NR606 Week 8 Exam Study Guide | Psychiatric Mental Health II Practicum | PMHNP Review & Practice Prep 2026

NR606/ NR 606 Week 8 Exam
Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric Mental Health II Practicum

Expected Questions and Verified Answers




1. What is mental health promotion?

Ans>> Efforts to enhance mental well-

being and prevent mental health problems.




2. Why is mental health promotion important?

Ans>> To optimize mental health for children and youths.




3. What is the significance of promoting positive mental health?

Ans>> It is just as important as preventing and treating mental health problems.




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,4. What do recent trends in pediatric health show?

Ans>> Significant increases in diagnosed mental health conditions among youth

in the U.S.




5. What were the increases in diagnoses of anxiety and depression

between 2016 and 2020?

Ans>> Nearly 30%.




6. What was the increase in behavior or conduct problems between 2019
and 2020?

Ans>> 21%.




7. What exacerbated the troubling trends in mental health conditions?

Ans>> Chal- lenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other existential

threats to survival.




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, 8. What was the prevalence of mental health disorders among U.S.

children and youth before the pandemic?

Ans>> One in five.




9. What happened to mental health symptoms with the pandemic?

Ans>> They in- creased significantly.




10.What age do nearly half of all mental disorders have onset?

Ans>> Age 14.




11.When do generalized psychosocial disturbances often occur?

Ans>> Well before age 14.




12.What opportunities does early childhood present for identifying those
at risk for




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