NURS 6660 Midterm
Question 1
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
Question 2
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
Question 3
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
Question 1
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
Question 2
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
Question 3
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
