MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
To rrimplement rrthe rrconcept rrof rrthe rrleast rrrestrictive rrtreatment rrenvironment, rrcare
rrteam rrmembers:
Select rrone:
a. rrMonitor rrthe rrmedications rrschedule.
b. rrAssess rrthe rrclient's rrability rrto rrlive rralone.
c. rrAssess rravailable rrfinancial rrresources.
d. rrAssess rravailable rrcommunity rrresources. rr- rrAnswer rrAssess rravailable rrcommunity
rrresources.
The rrterm rr"sandwich rrgeneration" rrbest rrdescribes rradults:
Select rrone:
a. rrCaught rrbetween rradulthood rrand rrlate rradulthood
b. rrCaring rrfor rrtheir rrchildren rrand rraging rrparents
c. rrCaring rrfor rrtheir rrchildren rrand rrgrandchildren
d. rrCaught rrbetween rryoung rradulthood rrand rradulthood rr- rrAnswer rrCaring rrfor rrtheir
rrchildren rrand rraging rrparents
A rrmale rrclient rris rrin rrthe rrprocess rrof rrbeing rradmitted rrto rra rrmental rrhealth rrfacility.
rrHe rris rrsure rrthat rrthe rrnurse rris rrthe rradministrator rrof rrthe rrhospital, rrdespite rrthe
rrnurse's rrinsistence rrthat rrhe rris rra rrstaff rrnurse rron rrthe rrunit. rrThis rrclient rris
rrexperiencing:
Select rrone:
a. rrAcute rrconfusion
b. rrVisual rrhallucinations
c. rrDelusions
d. rrAuditory rrhallucinations rr- rrAnswer rrDelusions
A rrclient rrwith rrthe rrdiagnosis rrof rrdepersonalization rrdisorder rrnotices rrthat rrhe
rrexperiences rrperiods rrof rrdepersonalization rrwhen rrconfronted rrwith rrcertain
rrstressors. rrWhen rrdeveloping rrthe rrcare rrplan, rrthe rrnurse rris rraware rrthat rrone rrof rrthe
rrmost rrhelpful rractivities rrin rrself-control rrfor rrthis rrclient rris rrfor rrthe rrclient rrto:
Select rrone:
,a. rrContact rra rrtreatment rrteam rrmember rrto rrdiscuss rrhis rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings
rrevery rrtime rrhe rris rrconfronted rrwith rra rrstressor.
b. rrKeep rra rrdaily rrjournal rrof rrhis rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings, rrpaying rrspecial rrattention
rrto rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings rrduring rrstressful rrtimes. rr
c. rrRecall rrperiods rrof rrstressful rrtimes rrin rrhis rrlife rrduring rrhis rrclinic rrvisit.
d. rrJoin rran rrexercise rrprogram rrthat rrwill rrhelp rrto rrdecrease rrhis rrstress rrlevel. rr-
rrAnswer rrKeep rra rrdaily rrjournal rrof rrhis rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings, rrpaying rrspecial
rrattention rrto rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings rrduring rrstressful rrtimes.
For rrchildren rrolder rrthan rr4 rryears, rrseparation rranxiety rrshould rrlast rrfor rrno rrlonger
rrthan:
Select rrone:
a. rrA rrfew rrdays
b. rrA rrfew rrweeks
c. rrA rrfew rrmonths
d. rr1 rryear rr- rrAnswer rrA rrfew rrmonths
The rrnurse rrbegins rrdischarge rrplanning rrmeasures rrwith rra rrhospitalized rrclient:
Select rrone:
a. rrNear rrthe rrtime rrof rrdischarge
b. rrAt rrthe rrtime rrof rradmission
c. rr3 rrdays rrinto rrthe rrhospital rrstay
d. rrOn rrthe rrday rrbefore rrdischarge rr- rrAnswer rrAt rrthe rrtime rrof rradmission
During rra rrcrisis rrassessment rrdue rrto rrthe rrdiagnosis rrof rra rrterminal rrillness, rrthe
rrnurse rris rrtrying rrto rrdetermine rrwhat rrthe rrclient's rrhistory rris rrwith rrregard rrto rrlosses.
rrWhich rrquestion rrwill rrbest rrassess rrthis rrarea?
