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Jack is a 3-year-old boy who is being evaluated for developmental delay. The mental status examination is significant for an inability to stack two blocks or draw a circle. The PMHNP also appreci...
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NURS 6660
MIDTERM EXAM
2 VERSIONS
150 Q&A
, NURS 6660: MIDTERM EXAM
VERSION 1
Which of the following is a true statement with respect to developmental testing in
infants?
A. None of the available validated developmental tools are reliable in infants under
6 months of age.
B. An infant’s score on developmental assessment is a reliable predictor of future
intelligence quotient.
C. Infant assessments are helpful in detecting mental retardation and
developmental disorders.
D. Assessment in older infants focuses on sensorimotor and social responses.
Which of the following behaviors is least suspicious for an adolescent who is being
bullied at school?
A. A significant change in study habits in which the patient is demonstrating
higher academic achievement to the exclusion of a social life
B. A persistent, sustained increase in the number and variety of physical
complaints that have no obvious organic cause
C. Evidence that the patient has started smoking cigarettes and seems to spend
more time alone than usual
D. Migration to a completely different peer group and a change in appearance and
, behavior to aggressively mimic the new group
During the mental status exam of Oliver, a 4-year-old child, the PMHNP
appreciates that he appears to be having transient visual and auditory
hallucinations. The PMHNP knows that the best approach to this finding is to
consider that:
A. This is most consistent with early-onset
schizophrenia
B. An organic brain disorder should be ruled out
C. These are normal findings in very young children
D. Comprehensive psychiatric assessment is indicated
Jack is a 3-year-old boy who is being evaluated for developmental delay. The
mental status examination is significant for an inability to stack two blocks or draw
a circle. The PMHNP also appreciates the inability to attend to any task for more
than a few seconds. These findings indicate an abnormality in:
A. Social relatedness
B. Thought process and
content
C. Motor behavior
D. Judgment and insight
Jason is a 17-month-old male who is referred for evaluation of an unusually high
level of irritability. His mother says he cries “all the time,” and sometimes he just
cannot be comforted; Jason’s pediatrician felt that the complaint warranted an
evaluation by child psychiatry. Comprehensive assessment of Jason’s irritability
should include all the following except:
, A. A comprehensive medical assessment
B. Standardized developmental measures
C. Assessment without the parents present
D. Observation of Jason during play
Which of the following is the most common anxiety disorder of childhood?
A Generalized anxiety disorder
.
B. Separation anxiety disorder
C. Social anxiety disorder
D Obsessive-compulsive disorder
.
When evaluating treatment strategies for a 14-year-old patient with obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), the PMHNP considers that evidence-based data from
the Pediatric OCD Treatment Study (POTS) suggests that best outcomes are
achieved with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and:
A Clomipramine (Anafranil)
.
B. Sertraline (Zoloft)
C. Aripiprazole (Abilify)
D Lithium (Eskalith)
.
Michael is a 13-year-old boy who was involved in a traumatic automobile accident
in which his mother, the driver, was killed. After suffering multiple injuries and
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