NUR 253 - MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A child diagnosed with autism will demonstrate impaired development in which area?
Social interactions and communication skills
When a nurse assesses the style of behavior a child habitually uses to cope with the
demands and expectations of the environment.
What is Temperament
What is nursing education provided to parents on Tic disorders?
Tics are sudden, nonrhythmic and rapid motor movements or vocalizations. Tics usually
involve the head, torso or limbs and change in location, frequency and severity over
time.
Characteristics of a resilient child
- Adaptive temperament
- Ability to form nurturing relationships
with surrogate parental figures
- Ability to distance self from emotional
chaos in parents and family
,- Good social intelligence and problem-solving
skills
- Ability to perceive a future
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders are evidenced by
- Inattentiveness
- Hyperactivity
- Impulsivity that are developmentally inappropriate
Dyscalculia
Difficulty understanding math
Side effects of medication (Stimulant) for ADD
Insomnia, appetite suppression, headache, abdominal pain and lethargy
What symptom can the nurse expect a client diagnosed with depersonalization disorder
to manifest?
A feeling of detachments from one's body or mental processes.
Depersonalization is characterized by a sense of unreality or self-estrangement
Empathic listening is therapeutic because it focuses on making the patient feel?
Lessening feelings of isolation
, Empathic listening can be healing because it can help minimize feelings of isolation.
Symptoms of adjustment disorder can include which characteristics?
Depression, guilt, anger, social withdrawal.
SX of adjustment disorder can run the gamut of all forms of distress. These feelings
may be combined with other manifestations (physical complaints, social withdrawal, or
work/academic inhibition.)
What information should the nurse give to the family of a client who has a dissociate
episode? What is it? What causes it?
Dissociation is a method for coping with severe stress. Dissociative symptoms are not
under the persons conscious control.
Childhood, physical, sexual or emotional abuse and other traumatic events are
associated with adults experiencing dissociative symptoms.
Trauma interventions for a child with PTSD
- Establish trust and safety
- Use developmentally appropriate language to explore feelings
- Teach relaxation techniques before trauma exploration
- Help identify and cope with feelings through the use of art and play to promote
expression
- Involve the parents/caregivers in 1:1 unless they are the cause of trauma
- Educate children and parents about the grief process and response to the trauma.
- Assist the parents in resolving their emotional distress about the trauma.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A child diagnosed with autism will demonstrate impaired development in which area?
Social interactions and communication skills
When a nurse assesses the style of behavior a child habitually uses to cope with the
demands and expectations of the environment.
What is Temperament
What is nursing education provided to parents on Tic disorders?
Tics are sudden, nonrhythmic and rapid motor movements or vocalizations. Tics usually
involve the head, torso or limbs and change in location, frequency and severity over
time.
Characteristics of a resilient child
- Adaptive temperament
- Ability to form nurturing relationships
with surrogate parental figures
- Ability to distance self from emotional
chaos in parents and family
,- Good social intelligence and problem-solving
skills
- Ability to perceive a future
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders are evidenced by
- Inattentiveness
- Hyperactivity
- Impulsivity that are developmentally inappropriate
Dyscalculia
Difficulty understanding math
Side effects of medication (Stimulant) for ADD
Insomnia, appetite suppression, headache, abdominal pain and lethargy
What symptom can the nurse expect a client diagnosed with depersonalization disorder
to manifest?
A feeling of detachments from one's body or mental processes.
Depersonalization is characterized by a sense of unreality or self-estrangement
Empathic listening is therapeutic because it focuses on making the patient feel?
Lessening feelings of isolation
, Empathic listening can be healing because it can help minimize feelings of isolation.
Symptoms of adjustment disorder can include which characteristics?
Depression, guilt, anger, social withdrawal.
SX of adjustment disorder can run the gamut of all forms of distress. These feelings
may be combined with other manifestations (physical complaints, social withdrawal, or
work/academic inhibition.)
What information should the nurse give to the family of a client who has a dissociate
episode? What is it? What causes it?
Dissociation is a method for coping with severe stress. Dissociative symptoms are not
under the persons conscious control.
Childhood, physical, sexual or emotional abuse and other traumatic events are
associated with adults experiencing dissociative symptoms.
Trauma interventions for a child with PTSD
- Establish trust and safety
- Use developmentally appropriate language to explore feelings
- Teach relaxation techniques before trauma exploration
- Help identify and cope with feelings through the use of art and play to promote
expression
- Involve the parents/caregivers in 1:1 unless they are the cause of trauma
- Educate children and parents about the grief process and response to the trauma.
- Assist the parents in resolving their emotional distress about the trauma.
