Psychiatric Technician State Board Exam Review 150 Questions and Correct Answers

Psychiatric Technician State Board Exam
Review 150 Questions and Correct Answers
Question 1
The most common symptoms of an urinary tract infection are:
Correct Answer
Dysuria, urinary frequency, and urgency



Question 2
In the elderly population dementia is often confused with:
Correct Answer
Depression



Question 3
One of the main educational goals a psychiatric technician would implement when
working with an autistic child would be to:
Correct Answer
Provide a highly structured program with predictable routines and presentation of
material in graded steps.



Question 4
A psychiatric technician could be found guilty of which of the following legal terms is
he/she wrote false statements about another person and that person's character was
damaged?
Correct Answer
Libel




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,Question 5
In general, the psychiatric technician would encourage his/her clients to eat more
food fro the first level of the food guide pyramid than from the other levels. Level 1
consists of:
Correct Answer
Bread, cereal, rice, pasta.



Question 6
A client with severe mania may initially be given Thorazine (chlorpromazine) or Haldol
(haloperidol) along with lithium until the lithium becomes effective. The psychiatric
technician would be aware that:
Correct Answer
High doses of these major tranquilizers will mask nausea and vomiting of lithium
toxicity.



Question 7
A common behavior modification technique that is used to treat obsessive-
compulsive disorder is:
Correct Answer
Flooding



Question 8
The most common anxiety disorder requiring hospitalization is:
Correct Answer
Panic Disorder



Question 9
Before insertion of a rectal suppository, the client would assume which of the
following positions?
Correct Answer
Sim's position




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,Question 10
The most common type of burn injury is:
Correct Answer
Thermal



Question 11
The most common clinical manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux is:
Correct Answer
heartburn



Question 12
Xenophobia is the irrational fear of:
Correct Answer
Strangers



Question 13
A high intensity of risk used for assessing the degree of suicidal risk would be:
Correct Answer
Feelings of hopelessness/helplessness



Question 14
When an elderly client needs to be restrained, the principle to remember is that:
Correct Answer
The least restrictive device or method is utilized first.



Question 15
What is the main difference between Depakote (divalproex sodium) and depakene
(valproic acid)?
Correct Answer
Depakote is enteric-coated while depakene is not




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, Question 16
Long-term therapy of phenobarbital may result in deficiencies of which of the
following vitamins?
Correct Answer
Vitamins B9, B12, D



Question 17
To avoid serious or fatal adverse reactions, the protocol for switching from a
monoamine oxidase inhibitor to another antidepressant would be to wait:

Correct Answer
Two weeks



Question 18
A psychiatric technician is instructed to take a client's temperature with an aural
thermometer. The psychiatric technician would place the thermometer in the client's:
Correct Answer
Ear



Question 19
The type of shock that results from a bacterial infection would be termed:
Correct Answer
Septic



Question 20
The psychiatric technician would know that in many facilities he/she would not be
allowed to:
Correct Answer
Trim toenails




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