Select rrone:
a. rr"How rreasily rrdo rryou rradapt rrto rrnew rrsituations?"
b. rr"What rris rryour rrunderstanding rrof rrthe rrcurrent rrsituation?"
c. rr"Who rror rrwhat rrhas rrhelped rryou rrthrough rrcrisis rrsituations rrin rrthe rrpast?" rr
d. rr"How rris rrthis rrsituation rraffecting rryour rrfamily?" rr- rrAnswer rr"Who rror rrwhat rrhas
rrhelped rryou rrthrough rrcrisis rrsituations rrin rrthe rrpast?"
While rrperforming rra rrsearch rrof rran rradult rrmale's rrhome rrbased rron rrsuspicion rrof
rrcriminal rractivity, rrthe rrpolice rrfind rrpictures rrof rrhim rrwith rryoung rrchildren rrbetween
rrthe rrages rrof rr5 rrand rr10. rrThe rrpictures rrare rrsexual rrin rrnature. rrThe rrman rris
rrsuspected rrof:
Select rrone:
a. rrVoyeurism
b. rrSexual rrsadism
c. rrPedophilia
d. rrNecrophilia rr- rrAnswer rrPedophilia
Toddlers rroften rrexpress rrtheir rranger rrthrough:
Select rrone:
,a. rrCrying
b. rrManipulation
c. rrTemper rrtantrums
d. rrDirect rraggression rr- rrAnswer rrTemper rrtantrums
The rrclient rrwas rrinjured rrin rra rrwork rraccident. rrHe rrnow rrhas rra rrfused rrspine rrand
rrmoves rrwith rrdifficulty. rrHe rrwonders rrif rrhe rrwill rrever rrbe rrable rrto rrbe rrintimate rrwith
rrhis rrwife. rrWhat rris rrthe rrnurse's rrmost rraccurate rrresponse?
Select rrone:
a. rr"You rrwill rrnot rrbe rrable rrto rrengage rrin rrsexual rractivity."
b. rr"You rrcan rrenjoy rra rrsatisfying rrsex rrlife rrwith rrsome rradaptation."
c. rr"You rreventually rrwill rrreturn rrto rrthe rrpreinjury rrlevel rrof rrfunctioning."
d. rr"You rrwill rrbecome rrmore rrsexually rractive rrafter rryou rrrecover rrfrom rrthe rrinjuries."
rr- rrAnswer rr"You rrcan rrenjoy rra rrsatisfying rrsex rrlife rrwith rrsome rradaptation."
The rrCMA rris rradministering rran rrantianxiety rrmedication rrto rra rrclient. rrMonitoring rrside
rreffects rris rrthe rrresponsibility rrof rrwhich rrmember rrof rrthe rrhealth rrcare rrteam?
