NUR 350 Exam #3 Test Questions and
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Edition.
ADHD - Answer Individuals with this disorder show an inappropriate degree of inattention,
impulsiveness, and hyperactivity before the age of 12. Some individuals can have this disorder
without hyperactivity
autism spectrum disorder - Answer Complex neurobiological and developmental disabilities
that typically appear during a child's first 3 years of life.
communication disorder - Answer Deficits in language skills acquisition that create
impairments in academic achievement, socialization, or self-care. These include speech
disorders in which people have problems in making sounds or may stutter. Language disorders
result in difficulty understanding or in using words in context and appropriately.
intellectual disability - Answer Previously called mental retardation, this is a disorder
characterized by deficits in three areas: intellectual functioning, social functioning, and
daily/practical functioning. Impairments must be evidenced during childhood development,
range from mild to severe, and include consideration of the person's level of dependence on
others for ongoing care and support
motor disorder - Answer A key feature of childhood growth and development is the
acquisition of gross and fine motor skills and coordination. The ability to practice, exposure to
new tasks, experience, and environment are factors that play a role in motor development.
play therapy - Answer An intervention that allows a child to symbolically express feelings such
as aggression, self-doubt, anxiety, and sadness through the medium of play.
principle of least restrictive intervention - Answer Techniques are selected to ensure that the
civil and legal rights of individuals are maintained - always use least restrictive first and if this
doesn't work then more restrictive
resilience - Answer The ability to adapt and cope that helps people to face tragedies, loss,
trauma, and severe stress.
,temperament - Answer The style of behavior a child habitually uses to cope with the demands
and expectations of the environment.
therapeutic games - Answer Games the nurse can play with a child to facilitate the
development of a therapeutic relationship and provide an opportunity for conversation.
younger, older - Answer ____________ children are more difficult to diagnose than
___________ children because of limited language skills and cognitive and emotional
development.... children undergo more rapid psychological, neurological, and physiological
changes over a briefer period than adults.
resilience, intelligence, supportive environment - Answer Identify factors that help aid in
avoiding the development of mental disorders.
insecure attachment, developmental problems, mental disorders - Answer The caregiver's role
in shaping that relationship is of primary importance, and the nurse can intervene to teach
parents ways to modify their behaviors to improve the interaction. If there is incongruence
between parent and child temperament and the caregiver is unable to respond positively to the
child, there is a risk of __________ ________________, _______________________
________________, and future __________ ___________.
shyness, aggressiveness, rebelliousness - Answer Discuss how the child's temperament can be
a predictor to substance use and abuse when they become adults - traits include ________,
_________, ________
resilient child - Answer characteristics of a _____________ _________: Adaptability to
changes in the environment
Ability to form nurturing relationships with other adults when the parent is not available
Ability to distance self from emotional chaos
Good social intelligence
Good problem-solving skills
Ability to perceive a long-term future
impact on child when they witness violence and abuse - Answer Witnessing violence is
traumatizing and a well-documented risk factor for many mental health problems, including
depression, anxiety, PTSD, aggressive and delinquent behavior, drug use, academic failure, and
low self-esteem // Children who have experienced abuse are at risk for identifying with their
, bullying - Answer ____________ is also a risk factor for such problems as depression and
suicide disorder. Children may bully and act violently toward one another, and gang involvement
is a growing problem among adolescents
mentally healthy - Answer characteristics of a _________ __________ child: Trusts others and
sees his or her world as being safe and supportive
Correctly interprets reality and makes accurate perceptions of the environment and one's ability
to influence it through actions (e.g., self-determination)
Behaves in a way that is developmentally appropriate and does not violate social norms
Has a positive, realistic self-concept and developing identity
Adapts to and copes with anxiety and stress using age-appropriate behavior
Can learn and master developmental tasks and new situations
Expresses self in spontaneous and creative ways
Develops and maintains satisfying relationship
mental illness, functional impairments - Answer A child or adolescent with __________
________ is one whose progressive personality development and functioning are hindered or
arrested due to biological, psychosocial, and spiritual factors, resulting in ________________
_______________.
regressions, bonding - Answer A child or adolescent who does not have a mental illness
matures with only minor ____________________, coping with the stressors and developmental
tasks of life. Learning and adapting to the environment and __________ with others in a
mutually satisfying way are signs of mental health
hx of illness, medical/developmental/family hx, mental status, neurological - Answer Identify
the essential assessment data that the nurse needs to obtain with the child / adolescent
interviewing, screening, testing, observing, interacting, playing - Answer Identify methods the
nurse use to collect assessment data with the child / adolescent
assessment of child's mental status - Answer Broad categories to assess include safety, general
appearance, socialization, activity level, speech, coordination and motor function, affect,
manner of relating, intellectual function, thought processes and content, and characteristics of
play
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Edition.
