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1. A 30-year-old woman loses her home in a tornado. She reports insomnia,
frequent crying, and feelings of hopelessness. This situation is best
described as:
a) Developmental crisis
b) Traumatic crisis
c) Existential crisis
d) Psychiatric crisis
Answer: b) Traumatic crisis
Rationale: Natural disasters are external events that cause a sudden
traumatic crisis.
2. ____ begins with a precipitating event such as a marriage, retirement,
graduation, move, pregnancy or unpredictable event such as a natural
disaster, accident, death of a loved one, being a victim of a crime or other
trauma
a. Crisis
b. Assault
c. Adjustment
d. Syndrome - ANSWER crisis
3. The four domains of crisis include developmental crisis, traumatic event
crisis, existential crisis, and _____ crisis
, a. Psychological crisis
b. Physiological crisis
c. Psychiatric crisis
d. None of the above - ANSWER Psychiatric crisis
4. During infancy children develop a sense of trust with care givers provide
liability, care and affection lack of this will lead to blank ______
a. Doubt
b. Guilt
c. Mistrust
d. Inferiority - ANSWER Mistrust
5. The priority goal during the first phase of crisis intervention is:
a) Identifying coping skills
b) Ensuring the client’s safety
c) Exploring developmental history
d) Initiating pharmacotherapy
Answer: b) Ensuring the client’s safety
Rationale: Safety always comes first in crisis intervention.
6. A college student reports severe anxiety before finals. The provider recognizes
this as:
a) Existential crisis
b) Traumatic crisis
c) Developmental crisis
d) Psychiatric crisis
Answer: c) Developmental crisis
,Rationale: Stress related to predictable life events (like exams, graduation) reflects
developmental crises.
7. Which statement about crisis is true?
a) Crises typically last for months to years.
b) Crisis always results in mental illness.
c) Crisis is time-limited, usually 4–6 weeks.
d) Crisis does not affect functioning.
Answer: c) Crisis is time-limited, usually 4–6 weeks.
8. The PMHNP suspects a psychiatric crisis when a client:
a) Reports grief after the loss of a pet
b) Has overwhelming anxiety after job loss
c) Shows suicidal ideation following divorce
d) Requests stress-management skills
Answer: c) Shows suicidal ideation following divorce
Rationale: Safety risk indicates psychiatric crisis needing urgent intervention.
9. According to Erikson, the main developmental task for a toddler is:
a) Trust vs. mistrust
b) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
c) Industry vs. inferiority
d) Initiative vs. guilt
Answer: b) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
10. During infancy, failure to achieve trust leads to:
a) Guilt
b) Inferiority
c) Mistrust
d) Shame
Answer: c) Mistrust
11. A 9-year-old who struggles academically and feels inadequate compared to
peers is likely experiencing:
, a) Inferiority
b) Guilt
c) Shame
d) Role confusion
Answer: a) Inferiority
12. During adolescence, the central psychosocial task is:
a) Identity vs. role confusion
b) Intimacy vs. isolation
c) Industry vs. inferiority
d) Integrity vs. despair
Answer: a) Identity vs. role confusion
13. A 45-year-old who expresses no desire to mentor others or leave a legacy may
be struggling with:
a) Stagnation vs. generativity
b) Integrity vs. despair
c) Initiative vs. guilt
d) Autonomy vs. shame
Answer: a) Stagnation vs. generativity
14. A mother reports guilt for focusing on her career rather than her children.
Which stage best explains this conflict?
a) Generativity vs. stagnation
b) Identity vs. role confusion
c) Intimacy vs. isolation
d) Initiative vs. guilt
Answer: a) Generativity vs. stagnation
15. In late adulthood, failure to achieve integrity often leads to:
a) Despair
b) Guilt
c) Isolation