Select rrone:
a. rrNurse
b. rrCMA
c. rrPhysician
d. rrTherapist rr- rrAnswer rrNurse
A rrclient rrresponse rrto rrthe rrtermination rrphase rrof rrthe rrtherapeutic rrrelationship rris
rrwithdrawal. rrThis rrresponse rrmost rroften rris rrmanifested rrby rrclient rrbehaviors rrsuch
rras:
Select rrone:
a. rrBringing rrup rrnew rrproblems
b. rrBeing rrabsent rrfrom rrappointments
c. rrReturning rrto rrmaladaptive rrbehavior
d. rrHaving rrincreased rranxiety rr- rrAnswer rrBeing rrabsent rrfrom rrappointments
When rrreviewing rrthe rrnursing rrnotes rrfrom rrthe rrprevious rrshift, rrthe rrnurse rrnotices
rrnotations rrindicating rrthat rrthe rrclient rrwas rrexperiencing rra rrsomnolent rrlevel rrof
rrconsciousness. rrThe rrclient's rrbehavior rrwould rrbe rrdescribed rras:
Select rrone:
a. rrFalling rrasleep rreasily rrand rronly rrawakening rrwith rrstrong rrverbal rrstimuli
b. rrFrequently rrsleeping rrand rrawakening rronly rrto rrstrong rrphysical rrstimuli
c. rrUnresponsive rrto rrany rrverbal rror rrpainful rrstimuli
d. rrHaving rralternating rrperiods rrof rrexcitability rrand rrdrowsiness rr- rrAnswer rrFalling
rrasleep rreasily rrand rronly rrawakening rrwith rrstrong rrverbal rrstimuli
When rrcare rris rrprovided rrfor rra rrdying rrclient rrin rrpain, rraddiction rrto rranalgesics rris:
Select rrone:
a. rrNot rran rrissue
b. rrTo rrbe rrevaluated rrdaily
, c. rrTo rrbe rrcarefully rravoided
d. rrTo rrbe rrprevented rrwith rrpain rrmanagement rrtechniques rr- rrAnswer rr**not rrC
A rrclient rrin rran rrinpatient rrmental rrhealth rrsetting rris rrscheduled rrto rrbe rrdischarged,
rrwith rrfollow-up rrat rra rrcommunity rrmental rrhealth rrcenter. rrHis rrfamily rris rrconcerned
rrthat rrhis rrinpatient rrstay rrwas rrnot rrlong rrenough, rrand rrhe rrwill rrbe rrre-admitted rrin
rrthe rrnear rrfuture. rrThe rrnurse rrknows rrthat rrthe rraverage rrlength rrof rrinpatient rrstay rris:
Select rrone:
a. rr5 rrdays
b. rr10 rrdays
c. rr25 rrdays
d. rr1 rrmonth rr- rrAnswer rr5 rrdays
The rrnew rrnurse rrconfides rrto rrhis rrsupervisor, rr"I rram rrfeeling rrfrustrated. rrMr. rrJ rrhas
rrbeen rrdoing rrso rrwell rrin rrdealing rrwith rrhis rrissues rrover rrthe rrlast rrmonth, rrand rrtoday
rrhe rrrefused rrto rrdiscuss rranything rrproductive rrin rrour rrsession." rrWhat rris rrthe rrmost
rrappropriate rrresponse?
Select rrone:
a. rr"You rrare rrstill rrin rrthe rrpreparation rrphase rrand rrneed rrto rrcheck rrthe rrmedical
rrrecord rrfor rrinformation."
b. rr"The rrorientation rrphase rris rra rrtime rrin rrwhich rrthe rrclient rris rrbuilding rrtrust rrand
rrtesting rryou."
c. rr"During rrthe rrworking rrphase rrthe rrclient rrmay rrexperience rrgrowth rrand rrresistance."
rr
d. rr"The rrtermination rrphase rris rra rrdifficult rrone rrfor rrboth rrnurse rrand rrclient." rr-
rrAnswer rr"During rrthe rrworking rrphase rrthe rrclient rrmay rrexperience rrgrowth rrand
rrresistance."
A rrclient rrhas rrconstant rrthoughts rrabout rrlocking rrhis rrfront rrdoor rrevery rrtime rrhe
rrleaves rrhis rrhouse. rrThis rrclient rris rrexperiencing rra(n):
Select rrone:
a. rrCompulsion
b. rrPhobia
c. rrObsession
d. rrAnxiety rrreaction rr- rrAnswer rrObsession
A rrphysically rror rrmentally rrimpaired rrolder rrwoman rrwho rris rrliving rrwith rra rrrelative
rrand rrhas rra rrhistory rrof rrunexplained rrbruises rror rrinjuries, rrburns rrin rrunusual rrplaces,
rror rrpoor rrpersonal rrhygiene rris rrlikely rra rrvictim rrof:
Select rrone:
a. rrNeglect
b. rrChild rrabuse
c. rrElder rrabuse
d. rrAdolescent rrabuse rr- rrAnswer rrElder rrabuse
What rris rrthe rrmain rrfunction rrof rrthe rrNational rrCenter rrfor rrComplementary rrand
rrAlternative rrMedicine rr(NCCAM)?
