NR-606- MIDTERM EXAM
2026/2027 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 100% PASS
What are barriers to seeking mental health care in children &
adolescents? - ANSWER ✔✔Children- Although children and
adolescents may seek help, they usually drop out before treatment is
effective due to poverty, language barriers, living in communities with
lack of resources, stressors such as family issues, violence in the
community, unstable housing, unemployment and food insecurity.
Adolescents- Many parents lack an access to sufficient care for their
children or themselves during perinatal. Parents and adolescents are
,reluctant to receive care due to the stigmas or negative perceptions
towards mental health services.
What are some barriers that pregnant women are faced with when
attempting to seek care for mental health? - ANSWER ✔✔Perinatal-
cost, scheduling conflicts and high staff turnover rate causes issues for
families seeking care.
Less than 15% of women get treated for PPD.
Explain the sensorimotor stage (ages 0-2) according to Piaget. -
ANSWER ✔✔Children experience the world through their senses and
motor responses. The goal of this stage is object permanence.
Explain the pre-operational stage (ages 2-7) according to Piaget. -
ANSWER ✔✔Children think symbolically and think very concrete.
They learn to use words or pictures to represent objects. They are
egocentric and have difficulty seeing things from others' perspectives.
Pre-operational thinking is very concrete. So think very straight forward
when you are teaching them:
"You know how its hard for you to sit still and pay attention in school?
This medicine will help you" . Imagination is still strong however abstract
thinking is difficult. Think Ade's responses. THE ABSENCE OF OBJECT
PERMANENCE.
,Explain the concrete-operational stage (ages 7-11) according to Piaget. -
ANSWER ✔✔Children begin to think more logical and organized
about concrete events. They begin to reason inductively, from specific
information to principles. Using similes within teaching is great for this
group.
"It's kind of like you've got a great bike. The brakes just need some
fixing. The medication is like fixing the brakes." Time, space, and
quantity is understood however not as separate concepts.
Explain the Formal-operational stage (ages 12 and up) according to
Piaget. - ANSWER ✔✔Adolescents and young adults begin to
reason abstractly and can consider hypothetical problems. They begin to
think more about moral, philosophical, ethical, social, and political
issues.
"This medication can help you ignore distractions so you can complete
tasks. They can also help with self-control, which may help you get along
better with your friends and parents. Do you have any concerns about
taking the medication?" They begin to start planning at this age.
-50% of lifetime mental illnesses begin at the age of 14.
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, -50% of children ages 8-15 are not treated for mental illnesses -
ANSWER ✔✔
How does consent work with children? - ANSWER ✔✔Parents may
decide whether to allow treatment if the child is unable to provide true
informed consent (Preston et al., 2021). Although children may not be
able to give legal consent, they should be included in discussions about
medication and treatment whenever possible. Child input into treatment
decisions may encourage treatment adherence. Positive experiences
with providers and treatment can help instill the perception that
treatment is beneficial, which can support positive mental health
behaviors in the future.
What should be included in the consent form and documentation when
discussing information (such as taking psychotropic drugs) with pregnant
patients? - ANSWER ✔✔Informed consent should include
side effects
possible/rare side effects to mother and baby regardless of incidence
the patient's decision to continue or discontinue treatment
potential risks of continuing or discontinuing treatment
2026/2027 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 100% PASS
What are barriers to seeking mental health care in children &
adolescents? - ANSWER ✔✔Children- Although children and
adolescents may seek help, they usually drop out before treatment is
effective due to poverty, language barriers, living in communities with
lack of resources, stressors such as family issues, violence in the
community, unstable housing, unemployment and food insecurity.
Adolescents- Many parents lack an access to sufficient care for their
children or themselves during perinatal. Parents and adolescents are
,reluctant to receive care due to the stigmas or negative perceptions
towards mental health services.
What are some barriers that pregnant women are faced with when
attempting to seek care for mental health? - ANSWER ✔✔Perinatal-
cost, scheduling conflicts and high staff turnover rate causes issues for
families seeking care.
Less than 15% of women get treated for PPD.
Explain the sensorimotor stage (ages 0-2) according to Piaget. -
ANSWER ✔✔Children experience the world through their senses and
motor responses. The goal of this stage is object permanence.
Explain the pre-operational stage (ages 2-7) according to Piaget. -
ANSWER ✔✔Children think symbolically and think very concrete.
They learn to use words or pictures to represent objects. They are
egocentric and have difficulty seeing things from others' perspectives.
Pre-operational thinking is very concrete. So think very straight forward
when you are teaching them:
"You know how its hard for you to sit still and pay attention in school?
This medicine will help you" . Imagination is still strong however abstract
thinking is difficult. Think Ade's responses. THE ABSENCE OF OBJECT
PERMANENCE.
,Explain the concrete-operational stage (ages 7-11) according to Piaget. -
ANSWER ✔✔Children begin to think more logical and organized
about concrete events. They begin to reason inductively, from specific
information to principles. Using similes within teaching is great for this
group.
"It's kind of like you've got a great bike. The brakes just need some
fixing. The medication is like fixing the brakes." Time, space, and
quantity is understood however not as separate concepts.
Explain the Formal-operational stage (ages 12 and up) according to
Piaget. - ANSWER ✔✔Adolescents and young adults begin to
reason abstractly and can consider hypothetical problems. They begin to
think more about moral, philosophical, ethical, social, and political
issues.
"This medication can help you ignore distractions so you can complete
tasks. They can also help with self-control, which may help you get along
better with your friends and parents. Do you have any concerns about
taking the medication?" They begin to start planning at this age.
-50% of lifetime mental illnesses begin at the age of 14.
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
COPYRIGHT©PERALSARAHROSA 2026/2027. YEAR PUBLISHED PRIVACY
COMPANY REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
NUMBER: ALL RIGHTS
619652435. RESERVED
TERMS OF USE.
2026. PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, -50% of children ages 8-15 are not treated for mental illnesses -
ANSWER ✔✔
How does consent work with children? - ANSWER ✔✔Parents may
decide whether to allow treatment if the child is unable to provide true
informed consent (Preston et al., 2021). Although children may not be
able to give legal consent, they should be included in discussions about
medication and treatment whenever possible. Child input into treatment
decisions may encourage treatment adherence. Positive experiences
with providers and treatment can help instill the perception that
treatment is beneficial, which can support positive mental health
behaviors in the future.
What should be included in the consent form and documentation when
discussing information (such as taking psychotropic drugs) with pregnant
patients? - ANSWER ✔✔Informed consent should include
side effects
possible/rare side effects to mother and baby regardless of incidence
the patient's decision to continue or discontinue treatment
potential risks of continuing or discontinuing treatment
