MHTC CORRECT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Conduct Disorders - Childhood onset - ✔✔A child with conduct disorder shows a
variety of uncontrolled behavior patterns such as lying, disobedience, vandalism, theft,
and truancy.
✔✔Adolescent onset - ✔✔the child begins the delinquent acts after the age of ten and
tends to be less aggressive.
✔✔Anorexia - ✔✔severe loss of appetite
✔✔Nervosa - ✔✔indicates this loss is related to emotional reasons.
✔✔Bulimia Nervosa - ✔✔A condition in which a person will eat large amounts of food
and then induce vomiting
✔✔Suicide Awareness (SA) - ✔✔these letters are placed by the patient's name alerting
staff member of their intention to hurt themselves
✔✔Suicide Observation (SO) - ✔✔must sign contract and be checked on every 15
minutes
✔✔Constant Observation - ✔✔(CO) they must always remain within an arm's length of
the patient, except for breaks.
✔✔SDDm - (Specific developmental disorder) - ✔✔is a disorder in which an individual's
work in school does not equal their intelligence
✔✔Benching - ✔✔After one warning of disruptive behavior, separate the patient from
the group and place them in a chair or bench away from everyone else for at least 5-10
minutes.
, ✔✔Time-Out - ✔✔Unlocked does not require a doctor's orders. Locked time out
requires doctor's order
✔✔Room Restriction - ✔✔Used only for children and adolescents - Used if benching or
time out do not work- Usually 8-24 hours depending on infraction.
✔✔Restraints - ✔✔Used when a patient is a danger to themselves or others. Doctor's
orders needed but can be used in emergency until order obtained.
✔✔Legal Holds - ✔✔are ordered by doctors, psychologists, therapists, social worker, or
nurses who are certified to place the patient on legal hold
✔✔72 Hour Hold Criteria - ✔✔They are a danger to themselves They are a danger to
others, They are gravely disabled or unable to care for themselves. "They are unwilling
to be a voluntary patient. Must be released at 72 hrs unless They are willing to be a
voluntary patient.Patient is placed on a 14-day hold
✔✔14 Day Hold Criteria - ✔✔Initiated after a 72hrs hold, Is still a danger to self, Is still a
danger to others, Is still gravely disabled, Refuses to accept voluntary treatment, Will be
kept if Still remains suicidal , Refuses voluntary treatment
✔✔180 Day Hold Criteria - ✔✔Instituted after a 14-day hold, If the patient still a danger
to others, Is still unwilling to accept voluntary treatment
✔✔Eating Disorders - ✔✔Alexithymia, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Body
Image,Body Image Disturbance, Bulimia Nervosa, Enmeshment, Purging , Satiety ,
Self-Monitoring
✔✔Child & Adolescent Disorders - ✔✔Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ,
Autistic Disorder, Conduct Disorder , Encopresis, Enuresis, Limit Setting
✔✔Child & Adolescent Disorders - ✔✔Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Pica,
Sterotypic Movements,Therapeutic Play, Tic, Time Out, Tourette's Disorder
✔✔Gestational Disorders - ✔✔Result from hereditary and environmental influences
occurring in utero
✔✔Environmental Disorder - ✔✔Resulting from cultural and social conditions before
and after birth
✔✔Chromosomal Abnormalities - ✔✔Results from genetic makeup. All humans have 46
chromosomes, 23 per parent. Down's Syndrome is a disorder which the 21st
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Conduct Disorders - Childhood onset - ✔✔A child with conduct disorder shows a
variety of uncontrolled behavior patterns such as lying, disobedience, vandalism, theft,
and truancy.
✔✔Adolescent onset - ✔✔the child begins the delinquent acts after the age of ten and
tends to be less aggressive.
✔✔Anorexia - ✔✔severe loss of appetite
✔✔Nervosa - ✔✔indicates this loss is related to emotional reasons.
✔✔Bulimia Nervosa - ✔✔A condition in which a person will eat large amounts of food
and then induce vomiting
✔✔Suicide Awareness (SA) - ✔✔these letters are placed by the patient's name alerting
staff member of their intention to hurt themselves
✔✔Suicide Observation (SO) - ✔✔must sign contract and be checked on every 15
minutes
✔✔Constant Observation - ✔✔(CO) they must always remain within an arm's length of
the patient, except for breaks.
✔✔SDDm - (Specific developmental disorder) - ✔✔is a disorder in which an individual's
work in school does not equal their intelligence
✔✔Benching - ✔✔After one warning of disruptive behavior, separate the patient from
the group and place them in a chair or bench away from everyone else for at least 5-10
minutes.
, ✔✔Time-Out - ✔✔Unlocked does not require a doctor's orders. Locked time out
requires doctor's order
✔✔Room Restriction - ✔✔Used only for children and adolescents - Used if benching or
time out do not work- Usually 8-24 hours depending on infraction.
✔✔Restraints - ✔✔Used when a patient is a danger to themselves or others. Doctor's
orders needed but can be used in emergency until order obtained.
✔✔Legal Holds - ✔✔are ordered by doctors, psychologists, therapists, social worker, or
nurses who are certified to place the patient on legal hold
✔✔72 Hour Hold Criteria - ✔✔They are a danger to themselves They are a danger to
others, They are gravely disabled or unable to care for themselves. "They are unwilling
to be a voluntary patient. Must be released at 72 hrs unless They are willing to be a
voluntary patient.Patient is placed on a 14-day hold
✔✔14 Day Hold Criteria - ✔✔Initiated after a 72hrs hold, Is still a danger to self, Is still a
danger to others, Is still gravely disabled, Refuses to accept voluntary treatment, Will be
kept if Still remains suicidal , Refuses voluntary treatment
✔✔180 Day Hold Criteria - ✔✔Instituted after a 14-day hold, If the patient still a danger
to others, Is still unwilling to accept voluntary treatment
✔✔Eating Disorders - ✔✔Alexithymia, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Body
Image,Body Image Disturbance, Bulimia Nervosa, Enmeshment, Purging , Satiety ,
Self-Monitoring
✔✔Child & Adolescent Disorders - ✔✔Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ,
Autistic Disorder, Conduct Disorder , Encopresis, Enuresis, Limit Setting
✔✔Child & Adolescent Disorders - ✔✔Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Pica,
Sterotypic Movements,Therapeutic Play, Tic, Time Out, Tourette's Disorder
✔✔Gestational Disorders - ✔✔Result from hereditary and environmental influences
occurring in utero
✔✔Environmental Disorder - ✔✔Resulting from cultural and social conditions before
and after birth
✔✔Chromosomal Abnormalities - ✔✔Results from genetic makeup. All humans have 46
chromosomes, 23 per parent. Down's Syndrome is a disorder which the 21st