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
To rrimplement rrthe rrconcept rrof rrthe rrleast rrrestrictive rrtreatment rrenvironment, rrcare
rrteam rrmembers:
Select rrone:
a. rrMonitor rrthe rrmedications rrschedule.
b. rrAssess rrthe rrclient's rrability rrto rrlive rralone.
c. rrAssess rravailable rrfinancial rrresources.
d. rrAssess rravailable rrcommunity rrresources. rr- rrAnswer rrAssess rravailable rrcommunity
rrresources.
The rrterm rr"sandwich rrgeneration" rrbest rrdescribes rradults:
Select rrone:
a. rrCaught rrbetween rradulthood rrand rrlate rradulthood
b. rrCaring rrfor rrtheir rrchildren rrand rraging rrparents
c. rrCaring rrfor rrtheir rrchildren rrand rrgrandchildren
d. rrCaught rrbetween rryoung rradulthood rrand rradulthood rr- rrAnswer rrCaring rrfor rrtheir
rrchildren rrand rraging rrparents
A rrmale rrclient rris rrin rrthe rrprocess rrof rrbeing rradmitted rrto rra rrmental rrhealth rrfacility.
rrHe rris rrsure rrthat rrthe rrnurse rris rrthe rradministrator rrof rrthe rrhospital, rrdespite rrthe
rrnurse's rrinsistence rrthat rrhe rris rra rrstaff rrnurse rron rrthe rrunit. rrThis rrclient rris
rrexperiencing:
Select rrone:
a. rrAcute rrconfusion
b. rrVisual rrhallucinations
c. rrDelusions
d. rrAuditory rrhallucinations rr- rrAnswer rrDelusions
A rrclient rrwith rrthe rrdiagnosis rrof rrdepersonalization rrdisorder rrnotices rrthat rrhe
rrexperiences rrperiods rrof rrdepersonalization rrwhen rrconfronted rrwith rrcertain
rrstressors. rrWhen rrdeveloping rrthe rrcare rrplan, rrthe rrnurse rris rraware rrthat rrone rrof rrthe
rrmost rrhelpful rractivities rrin rrself-control rrfor rrthis rrclient rris rrfor rrthe rrclient rrto:
Select rrone:
,a. rrContact rra rrtreatment rrteam rrmember rrto rrdiscuss rrhis rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings
rrevery rrtime rrhe rris rrconfronted rrwith rra rrstressor.
b. rrKeep rra rrdaily rrjournal rrof rrhis rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings, rrpaying rrspecial rrattention
rrto rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings rrduring rrstressful rrtimes. rr
c. rrRecall rrperiods rrof rrstressful rrtimes rrin rrhis rrlife rrduring rrhis rrclinic rrvisit.
d. rrJoin rran rrexercise rrprogram rrthat rrwill rrhelp rrto rrdecrease rrhis rrstress rrlevel. rr-
rrAnswer rrKeep rra rrdaily rrjournal rrof rrhis rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings, rrpaying rrspecial
rrattention rrto rrthoughts rrand rrfeelings rrduring rrstressful rrtimes.
For rrchildren rrolder rrthan rr4 rryears, rrseparation rranxiety rrshould rrlast rrfor rrno rrlonger
rrthan:
Select rrone:
a. rrA rrfew rrdays
b. rrA rrfew rrweeks
c. rrA rrfew rrmonths
d. rr1 rryear rr- rrAnswer rrA rrfew rrmonths
The rrnurse rrbegins rrdischarge rrplanning rrmeasures rrwith rra rrhospitalized rrclient:
Select rrone:
a. rrNear rrthe rrtime rrof rrdischarge
b. rrAt rrthe rrtime rrof rradmission
c. rr3 rrdays rrinto rrthe rrhospital rrstay
d. rrOn rrthe rrday rrbefore rrdischarge rr- rrAnswer rrAt rrthe rrtime rrof rradmission
During rra rrcrisis rrassessment rrdue rrto rrthe rrdiagnosis rrof rra rrterminal rrillness, rrthe
rrnurse rris rrtrying rrto rrdetermine rrwhat rrthe rrclient's rrhistory rris rrwith rrregard rrto rrlosses.
rrWhich rrquestion rrwill rrbest rrassess rrthis rrarea?
