PSYCHIATRIC NURSING FINAL QUIZ II

NAME:________________________________ SCORE :___________

YEAR/SECTION:______________

TEST I: TRUE OR FALSE

1. Children with mental health problems can have higher educational achievement, greater
involvement with the criminal justice system.
2. Attempts at prevention of childhood mental illness tend to address both specific and nonspecific
risk factors, strengthen protective factors, and use an approach that is appropriate for the
child's developmental level.
3. Mental disorders in children are not common, occurring in about one-quarter of this age group
in any given year
4. Children with a psychiatric illness can exhibit signs that are not specific to their age and
developmental status.
5. Developmental disorders and psychotic disorders in children can have a lifelong impact on the
child and his or her family as in any age group, there tends to be no single
6. Research on mental illness in children focuses on a number of issues, including increasing the
understanding of how often these illnesses occur, the risk factors, most effective treatments,
and how to improve the access that children have to those treatments.
7. Fears and worries are typical in children, persistent or extreme forms of fear and sadness
feelings could be due to anxiety.
8. Frequently missing school or work, a sudden disinterest in school activities or work, or a drop in
grades or work performance are common signs of drug addiction.
9. Drug addiction can start with experimental use of a recreational drug in social situations.
10. Some drugs, such as opioid painkillers, have a lower risk and cause addiction more quickly than
others.
Test II Enumeration.

1. Enumerate Five possible indications that your teenager or other family member is using
drugs include.

2. Enumerate Five symptoms and signs of mental illness

Answer keys :

1. Falselower
2. True
3. False quite
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. True
8. true
9. True
10. False a higher risk
Test II

1. Problems at school or work — frequently missing school or work, a sudden disinterest

in school activities or work, or a drop in grades or work performance

2. Physical health issues — lack of energy and motivation, weight loss or gain, or red
eyes

3. Neglected appearance — lack of interest in clothing, grooming or looks

4. Changes in behavior — exaggerated efforts to bar family members from entering his or
her room or being secretive about where he or she goes with friends; or drastic changes
in behavior and in relationships with family and friends

5. Money issues — sudden requests for money without a reasonable explanation

poWhat are symptoms and signs of mental illness in children?

6. or school performance;

7. persistent boredom;

8. frequent complaints of physical symptoms, such as headaches and stomachaches;

9. sleep and/or appetite problems like sleeping too much or too little, nightmares, or sleepwalking;

10. behaviors returning to those of a younger age (regressing), like bedwetting, throwing tantrums, or

becoming clingy;