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Pediatric Mental Health Depression NCLEX Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
After climbing on the trees that surround a six-year-old female child’s home, the child reports that the 'angry trees' made her fall. This animistic thinking is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Animism, attributing life to objects (C), is typical in Piaget’s preoperational stage (ages 2-7), not abnormal (B), a coping mechanism (A), or schizophrenia (D), which involves delusions beyond developmental norms.
Question 2 of 5
A 17-year-old patient arrives at the emergency department with nonspecific complaints. The patient’s temperature is 100.8°F (38.2°C), pulse rate and blood pressure are elevated, and pupils are dilated with decreased reaction to light. Two days ago, the patient began taking sertraline (Zoloft) 50 mg daily for treatment of depression. The patient has a history of substance use and smoked marijuana one week ago. The diagnosis is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fever, tachycardia, hypertension, and dilated pupils shortly after starting sertraline (D) suggest serotonin syndrome, an SSRI risk. Alcohol withdrawal (A), infection (B), and NMS (C) don’t align with timing or symptoms.
Question 3 of 5
A child/adolescent psychiatric and mental health clinical nurse specialist counsels the parent of a preschool-aged child who has fetal alcohol syndrome. When asked how to manage the child’s excitability, the clinical nurse specialist advises the parent to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Soft music (D) calms excitability in fetal alcohol syndrome by reducing stimulation. Repetition (A) may help, less action (B) is vague, and peer interaction (C) may overstimulate.
Question 4 of 5
When beginning therapy with a six-year-old child with autism, the child/adolescent psychiatric and mental health clinical nurse specialist initially communicates with the child:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nonverbal communication with gestures (A) suits autism’s social and language deficits, building trust. Tactile (B) risks overwhelm, and verbal options (C, D) may confuse.
Question 5 of 5
When conducting a longitudinal non-experimental study about various modalities to treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents, a child/adolescent psychiatric and mental health clinical nurse specialist:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Longitudinal non-experimental studies observe over time without manipulation, so evaluating every six months for five years (B) fits. Random assignment (A) and trials (C) are experimental, and no-treatment (D) raises ethical issues.