RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM
1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED
A+)
Culture - ANSWERIncludes traditions of thought and behavior, such as language
and history that can be socially acquired, shared, and passed on to new generations.
The concept of culture is most often considered with racial or ethnic minority groups.
However, the concept of culture also includes sexual orientation, age groups,
physical abilities or disabilities, gender, religion, or socioeconomic status.
FREUD'S PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY - ANSWERChapter 3
Id - ANSWERThe primitive, PLEASURE-seeking part (according to Freud,
predominantly sexual pleasure) of our personalities that lurks in the unconscious
mind.
•When alternative or less restrictive measures are insufficient in protecting the
patient or others from harm
•When the patient anticipates that a controlled environment would be helpful and
requests seclusion.
Nurse-client vs. social relationship - ANSWERUnderstanding that we are here to
help the patient, and discussions should remain focused on the patient.
Nurse is safe, confidential, reliable, and consistent, and that relationship is
conducted within appropriate and clear boundaries.
Orientation phase - ANSWERCan last for a few meetings or long period of time, the
first time the nurse and patient meet.
Seclusion - ANSWERProvides comfort and relief to patients who can no longer
control their own behavior.
HIPAA - ANSWERThe psychiatric patient's right to receive treatment and to have
confidential medical records is legally protected.
Generally, your legal duty to maintain confidentiality is to protect the patient's right to
privacy.
, The IMPULSIVE part of our psyche which responds directly and immediately to the
instincts.
Engages in PRIMARY PROCESS thinking, which is primitive, illogical, irrational, and
fantasy oriented.
Ego - ANSWEROur sense of self. And acts as an intermediary between the Id and
the world by using ego defense mechanisms, such as repression, denial, and
rationalization.
Engages in secondary process thinking, which is rational, REALISTIC, and
orientated towards PROBLEM SOLVING.
Superego - ANSWERAssigned to those processes that Freud referred to as our
conscience (our sense of what is right or wrong) and is greatly influenced by our
parents' or caregivers' MORALS and ETHICAL stances.
The superego's function is to control the id's impulses, especially those which society
forbids, such as sex and aggression. It also has the function of persuading the ego to
turn to moralistic goals rather than simply realistic ones and to strive for perfection.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER1. Physiological- food, water, oxygen,
elimination, rest, sex
2. Safety- protection, security, stability, order, structure, limits
3. Love and Belonging Needs- affiliation, affection, lover
4. Esteem- competency, achievement, esteem from others
5. Self Actualization- becoming everything one is capable of
6. Self Transcendent Needs - when an individual "seeks to further a cause beyond
the self and to experience a communion beyond the boundaries of the self through
peak experiences."
Erickson's Stages of Development - Infant: Birth - 1.5 yrs old - ANSWERTrust vs.
Mistrust
Task: develop a basic sense of trust and comfort and minimal fear and uncertainty.
Erickson's Stages of Development - Early childhood (toddler) - 1.5-3 yrs old -
ANSWERAutonomy vs. Shame/doubt
Task: gain self control and independence
Erickson's Stages of Development - Preschooler 3-6 yrs old - ANSWERInitiative vs.
Guilt
Task: achieve sense of purpose and task mastery
1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED
A+)
Culture - ANSWERIncludes traditions of thought and behavior, such as language
and history that can be socially acquired, shared, and passed on to new generations.
The concept of culture is most often considered with racial or ethnic minority groups.
However, the concept of culture also includes sexual orientation, age groups,
physical abilities or disabilities, gender, religion, or socioeconomic status.
FREUD'S PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY - ANSWERChapter 3
Id - ANSWERThe primitive, PLEASURE-seeking part (according to Freud,
predominantly sexual pleasure) of our personalities that lurks in the unconscious
mind.
•When alternative or less restrictive measures are insufficient in protecting the
patient or others from harm
•When the patient anticipates that a controlled environment would be helpful and
requests seclusion.
Nurse-client vs. social relationship - ANSWERUnderstanding that we are here to
help the patient, and discussions should remain focused on the patient.
Nurse is safe, confidential, reliable, and consistent, and that relationship is
conducted within appropriate and clear boundaries.
Orientation phase - ANSWERCan last for a few meetings or long period of time, the
first time the nurse and patient meet.
Seclusion - ANSWERProvides comfort and relief to patients who can no longer
control their own behavior.
HIPAA - ANSWERThe psychiatric patient's right to receive treatment and to have
confidential medical records is legally protected.
Generally, your legal duty to maintain confidentiality is to protect the patient's right to
privacy.
, The IMPULSIVE part of our psyche which responds directly and immediately to the
instincts.
Engages in PRIMARY PROCESS thinking, which is primitive, illogical, irrational, and
fantasy oriented.
Ego - ANSWEROur sense of self. And acts as an intermediary between the Id and
the world by using ego defense mechanisms, such as repression, denial, and
rationalization.
Engages in secondary process thinking, which is rational, REALISTIC, and
orientated towards PROBLEM SOLVING.
Superego - ANSWERAssigned to those processes that Freud referred to as our
conscience (our sense of what is right or wrong) and is greatly influenced by our
parents' or caregivers' MORALS and ETHICAL stances.
The superego's function is to control the id's impulses, especially those which society
forbids, such as sex and aggression. It also has the function of persuading the ego to
turn to moralistic goals rather than simply realistic ones and to strive for perfection.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER1. Physiological- food, water, oxygen,
elimination, rest, sex
2. Safety- protection, security, stability, order, structure, limits
3. Love and Belonging Needs- affiliation, affection, lover
4. Esteem- competency, achievement, esteem from others
5. Self Actualization- becoming everything one is capable of
6. Self Transcendent Needs - when an individual "seeks to further a cause beyond
the self and to experience a communion beyond the boundaries of the self through
peak experiences."
Erickson's Stages of Development - Infant: Birth - 1.5 yrs old - ANSWERTrust vs.
Mistrust
Task: develop a basic sense of trust and comfort and minimal fear and uncertainty.
Erickson's Stages of Development - Early childhood (toddler) - 1.5-3 yrs old -
ANSWERAutonomy vs. Shame/doubt
Task: gain self control and independence
Erickson's Stages of Development - Preschooler 3-6 yrs old - ANSWERInitiative vs.
Guilt
Task: achieve sense of purpose and task mastery
