Test Bank for Pyschiatric Interview 4th Edition By Carlat Latest Updated 2024
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Chapter 10: Techniques for the Adolescent Patient1
1. While caring for a family who lost a 10-year-old son in a car
accident, thenurse should instruct the parents to tell the 4-year-old
sister which of the following about her brother?
A) He died and is not coming back.
B) He passed on to the other side.
C) He departed on a long journey.
D) He has gone to see the Lord above.
,2. The nurse is counseling a family with a 10-year-old child after the
death of afavorite uncle. The nurse provides guidance to the parents,
informing them that the child may exhibit which of the following as a
response?
A) Talk about scary, morbid novels all the time.
B) Complain of aches and pains, stomachaches, that sort of thing.
C) Suddenly become afraid of leaving home to go to school.
D) Become obsessed with religious rituals, Bible verses, and prayer.
3. The nurse is counseling a family with two parents and two children,
ages 8 and 10 years. The mother complains that the children are
constantly fighting and have intense sibling rivalry. When statement
would be most appropriatewhen advising the parents about how to
respond to the sibling rivalry?
A) Try reacting to each as unique individuals with talents and
interests distinctly their own.
B) Be firm about telling the children they have to cooperate with one
another.
C) Slowly decrease the amount of attention and control shown to
the olderchild.
D) Make sure they have a quiet, subdued home environment to
avoidstimulating conflict.
4. A 3-year-old child has been admitted to the hospital after an
automobile accident. Which statement by the nurse would be most
appropriate when discussing the type of behavior the parents can
expect their child to displaywhile hospitalized?
A) Your child may not be able to accept how the injury has changed
yourchilds appearance.
B) Your child may seem unduly anxious in the presence of strangers.
,C) Your child may experience some guilt feelings associated
with theaccident.
D) Your child will exhibit intermittent periodic mood swings, but
theseshould be brief.
, 5. A nurse is providing care to several chronically ill children. Which of
the following would the nurse identify as having the greatest risk for
developing a psychiatric problem?
A) 12 year-old with diabetes mellitus
B) 5 year-old with cerebral palsy
C) 8 year-old who has chronic renal disease
D) 10 year-old with a heart murmur
6. The nurse is planning a counseling session with a group of at-risk
adolescents on the topic of drug abuse. Which teaching strategy
would bemost effective?
A) Handing out educational pamphlets and showing slides of car
accidents related to teen drug use.
B) Showing informational videotapes and providing Internet addresses
on thetopic of drug addiction.
C) Giving information by lecturing and using pre- and posttest
quizzingabout the information.
D) Involving peers in teaching the effective group problem-solving skills.
7. The nurse is counseling a family with a child who has been abused by
adult family friend in the past. When explaining about the childs needs,
which of the following would be most important for the nurse to
stress?
A) A supportive relationship with an adult
B) Long-term psychotherapy
C) Antidepressant medications
D) Short-term separation from the parents
8. The nurse is planning an initial therapy session with a 20-year-old
patient whose parents had alcoholism. The nurse anticipates that the
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