Final Exam Test Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+

Question 18: Christine is a 9-year-old female who presents for care after having been placed in the local foster care system. She has been in and out of foster care for the last 4 years after her parents were killed in an automobile accident. Christine has been placed in a variety of homes and residential care facilities. The PMHNP recognizes that Christine is at high risk for: A. Dissociative disorders B. Post-traumatic stress disorder C. Impulse-control disorder D. Attachment disorder Question 7: Caylee is a 5-year-old girl who is referred for evaluation by child protective services. She was recently removed from her biological family and placed in foster care, as her home environment was reportedly unsafe due to conditions of extreme neglect. Her foster mother reports that Caylee is very quiet and withdrawn and always appears sad and disinterested in her surroundings; however, she becomes very irritable when anything unexpected or unplanned occurs. The foster mother became very concerned when it appeared that Caylee was hallucinating. The PMHNP considers that: A. Caylee is at high risk for suicide and precautions should be taken B. The hallucinations are consistent with brief psychotic disorder or schizophrenia C. The history and reported symptoms are typical of depressive disorder in young children