ADHD - Answer Individuals with this disorder show an inappropriate degree of inattention,
impulsiveness, and hyperactivity before the age of 12. Some individuals can have this disorder
without hyperactivity
autism spectrum disorder - Answer Complex neurobiological and developmental disabilities
that typically appear during a child's first 3 years of life.
communication disorder - Answer Deficits in language skills acquisition that create
impairments in academic achievement, socialization, or self-care. These include speech
disorders in which people have problems in making sounds or may stutter. Language disorders
result in difficulty understanding or in using words in context and appropriately.
intellectual disability - Answer Previously called mental retardation, this is a disorder
characterized by deficits in three areas: intellectual functioning, social functioning, and
daily/practical functioning. Impairments must be evidenced during childhood development,
range from mild to severe, and include consideration of the person's level of dependence on
others for ongoing care and support
motor disorder - Answer A key feature of childhood growth and development is the
acquisition of gross and fine motor skills and coordination. The ability to practice, exposure to
new tasks, experience, and environment are factors that play a role in motor development.
play therapy - Answer An intervention that allows a child to symbolically express feelings such
as aggression, self-doubt, anxiety, and sadness through the medium of play.
principle of least restrictive intervention - Answer Techniques are selected to ensure that the
civil and legal rights of individuals are maintained - always use least restrictive first and if this
doesn't work then more restrictive
resilience - Answer The ability to adapt and cope that helps people to face tragedies, loss,
trauma, and severe stress.
,temperament - Answer The style of behavior a child habitually uses to cope with the demands
and expectations of the environment.
therapeutic games - Answer Games the nurse can play with a child to facilitate the
development of a therapeutic relationship and provide an opportunity for conversation.
younger, older - Answer ____________ children are more difficult to diagnose than
___________ children because of limited language skills and cognitive and emotional
development.... children undergo more rapid psychological, neurological, and physiological
changes over a briefer period than adults.
resilience, intelligence, supportive environment - Answer Identify factors that help aid in
avoiding the development of mental disorders.
insecure attachment, developmental problems, mental disorders - Answer The caregiver's role
in shaping that relationship is of primary importance, and the nurse can intervene to teach
parents ways to modify their behaviors to improve the interaction. If there is incongruence
between parent and child temperament and the caregiver is unable to respond positively to the
child, there is a risk of __________ ________________, _______________________
________________, and future __________ ___________.
shyness, aggressiveness, rebelliousness - Answer Discuss how the child's temperament can be
a predictor to substance use and abuse when they become adults - traits include ________,
_________, ________
resilient child - Answer characteristics of a _____________ _________: Adaptability to
changes in the environment
Ability to form nurturing relationships with other adults when the parent is not available
Ability to distance self from emotional chaos
Good social intelligence
Good problem-solving skills
Ability to perceive a long-term future
impact on child when they witness violence and abuse - Answer Witnessing violence is
traumatizing and a well-documented risk factor for many mental health problems, including
depression, anxiety, PTSD, aggressive and delinquent behavior, drug use, academic failure, and
low self-esteem // Children who have experienced abuse are at risk for identifying with their
, bullying - Answer ____________ is also a risk factor for such problems as depression and
suicide disorder. Children may bully and act violently toward one another, and gang involvement
is a growing problem among adolescents
mentally healthy - Answer characteristics of a _________ __________ child: Trusts others and
sees his or her world as being safe and supportive
Correctly interprets reality and makes accurate perceptions of the environment and one's ability
to influence it through actions (e.g., self-determination)
Behaves in a way that is developmentally appropriate and does not violate social norms
Has a positive, realistic self-concept and developing identity
Adapts to and copes with anxiety and stress using age-appropriate behavior
Can learn and master developmental tasks and new situations
Expresses self in spontaneous and creative ways
Develops and maintains satisfying relationship
mental illness, functional impairments - Answer A child or adolescent with __________
________ is one whose progressive personality development and functioning are hindered or
arrested due to biological, psychosocial, and spiritual factors, resulting in ________________
_______________.
regressions, bonding - Answer A child or adolescent who does not have a mental illness
matures with only minor ____________________, coping with the stressors and developmental
tasks of life. Learning and adapting to the environment and __________ with others in a
mutually satisfying way are signs of mental health
hx of illness, medical/developmental/family hx, mental status, neurological - Answer Identify
the essential assessment data that the nurse needs to obtain with the child / adolescent
interviewing, screening, testing, observing, interacting, playing - Answer Identify methods the
nurse use to collect assessment data with the child / adolescent
assessment of child's mental status - Answer Broad categories to assess include safety, general
appearance, socialization, activity level, speech, coordination and motor function, affect,
manner of relating, intellectual function, thought processes and content, and characteristics of
play
