NR 606 midterm ACTUAL EXAM
NR 606 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
neurological condition characterized by persistent, uncontrollable worrying that
causes emotional distress + symptoms on most days, for a period of at least six
months. - ANSWER-GAD
mood disorder characterized by depressive symptoms that last longer than two
weeks + 5 or more of the following: irritable mood, diminished interest in
activities, significant weight or appetite changes, fatigue, feelings of
worthlessness, sleep disturbances, and the diminished ability to concentrate -
ANSWER-MDD
Untreated MMHDs can have long-term negative impact on mother including -
ANSWER-Have poor nutrition
Use substances such as alcohol, tobacco, or drugs
Experience physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
Be less responsive to baby's cues
Have fewer positive interactions with baby
Experience breastfeeding challenges
Question their competence as mothers
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Untreated MMHDs can have long-term negative impact on the child including -
ANSWER-Low birth weight or small head size
Pre-term birth
Longer stay in the NICU
Excessive crying
Impaired parent-child interactions
Social-emotional, cognitive, language, motor, and adaptive behavior development
Adverse Childhood Experience
Risk Factors for MMHDs - ANSWER-Smoking
Lack of social support
Poor relationship quality
Pregnancy complications
Personal or family history of depression
History of physical or sexual abuse
Unintended pregnancy
Life stress
Chronic physical conditions
Prior pregnancy with fetal/infant loss
History of mental illness
pathophysiology of the baby blues - ANSWER-The abrupt change in hormones
that occurs when the placenta is delivered may contribute to the development of
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symptoms and may be exacerbated by fatigue, pain, overstimulation, lack of
support, or insecurity
baby blues symptoms - ANSWER-Poor concentration
Moody
Feeling sad
Fatigue
Easily angered
Insomnia
Anxiety
Crying without reason
Poor concentration
baby blues causes - ANSWER-Drastic hormonal changes
Fatigue after giving birth and breastfeeding
Sudden changes in routine caring for baby
Lack of support from partner or family
Transition to being a mother
the most common maternal mood disorder - ANSWER-depression
when can the specifier "with peripartum onset" be applied - ANSWER-can be
applied to depressive disorders if the onset of mood symptoms occurs during
pregnancy or in the four weeks following childbirth.
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criteria for perinatal psychosis as a "brief psychotic disorder with peripartum
onset" - ANSWER-when symptoms present suddenly during pregnancy or within
the first 4 weeks after birth and last at least one day but no more than one month.
who has the highest risk of a postpartum psychotic episode - ANSWER-preexisting
bipolar disorder
Current recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists (ACOG) include screening how often? - ANSWER-at least once
during the perinatal period using a validated instrument, increasing the frequency
of visits when symptoms are identified, and referring clients for appropriate
pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy treatments
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends incorporating the
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) how often - ANSWER-into infants' 1,
2, 4, and 6-month well check visits using a cutoff score of 10 as an indicator that
maternal depression may be present
Children in the pre-operational stage think _____ and use what to represent
objects? - ANSWER-symbolically, use words or pictures
in which stage of piaget's model does thinking become more logical and organized
about events and children can reason inductively - ANSWER-concrete operational
(age 7-11)
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NR 606 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
neurological condition characterized by persistent, uncontrollable worrying that
causes emotional distress + symptoms on most days, for a period of at least six
months. - ANSWER-GAD
mood disorder characterized by depressive symptoms that last longer than two
weeks + 5 or more of the following: irritable mood, diminished interest in
activities, significant weight or appetite changes, fatigue, feelings of
worthlessness, sleep disturbances, and the diminished ability to concentrate -
ANSWER-MDD
Untreated MMHDs can have long-term negative impact on mother including -
ANSWER-Have poor nutrition
Use substances such as alcohol, tobacco, or drugs
Experience physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
Be less responsive to baby's cues
Have fewer positive interactions with baby
Experience breastfeeding challenges
Question their competence as mothers
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Untreated MMHDs can have long-term negative impact on the child including -
ANSWER-Low birth weight or small head size
Pre-term birth
Longer stay in the NICU
Excessive crying
Impaired parent-child interactions
Social-emotional, cognitive, language, motor, and adaptive behavior development
Adverse Childhood Experience
Risk Factors for MMHDs - ANSWER-Smoking
Lack of social support
Poor relationship quality
Pregnancy complications
Personal or family history of depression
History of physical or sexual abuse
Unintended pregnancy
Life stress
Chronic physical conditions
Prior pregnancy with fetal/infant loss
History of mental illness
pathophysiology of the baby blues - ANSWER-The abrupt change in hormones
that occurs when the placenta is delivered may contribute to the development of
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symptoms and may be exacerbated by fatigue, pain, overstimulation, lack of
support, or insecurity
baby blues symptoms - ANSWER-Poor concentration
Moody
Feeling sad
Fatigue
Easily angered
Insomnia
Anxiety
Crying without reason
Poor concentration
baby blues causes - ANSWER-Drastic hormonal changes
Fatigue after giving birth and breastfeeding
Sudden changes in routine caring for baby
Lack of support from partner or family
Transition to being a mother
the most common maternal mood disorder - ANSWER-depression
when can the specifier "with peripartum onset" be applied - ANSWER-can be
applied to depressive disorders if the onset of mood symptoms occurs during
pregnancy or in the four weeks following childbirth.
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criteria for perinatal psychosis as a "brief psychotic disorder with peripartum
onset" - ANSWER-when symptoms present suddenly during pregnancy or within
the first 4 weeks after birth and last at least one day but no more than one month.
who has the highest risk of a postpartum psychotic episode - ANSWER-preexisting
bipolar disorder
Current recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists (ACOG) include screening how often? - ANSWER-at least once
during the perinatal period using a validated instrument, increasing the frequency
of visits when symptoms are identified, and referring clients for appropriate
pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy treatments
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends incorporating the
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) how often - ANSWER-into infants' 1,
2, 4, and 6-month well check visits using a cutoff score of 10 as an indicator that
maternal depression may be present
Children in the pre-operational stage think _____ and use what to represent
objects? - ANSWER-symbolically, use words or pictures
in which stage of piaget's model does thinking become more logical and organized
about events and children can reason inductively - ANSWER-concrete operational
(age 7-11)
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