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Chapter 14: Mental Health Disorders
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Disorders

Pediatric Nursing The Critical Components of Nursing Care 1st Edition by Kathryn Rudd

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Chapter 14: Mental Health Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

  1. Mental illness in children can be defined as:
  2. A distorted view of self.
  3. A personal inability to respond to the environmental norms.
  4. Lack of insight about one’s abilities and consequences of actions.
  5. All of the above define mental illness.

 

ANS: 4

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1. A child has a false view of himself/herself.
2. The child does not respond to social and environmental cues.
3. The lack of consequences for actions causes stress for the child.
4. All define mental illness in children.

KEY: Content Area: Mental Health | Integrated Processes: Nursing Process | Client Need: Psychological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Comprehension | REF: Chapter 14 | Type: Multiple Choice

 

 

 

  1. Risk factors for a child to develop a mental illness include all of the following except:
  2. Low birth weight.
  3. Family history.
  4. Caregiver neglect.
  5. A wealthy family.

 

ANS: 4

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1. A low birth weight baby did not receive the adequate nutrition for proper brain development.
2. Many mental illnesses have a genetic link. Also, the environment in which a family lives can influence coping and various other mental illness issues.
3. A child needs to have a bond with someone to learn how to communicate, interact, and learn values and norms. If this is neglected, the child will struggle to learn psychosocial interactions throughout life.
4. A wealthy family can have mental health disorders, but has the means to seek treatment, have proper nutrition, and provide the needed love/support for a child.

KEY: Content Area: Mental Health | Integrated Processes: Nursing Process | Client Need: Psychological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | REF: Chapter 14 | Type: Multiple Choice

 

 

 

  1. Children with positive social environments:
  2. Are at risk for mental illnesses.
  3. Have less of a risk for developing mental illnesses.
  4. Do not adjust to other cultures easily.
  5. Must have control over their personal environment.

 

ANS: 2

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1. These children are not at risk.
2. Positive environments teach children confidence, empower children, and value the child’s input.
3. Flexibility occurs in positive environments, thus letting a child adjust to new cultures.
4. The child does not need total control of the environment because the caregivers have the control.

KEY: Content Area: Mental Health | Integrated Processes: Caring | Client Need: Psychological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Comprehension | REF: Chapter 14 | Type: Multiple Choice

 

 

 

  1. A teenager with a known deficit of norepinephrine may exhibit problems with which of the following?
  2. Concentration
  3. Social relationships
  4. Self-confidence
  5. Physical motor skills

 

ANS: 1

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1. Norepinephrine allows the brain to concentrate on tasks.
2. Social relationships usually are not influenced by norepinephrine deficits.
3. Self-confidence is a learned behavior and is not influenced by the norepinephrine deficit.
4. Norepinephrine does not influence physical mobility because it influences cognitive brain function.

KEY: Content Area: Mental Health | Integrated Processes: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Comprehension | REF: Chapter 14 | Type: Multiple Choice

 

 

 

  1. Serotonin deficiencies can cause ________ in children.
  2. Panic
  3. Obsessions
  4. Bulimia
  5. All of the above are correct

 

ANS: 4

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1. Panic occurs because serotonin influences the synapses in the brain.
2. The lack of serotonin does not allow for a gap in the synapses, causing an obsession behavior pattern.
3. Bulimia is an obsessive behavior pattern which is can be caused by a lack of serotonin in the brain.
4. Panic, obsessions, and bulimia are influenced by the serotonin levels in the brain because of the lack of chemicals for neurotransmission in the synapses of the brain.

KEY: Content Area: Mental Health | Integrated Processes: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Comprehension | REF: Chapter 14 | Type: Multiple Choice

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