Mental Health Exam 2 Practice Questions (Ch 11-22) with Correct Answers.
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Which statement demonstrates a well-structured attempt at limit setting?
a. "Hitting me when you are angry is unacceptable."
b. "I expect you to behave yourself during dinner."
c. "Come here, right now!"
d. "Good boys don't bite....
Mental Health Exam 2 Practice Questions (Ch 11-22) with
Correct Answers.
Which statement demonstrates a well-structured attempt at limit setting?
a. "Hitting me when you are angry is unacceptable."
b. "I expect you to behave yourself during dinner."
c. "Come here, right now!"
d. "Good boys don't bite." - > a. "Hitting me when you are angry is unacceptable."
Which activity is most appropriate for a child with ADHD?
a. Reading an adventure novel
b. Monopoly
c. Checkers
d. Tennis - > d. Tennis
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is going well when a 12-year- old patient in therapy reports
to the nurse practitioner:
a. "I was so mad I wanted to hit my mother."
b. "I thought that everyone at school hated me. That's not true. Most people like me and I
have a friend named Todd."
c. "I forgot that you told me to breathe when I become angry."
d. "I scream as loud as I can when the train goes by the house." - > b. "I thought that
everyone at school hated me. That's not true. Most people like me and I have a friend
named Todd."
What assessment question should the nurse ask when attempting to determine a
teenager's mental health resilience? Select all that apply.
a. "How did you cope when your father deployed with the Army for a year in Iraq?"
b. "Who did you go to for advice while your father was away for a year in Iraq?"
,c. "How do you feel about talking to a mental health counselor?"
d. "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
e. "Do you like the school you go to?" - > a. "How did you cope when your father deployed
with the Army for a year in Iraq?"
b. "Who did you go to for advice while your father was away for a year in Iraq?"
d. "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
Which factors tend to increase the difficulty of diagnosing young children who
demonstrate
behaviors associated with mental illness? Select all that apply.
a. Limited language skills
b. Level of cognitive development
c. Level of emotional development
d. Parental denial that a problem exists
e. Severity of the typical mental illnesses observed in young children - > a. Limited
language skills
b. Level of cognitive development
c. Level of emotional development
Pam, the nurse educator, is teaching a new nurse about seclusion and restraint. Order the
following interventions from least (1) to most (5) restrictive:
a. With the patient identify the behaviors that are unacceptable and consequences
associated with harmful behaviors
b. Placing the patient in physical restraints
c. Allowing the patient to take a time-out and sit in his or her room
d. Offering a PRN medication by mouth
e. Placing the patient in a locked seclusion room - > With the patient identify the behaviors
that are unacceptable and consequences associated with harmful behaviors; d. Offering a
PRN medication by mouth; c. Allowing the patient to take a time-out and sit in his or her
room b. Placing the patient in physical restraints; e. Placing the patient in a locked
seclusion room
,In pediatric mental health there is a lack of sufficient numbers of community-based
resources and providers, and there are long waiting lists for services. This has resulted in:
Select all that apply.
a. Children of color and poor economic conditions being underserved
b. Increased stress in the family unit
c. Markedly increased funding
d. Premature termination of services - > a. Children of color and poor economic conditions
being underserved
b. Increased stress in the family unit
d. Premature termination of services
Child protective services have removed 10-year-old Christopher from his parents' home
due to neglect. Christopher reveals to the nurse that he considers the woman next door
his "nice" mom, that he loves school, and gets above average grades. The strongest
explanation of this response is:
a. Temperament
b. Genetic factors
c. Resilience
d. Paradoxical effects of neglect - > c. Resilience
April, a 10-year-old admitted to inpatient pediatric care, has been getting more and more
wound up and is losing self-control in the day room. Time-out does not appear to be an
effective tool for April to engage in self-reflection. April's mother admits to putting her in
time-out up to 20 times a day. The nurse recognizes that:
a. Time-out is an important part of April's baseline discipline.
b. Time-out is no longer an effective therapeutic measure.
c. April enjoys time-out, and acts out to get some alone time.
d. Time-out will need to be replaced with seclusion and restraint. - > b. Time-out is no
longer an effective therapeutic measure.
, Adolescents often display fluctuations in mood along with undeveloped emotional
regulation and poor tolerance for frustration. Emotional and behavioral control usually
increases over the course of adolescence due to:
a. Limited executive function
b. Cerebellum maturation
c. Cerebral stasis and hormonal changes
d. A slight reduction in brain volume - > b. Cerebellum maturation
Which characteristic in an adolescent female is sometimes associated with the prodromal
phase of schizophrenia?
a. Always afraid another student will steal her belongings.
b. An unusual interest in numbers and specific topics.
c. Demonstrates no interest in athletics or organized sports.
d. Appears more comfortable among males. - > a. Always afraid another student will steal
her belongings.
Which nursing intervention is particularly well chosen for addressing a population at high
risk for developing schizophrenia?
a. Screening a group of males between the ages of 15 and 25 for early symptoms.
b. Forming a support group for females aged 25 to 35 who are diagnosed with substance
use issues.
c. Providing a group for patients between the ages of 45 and 55 with information on coping
skills that have proven to be effective.
d. Educating the parents of a group of developmentally delayed 5- to 6-year-olds on the
importance of early intervention. - > a. Screening a group of males between the ages of 15
and 25 for early symptoms.
To provide effective care for the patient diagnosed with schizophrenia, the nurse should
frequently assess for which associated condition? Select all that apply.
a. Alcohol use disorder
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