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Pediatrics Mental Health Cognition Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What symptom would the nurse expect to find when assessing a client with OCPD?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: OCPD clients struggle with completing projects (C) due to perfectionism and indecision. They suppress feelings (not A), lack spontaneity (not B), and can’t tolerate mistakes (not D).
Question 2 of 5
What is the most appropriate short-term goal for a client with paranoid personality disorder and impaired social skills?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Identifying feelings hindering social interaction (D) targets mistrust and improves skills in paranoid PD. Feedback (A) may overwhelm, anxiety (B) is secondary, and self-mutilation (C) is irrelevant.
Question 3 of 5
A couple in counseling reports fighting with their son when they are angry with each other. This behavior typifies:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Triangulation (D) involves pulling a third party (son) into a conflict, as seen here. Coalition (A) is an alliance, indirect communication (B) lacks a third party, and transference (C) is emotional projection.
Question 4 of 5
Older adults have reached Erikson’s developmental stage of ego integrity when they:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ego integrity (B) involves reflecting on life with acceptance and purpose, per Erikson. Acknowledgment (A) is partial, regret (C) is despair, and punishment (D) is negative.
Question 5 of 5
A psychiatric-mental health nurse, who is teaching a couple how to use positive reinforcement techniques with their child, recommends:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rewarding positive behaviors (D) reinforces recurrence, per behavioral theory. Agreeing (A) lacks reinforcement, control (B) is impractical, and removing consequences (C) is negative reinforcement.