Exam 17: Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Which intervention will best help a child manage hyperactive behavior?

Planning for a patient with Asperger's disorder will be facilitated if the nurse understands that this disorder is different from autism.The nurse will base care on knowledge that Asperger's disorder is characterized by:

Which child's history is a risk for developing a reactive attachment disorder?

Which assessment finding should be considered a high risk factor for adolescent suicide?

Which of the following meets the DSM-IV-TR criteria for moderate mental retardation?

Which behaviors would support a diagnosis of oppositional-defiant disorder?

A 15-year-old has been diagnosed with major depression and admitted to the adolescent unit.Which behavior would the nurse expect to observe in this patient?

Which statement made by a teenage male hospitalized after a failed suicide attempt is most concerning to the nurse?

A mother asks why the whole family needs to meet with the therapist because it is her teenage stepdaughter who has the substance abuse problem.The nurse replies with the knowledge that:

Which behavior demonstrates that a child is achieving appropriate management of separation anxiety?

Planning safety interventions for a teenager with a history of self-injurious behavior is based on what research-based information?

The mother of a child describes her child's "annoying behavior" as not being able to sit still or to stop jerking his arms when told to.Which disorder does the nurse suspect?

A child's diagnosis of conduct disorder is supported by the fact that:

Which behavior is most characteristic of a conduct disorder?

A 5-year-old girl on a behavior modification program is admitted to the unit.The nurse would expect to participate in which activity based on this approach?

Which response is most therapeutic when a parent whose child is diagnosed with Tourette's disorder voices concerns that their child's facial contortions are merely acts of defiance?

The nurse is assessing a child with autism.Which of the following behaviors would the nurse expect to observe?

A friend says to a nurse,"I am not going to get vaccines for my baby.I hear that vaccines cause autism." The nurse's best reply is:

The parents of a child diagnosed with ADHD ask the nurse what current medications are available for their child.The nurse should list which of the following medications? (Select all that apply.)

Which complaint is representative of anxiety in a 6-year-old child?