Select rrone:
a. rr"How rreasily rrdo rryou rradapt rrto rrnew rrsituations?"
b. rr"What rris rryour rrunderstanding rrof rrthe rrcurrent rrsituation?"
c. rr"Who rror rrwhat rrhas rrhelped rryou rrthrough rrcrisis rrsituations rrin rrthe rrpast?" rr
d. rr"How rris rrthis rrsituation rraffecting rryour rrfamily?" rr- rrAnswer rr"Who rror rrwhat rrhas
rrhelped rryou rrthrough rrcrisis rrsituations rrin rrthe rrpast?"
While rrperforming rra rrsearch rrof rran rradult rrmale's rrhome rrbased rron rrsuspicion rrof
rrcriminal rractivity, rrthe rrpolice rrfind rrpictures rrof rrhim rrwith rryoung rrchildren rrbetween
rrthe rrages rrof rr5 rrand rr10. rrThe rrpictures rrare rrsexual rrin rrnature. rrThe rrman rris
rrsuspected rrof:
Select rrone:
a. rrVoyeurism
b. rrSexual rrsadism
c. rrPedophilia
d. rrNecrophilia rr- rrAnswer rrPedophilia
Toddlers rroften rrexpress rrtheir rranger rrthrough:
Select rrone:
,a. rrCrying
b. rrManipulation
c. rrTemper rrtantrums
d. rrDirect rraggression rr- rrAnswer rrTemper rrtantrums
The rrclient rrwas rrinjured rrin rra rrwork rraccident. rrHe rrnow rrhas rra rrfused rrspine rrand
rrmoves rrwith rrdifficulty. rrHe rrwonders rrif rrhe rrwill rrever rrbe rrable rrto rrbe rrintimate rrwith
rrhis rrwife. rrWhat rris rrthe rrnurse's rrmost rraccurate rrresponse?
Select rrone:
a. rr"You rrwill rrnot rrbe rrable rrto rrengage rrin rrsexual rractivity."
b. rr"You rrcan rrenjoy rra rrsatisfying rrsex rrlife rrwith rrsome rradaptation."
c. rr"You rreventually rrwill rrreturn rrto rrthe rrpreinjury rrlevel rrof rrfunctioning."
d. rr"You rrwill rrbecome rrmore rrsexually rractive rrafter rryou rrrecover rrfrom rrthe rrinjuries."
rr- rrAnswer rr"You rrcan rrenjoy rra rrsatisfying rrsex rrlife rrwith rrsome rradaptation."
The rrCMA rris rradministering rran rrantianxiety rrmedication rrto rra rrclient. rrMonitoring rrside
rreffects rris rrthe rrresponsibility rrof rrwhich rrmember rrof rrthe rrhealth rrcare rrteam?
