PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 A COMPLETE SOLUTION BEST GRADED A+

PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024/2025 A COMPLETE SOLUTION BEST
GRADED A+
Virtue ethics - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS birth-1 year



Erikson's developmental stage infancy developmental tasks - CORRECT ANSWERS trust vs. mistrust



Erikson's developmental stage infancy indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ability to form meaningful relationships, hope about the future trust in others



Erikson's developmental stage infancy indication of developmental failure - CORRECT ANSWERS
poor relationships, lack of future hope, suspicious of others



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood age - CORRECT ANSWERS 1-3 yo



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood developmental task - CORRECT ANSWERS autonomy
vs. shame and doubt



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT
ANSWERS self-control, self-esteem, willpower



Erikson's developmental stage early childhood indications of developmental failure - CORRECT
ANSWERS poor self-control, low self esteem, self-doubt, lack of independence



Erikson's developmental stage late childhood age - CORRECT ANSWERS 3-6yo



Erikson's developmental stage late childhood developmental task - CORRECT ANSWERS initiative vs
guilt

,Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT
ANSWERS self-directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose



Erikson's developmental stage late childhood indications of developmental failure - CORRECT
ANSWERS lack of self-initiated behavior, lack of goal orientation



Tarasoff Principle - CORRECT ANSWERS 1976 - duty to warn victims of potential harm from client



Deontological Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or
bad based on the act itself regardless of the consequences



Teleological Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS Ethical theory that states an action is judged as good or
bad based on the consequence or outcome



Erikson's developmental stage school-age ages - CORRECT ANSWERS 6-12yo



Erikson's developmental stage school-age developmental task - CORRECT ANSWERS industry vs.
inferiority



Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT
ANSWERS ability to work; sense of competency and achievement



Erikson's developmental stage school-age indications of developmental failure - CORRECT ANSWERS
sense of inferiority, difficulty with working, learning



Erikson's developmental stage adolescence ages - CORRECT ANSWERS 12-20yo



Erikson's developmental stage adolescence developmental task - CORRECT ANSWERS identity vs
role confusion



Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT
ANSWERS personal sense of identity

,Erikson's developmental stage adolescence indications of developmental failure - CORRECT
ANSWERS identity confusion, poor self-identification in group settings



Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood ages - CORRECT ANSWERS 20-35 years



Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood developmental task - CORRECT ANSWERS intimacy
vs isolation



Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT
ANSWERS committed relationships, capacity to love



Erikson's developmental stage early adulthood indications of developmental failure - CORRECT
ANSWERS emotional isolation, egocentrism



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood ages - CORRECT ANSWERS 35-65 yo



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood developmental task - CORRECT ANSWERS
generativity vs. self-absorption or stagnation



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT
ANSWERS ability to give time and talents to others, ability to care for others



Erikson's developmental stage middle adulthood indications of developmental failure - CORRECT
ANSWERS self-absorption, inability to row and change as a person, inability to care for others



Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood age - CORRECT ANSWERS >65yo



Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood developmental task - CORRECT ANSWERS integrity vs
despair



Erikson's developmental stage late adulthood indications of developmental mastery - CORRECT
ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS bitterness, sense of dissatisfaction with life, despair over impending death



Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS -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 - CORRECT ANSWERS Even apparently meaningless, random, or
accidental behavior is actually motivated by underlying unconscious mental content



Intellectual disability typical age onset - CORRECT ANSWERS infancy- usually evident at birth



ADHD typical age onset - CORRECT ANSWERS early childhood (per DSM by age 12)



Schizophrenia typical age onset - CORRECT ANSWERS 18-25 for men

25-35 for women



Major Depression typical age onset - CORRECT ANSWERS late adolescence to young adulthood



dementia typical age onset - CORRECT ANSWERS most common after age 85



Freud's Id - CORRECT ANSWERS -contains primary drives or instincts

-drives are largely unconscious

-operates on the pleasure principle

-"I want"