ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING COMMUNICATION APPROACH TO
EVIDENCE BASED CARE BY ELIZABETH
VARCAROLIS 2026 ACTUAL PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 PERCENT
CORRECT
◉ What does the Unconscious (id) compose of. Answer: primitive
feelings, drives, and memories, especially those that are unbearable
and traumatic
◉ What is the Ego (sense of self). Answer: Problem solver and
reality tester. (uses defense mechanisms like repression, denial, and
rationalization)
◉ What is the Superego (conscience)?. Answer: Moral component
◉ what is the purpose of Freud's psychoanalytic therapy?. Answer:
to reveal unconscious mind and repressed memories.
◉ Transference. Answer: occurs as the patient projects intense
feelings onto the therapist related to unfinished work from previous
relationships
, ◉ Countertransference. Answer: Psychodynamic therapists have
unconscious emotional responses to the patient.
◉ Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory. Answer: The purpose of all
behavior is to get needs met through interpersonal interactions and
to decrease or avoid anxiety.
◉ therapeutic model. Answer: Therapists ("participant observers")
actively guide and challenge maladaptive behaviors and distorted
views
◉ what is the ascending order of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?.
Answer: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs,
esteem needs, self-actualization, and self-transcendence
◉ Carl Roger's person-centered Therapy. Answer: People have
innate self-actualizing tendencies (to grow, develop, and realize their
full potential) with and emphasis on self-awareness and the present
◉ Beck's cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Answer: Seeks to
modify negative thoughts that lead to dysfunctional emotions and
actions
NURSING COMMUNICATION APPROACH TO
EVIDENCE BASED CARE BY ELIZABETH
VARCAROLIS 2026 ACTUAL PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 PERCENT
CORRECT
◉ What does the Unconscious (id) compose of. Answer: primitive
feelings, drives, and memories, especially those that are unbearable
and traumatic
◉ What is the Ego (sense of self). Answer: Problem solver and
reality tester. (uses defense mechanisms like repression, denial, and
rationalization)
◉ What is the Superego (conscience)?. Answer: Moral component
◉ what is the purpose of Freud's psychoanalytic therapy?. Answer:
to reveal unconscious mind and repressed memories.
◉ Transference. Answer: occurs as the patient projects intense
feelings onto the therapist related to unfinished work from previous
relationships
, ◉ Countertransference. Answer: Psychodynamic therapists have
unconscious emotional responses to the patient.
◉ Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory. Answer: The purpose of all
behavior is to get needs met through interpersonal interactions and
to decrease or avoid anxiety.
◉ therapeutic model. Answer: Therapists ("participant observers")
actively guide and challenge maladaptive behaviors and distorted
views
◉ what is the ascending order of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?.
Answer: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs,
esteem needs, self-actualization, and self-transcendence
◉ Carl Roger's person-centered Therapy. Answer: People have
innate self-actualizing tendencies (to grow, develop, and realize their
full potential) with and emphasis on self-awareness and the present
◉ Beck's cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Answer: Seeks to
modify negative thoughts that lead to dysfunctional emotions and
actions
