Q&A for the PMHNP Certification Exam 2025: Risk Assessment
& Therapeutic Interviewing
Tarasoff Principle (1976): need to alert victims to possible
danger from clients
Theory of DeontologyAn ethical theory that holds that an
action's morality is determined by the act itself, independent of
its effects
Theory of TeleologyAccording to an ethical theory, an action's
morality is determined by its results or consequences.
Ethics of virtueethical theory that holds that moral
characteristics (such as honesty, courage, compassion, wisdom,
gratitude, and self-respect) or the decision-maker's character
determine the course of action
Erikson's developmental stage of infancy: birth to one year of
age
Erikson's developmental tasks for the infancy stageMistrust
,versus trust
Early signs of developmental mastery according to Erikson's
developmental stageCapacity to build deep connections,
optimism for the future, and faith in others Erikson's late
childhood developmental stage signs of failure in
developmentlack of initiative and goal-orientedness
Erikson's school of developmental stagesErikson's
developmental stage school for children aged 6 to 12-age-
related developmental taskIndustry versus inferiority
Erikson's school of developmental stages-developmental
mastery indicators based on agecapacity for labor; a sense of
accomplishment and competence
Erikson's school of developmental stages-age-related signs of
developmental failurefeeling of inadequacy, trouble working,
and learning
Erikson's developmental stage of adolescence, ages 12 to 20
, Erikson's adolescent developmental stage task for
developmentConfusion between identity and role
Adolescent signs of developmental mastery according to
Erikson's developmental stageindividual concept of self
Adolescent signs of developmental failure according to Erikson's
developmental stageIdentity ambiguity and inadequate self-
identification in social situations
Erikson's developmental stage: early adulthood (ages 20–35)
Erikson's developmental stage: closeness versus isolation in
early adulthood
Early adult signs of developmental failure according to Erikson's
developmental stageegocentrism and emotional seclusion
Ages 35 to 65 years old Erikson's developmental stage middle
adulthood developmental taskGenerativity versus stagnation or
self-absorption
Erikson's developmental stage: signs of developmental mastery
& Therapeutic Interviewing
Tarasoff Principle (1976): need to alert victims to possible
danger from clients
Theory of DeontologyAn ethical theory that holds that an
action's morality is determined by the act itself, independent of
its effects
Theory of TeleologyAccording to an ethical theory, an action's
morality is determined by its results or consequences.
Ethics of virtueethical theory that holds that moral
characteristics (such as honesty, courage, compassion, wisdom,
gratitude, and self-respect) or the decision-maker's character
determine the course of action
Erikson's developmental stage of infancy: birth to one year of
age
Erikson's developmental tasks for the infancy stageMistrust
,versus trust
Early signs of developmental mastery according to Erikson's
developmental stageCapacity to build deep connections,
optimism for the future, and faith in others Erikson's late
childhood developmental stage signs of failure in
developmentlack of initiative and goal-orientedness
Erikson's school of developmental stagesErikson's
developmental stage school for children aged 6 to 12-age-
related developmental taskIndustry versus inferiority
Erikson's school of developmental stages-developmental
mastery indicators based on agecapacity for labor; a sense of
accomplishment and competence
Erikson's school of developmental stages-age-related signs of
developmental failurefeeling of inadequacy, trouble working,
and learning
Erikson's developmental stage of adolescence, ages 12 to 20
, Erikson's adolescent developmental stage task for
developmentConfusion between identity and role
Adolescent signs of developmental mastery according to
Erikson's developmental stageindividual concept of self
Adolescent signs of developmental failure according to Erikson's
developmental stageIdentity ambiguity and inadequate self-
identification in social situations
Erikson's developmental stage: early adulthood (ages 20–35)
Erikson's developmental stage: closeness versus isolation in
early adulthood
Early adult signs of developmental failure according to Erikson's
developmental stageegocentrism and emotional seclusion
Ages 35 to 65 years old Erikson's developmental stage middle
adulthood developmental taskGenerativity versus stagnation or
self-absorption
Erikson's developmental stage: signs of developmental mastery