Select rrone:
a. rrNurse
b. rrCMA
c. rrPhysician
d. rrTherapist rr- rrAnswer rrNurse
A rrclient rrresponse rrto rrthe rrtermination rrphase rrof rrthe rrtherapeutic rrrelationship rris
rrwithdrawal. rrThis rrresponse rrmost rroften rris rrmanifested rrby rrclient rrbehaviors rrsuch
rras:
Select rrone:
a. rrBringing rrup rrnew rrproblems
b. rrBeing rrabsent rrfrom rrappointments
c. rrReturning rrto rrmaladaptive rrbehavior
d. rrHaving rrincreased rranxiety rr- rrAnswer rrBeing rrabsent rrfrom rrappointments
When rrreviewing rrthe rrnursing rrnotes rrfrom rrthe rrprevious rrshift, rrthe rrnurse rrnotices
rrnotations rrindicating rrthat rrthe rrclient rrwas rrexperiencing rra rrsomnolent rrlevel rrof
rrconsciousness. rrThe rrclient's rrbehavior rrwould rrbe rrdescribed rras:
Select rrone:
a. rrFalling rrasleep rreasily rrand rronly rrawakening rrwith rrstrong rrverbal rrstimuli
b. rrFrequently rrsleeping rrand rrawakening rronly rrto rrstrong rrphysical rrstimuli
c. rrUnresponsive rrto rrany rrverbal rror rrpainful rrstimuli
d. rrHaving rralternating rrperiods rrof rrexcitability rrand rrdrowsiness rr- rrAnswer rrFalling
rrasleep rreasily rrand rronly rrawakening rrwith rrstrong rrverbal rrstimuli
When rrcare rris rrprovided rrfor rra rrdying rrclient rrin rrpain, rraddiction rrto rranalgesics rris:
Select rrone:
a. rrNot rran rrissue
b. rrTo rrbe rrevaluated rrdaily
, c. rrTo rrbe rrcarefully rravoided
d. rrTo rrbe rrprevented rrwith rrpain rrmanagement rrtechniques rr- rrAnswer rr**not rrC
A rrclient rrin rran rrinpatient rrmental rrhealth rrsetting rris rrscheduled rrto rrbe rrdischarged,
rrwith rrfollow-up rrat rra rrcommunity rrmental rrhealth rrcenter. rrHis rrfamily rris rrconcerned
rrthat rrhis rrinpatient rrstay rrwas rrnot rrlong rrenough, rrand rrhe rrwill rrbe rrre-admitted rrin
rrthe rrnear rrfuture. rrThe rrnurse rrknows rrthat rrthe rraverage rrlength rrof rrinpatient rrstay rris:
Select rrone:
a. rr5 rrdays
b. rr10 rrdays
c. rr25 rrdays
d. rr1 rrmonth rr- rrAnswer rr5 rrdays
The rrnew rrnurse rrconfides rrto rrhis rrsupervisor, rr"I rram rrfeeling rrfrustrated. rrMr. rrJ rrhas
rrbeen rrdoing rrso rrwell rrin rrdealing rrwith rrhis rrissues rrover rrthe rrlast rrmonth, rrand rrtoday
rrhe rrrefused rrto rrdiscuss rranything rrproductive rrin rrour rrsession." rrWhat rris rrthe rrmost
rrappropriate rrresponse?
Select rrone:
a. rr"You rrare rrstill rrin rrthe rrpreparation rrphase rrand rrneed rrto rrcheck rrthe rrmedical
rrrecord rrfor rrinformation."
b. rr"The rrorientation rrphase rris rra rrtime rrin rrwhich rrthe rrclient rris rrbuilding rrtrust rrand
rrtesting rryou."
c. rr"During rrthe rrworking rrphase rrthe rrclient rrmay rrexperience rrgrowth rrand rrresistance."
rr
d. rr"The rrtermination rrphase rris rra rrdifficult rrone rrfor rrboth rrnurse rrand rrclient." rr-
rrAnswer rr"During rrthe rrworking rrphase rrthe rrclient rrmay rrexperience rrgrowth rrand
rrresistance."
A rrclient rrhas rrconstant rrthoughts rrabout rrlocking rrhis rrfront rrdoor rrevery rrtime rrhe
rrleaves rrhis rrhouse. rrThis rrclient rris rrexperiencing rra(n):
Select rrone:
a. rrCompulsion
b. rrPhobia
c. rrObsession
d. rrAnxiety rrreaction rr- rrAnswer rrObsession
A rrphysically rror rrmentally rrimpaired rrolder rrwoman rrwho rris rrliving rrwith rra rrrelative
rrand rrhas rra rrhistory rrof rrunexplained rrbruises rror rrinjuries, rrburns rrin rrunusual rrplaces,
rror rrpoor rrpersonal rrhygiene rris rrlikely rra rrvictim rrof:
Select rrone:
a. rrNeglect
b. rrChild rrabuse
c. rrElder rrabuse
d. rrAdolescent rrabuse rr- rrAnswer rrElder rrabuse
What rris rrthe rrmain rrfunction rrof rrthe rrNational rrCenter rrfor rrComplementary rrand
rrAlternative rrMedicine rr(NCCAM)?
