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Pediatric Mental Health NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What type of therapy is often used for children with mental challenges?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Mental challenges may require CBT (B) for emotions, speech therapy (C) for communication, and physical therapy (A) if motor issues coexist; all (D) apply contextually.
Question 2 of 5
What kind of behavior is typical in children with school phobia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: School phobia (B) involves fear and avoidance, per anxiety disorder criteria. Eagerness (A) and participation (C) contradict.
Question 3 of 5
Which behavior is typical in children with encopresis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Encopresis (B) is involuntary defecation, distinct from urination (A), eating (C), or sleeping (D).
Question 4 of 5
The 10-year-old client and parents arrive for an out-patient appointment. The child has been taking haloperidol (Haldol) for one year. Which statement by the parents should the nurse promptly report to the physician?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Haloperidol, an antipsychotic, can cause tardive dyskinesia, characterized by involuntary movements of the mouth, lips, and trunk, especially after long-term use (e.g., one year). This is a serious side effect requiring immediate physician attention. Parkinson-like symptoms (A) are possible but less urgent unless severe, weight gain (B) is a common side effect but not immediately critical, and lack of improvement (D) warrants discussion but isn’t an acute concern.
Question 5 of 5
When the nurse informs an adolescent client that a scheduled parental visit will not occur, the client throws a cup at the nurse. In order to best respond to this behavior, the nurse should conclude that the client is displaying which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Displacement involves redirecting emotions (e.g., anger about the canceled visit) onto an unrelated target (the nurse). Reaction formation (A) is acting opposite to one’s feelings, denial (B) is refusing reality, and projection (C) is attributing one’s feelings to others—none fit as well as displacement.