PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ also known as "talk therapy" or "getting things off our chests", Freud
used this method as part of his treatment which evolved to include "free
association" which requires full disclosure of thoughts and feelings as
they come to mind. Answer: cathartic method
◉ This level of awareness in Freud's theory of psychoanalysis is part of
the tip of the iceberg containing all the material a person is aware of at
any one time, including perceptions, memories thoughts, fantasies, and
feelings.. Answer: conscious
◉ in Freud's theory, the level of consciousness in which thoughts and
feelings are not conscious but are readily retrieveable. Answer:
preconscious
◉ According to Freud's theory, this is the level of consciousness where
all repressed memories, passions, and unacceptable urges lie deep below
the surface and said to contain trauma and events too painful to deal
with.. Answer: unconscious
◉ Freud states childhood experiences strongly influences complex
human processes. Also the unconscious mind is a baseline for
considering human behavior. Identifying conscious and unconscious
influences can help nurses understand the root causes of patient
, suffering. Freud also emphasized importance of cathartic method (free
talk) as a tool for healing in psychiatric care.. Answer: Freud's
implications for psychiatric mental health nursing
◉ (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or
displaced from one person to another. Answer: transference
◉ Circumstances in which a psychoanalyst develops personal feelings
about a client because of perceived similarity of the client to significant
people in the therapist's life.. Answer: countertransference
◉ This therapy follows the psychoanalytic model using many of the
tools of psychoanalysis, such as free association, dream analysis,
transference, and countertransference. The therapist has increased
involvement and interacts with the patient more freely than in traditional
psychoanalysis and often is oriented tho the here and now.. Answer:
psychodynamic therapy
◉ in psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which
the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how
trivial or embarrassing. Answer: free association
◉ A psychoanalytic technique in which the therapist interprets the
symbolic meaning of the client's dreams.. Answer: dream analysis