - ANS Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or bad based
on the consequence or outcome
Virtue ethics - ANS 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 - ANS birth-1 year
Erikson's developmental stage infancy developmental tasks - ANS trust vs. mistrust
Erikson's developmental stage infancy indications of developmental mastery - ANS Ability to
form meaningful relationships, hope about the future trust in others
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,Erikson's developmental stage infancy indication of developmental failure - ANS poor
relationships, lack of future hope, suspicious of others
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood age - ANS 1-3 yo
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood developmental task - ANS autonomy vs.
shame and doubt
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS self-control, self-esteem, willpower
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental failure -
ANS poor self-control, low self esteem, self-doubt, lack of independence
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood age - ANS 3-6yo
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood developmental task - ANS initiative vs guilt
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS self-directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental failure - ANS lack
of self-initiated behavior, lack of goal orientation
Erikson's developmental stage school-age ages - ANS 6-12yo
Erikson's developmental stage school-age developmental task - ANS industry vs. inferiority
Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental mastery - ANS ability
to work; sense of competency and achievement
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,Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental failure - ANS sense of
inferiority, difficulty with working, learning
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence ages - ANS 12-20yo
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence developmental task - ANS identity vs role
confusion
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental mastery -
ANS personal sense of identity
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental failure -
ANS identity confusion, poor self-identification in group settings
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood ages - ANS 20-35 years
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood developmental task - ANS intimacy vs
isolation
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS committed relationships, capacity to love
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANS emotional isolation, egocentrism
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood ages - ANS 35-65 yo
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood developmental task - ANS generativity vs.
self-absorption or stagnation
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, Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS ability to give time and talents to others, ability to care for others
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANS self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability to care for others
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood age - ANS >65yo
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood developmental task - ANS integrity vs despair
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS 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 -
ANS bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over impending death
Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Theory - ANS -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 - ANS Even apparently meaningless, random, or accidental
behavior is actually motivated by underlying unconscious mental content
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Tarasoff Principle - ANS 1976 - duty to warn victims of potential harm from client
Deontological Theory - ANS Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or bad
based on the act itself regardless of the consequences
Teleological Theory - ANS Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or bad based
on the consequence or outcome
Virtue ethics - ANS 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 - ANS birth-1 year
Erikson's developmental stage infancy developmental tasks - ANS trust vs. mistrust
Erikson's developmental stage infancy indications of developmental mastery - ANS Ability to
form meaningful relationships, hope about the future trust in others
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,Erikson's developmental stage infancy indication of developmental failure - ANS poor
relationships, lack of future hope, suspicious of others
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood age - ANS 1-3 yo
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood developmental task - ANS autonomy vs.
shame and doubt
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS self-control, self-esteem, willpower
Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental failure -
ANS poor self-control, low self esteem, self-doubt, lack of independence
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood age - ANS 3-6yo
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood developmental task - ANS initiative vs guilt
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS self-directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose
Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental failure - ANS lack
of self-initiated behavior, lack of goal orientation
Erikson's developmental stage school-age ages - ANS 6-12yo
Erikson's developmental stage school-age developmental task - ANS industry vs. inferiority
Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental mastery - ANS ability
to work; sense of competency and achievement
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,Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental failure - ANS sense of
inferiority, difficulty with working, learning
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence ages - ANS 12-20yo
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence developmental task - ANS identity vs role
confusion
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental mastery -
ANS personal sense of identity
Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental failure -
ANS identity confusion, poor self-identification in group settings
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood ages - ANS 20-35 years
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood developmental task - ANS intimacy vs
isolation
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS committed relationships, capacity to love
Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANS emotional isolation, egocentrism
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood ages - ANS 35-65 yo
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood developmental task - ANS generativity vs.
self-absorption or stagnation
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, Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS ability to give time and talents to others, ability to care for others
Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental failure -
ANS self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability to care for others
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood age - ANS >65yo
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood developmental task - ANS integrity vs despair
Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental mastery -
ANS 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 -
ANS bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over impending death
Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Theory - ANS -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 - ANS Even apparently meaningless, random, or accidental
behavior is actually motivated by underlying unconscious mental content
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