MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION EXAM (AMCA)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Most ccpsychosomatic ccproblems ccand ccsomatoform ccdisorders ccbegin ccin cc- ccAnswer
ccchildhood
Children ccshould ccundergo ccfurther ccevaluation ccwhen cctheir ccweight ccis
cc_______above cctheir ccheight cc- ccAnswer cc20%
A ccfemale ccclient's cchusband ccin ccwhom cca ccchronic ccillness ccwas ccrecently
ccdiagnosed ccis cchospitalized. ccShe ccstates ccthat ccshe cccan't ccstop ccworrying ccabout
ccwhat ccis ccgoing ccto cchappen ccwith ccher cchusband's cctreatment ccand cchow ccthey
ccare ccgoing ccto ccpay ccthe ccbills ccbecause cche ccis ccnot ccworking. ccWhat ccreaction ccis
ccthe ccclient ccmost cclikely ccexperiencing? cc- ccAnswer ccAnxiety
The ccparents ccof cca cc14 ccyear ccold ccgirl cchave ccnoticed ccthat ccover ccthe ccpast
cccouple ccmonths, cctheir ccdaughter cchas ccnot ccbeen ccenjoying ccparticipating ccin ccthe
cctrack ccteam, ccwhich ccshe ccpreviously ccenjoyed. ccShe ccoften ccmakes ccstatements
ccabout cchow ccugly ccshe ccfeels ccand ccshe ccdropped cca ccletter ccgrade ccin cctwo ccof
ccher ccclasses. ccBase ccdon ccthese ccsymptoms, ccthis ccclient ccmay ccbe ccdiagnosed
ccwith: cc- ccAnswer ccDepressive ccdisorder
In ccpreparing ccdischarge ccplanning ccfor cca ccclient ccwho cchas ccbeen ccprescribed
cclithium ccfor ccthe cctreatment ccof ccbipolar ccdisorder, ccit ccis ccimportant ccthat ccthe
ccclient ccdemonstrate ccan ccunderstanding ccof ccthe ccneed ccto ccmonitor cchis ccor ccher
ccdiet ccfor ccintake ccof: cc- ccAnswer ccSodium
_______is cca ccside cceffect ccthat cccan ccoccur ccwhile ccthe ccclient ccis cctaking
ccantipsychotic ccmedications, cccausing ccmuscle ccrigidity, cchigh ccfever, ccunstable ccvital
ccsigns, ccconfusion ccand ccagitation. cc- ccAnswer ccneuroleptic ccmalignant ccsyndrome
cc(NMS)
A ccfemale cccollege ccstudent ccis ccseeking cchelp ccfrom ccthe cccounseling cccenter ccfor
cctext ccanxiety. ccShe ccreports ccthat ccduring ccan ccexam, ccshe cc"freezes ccand ccfeels
cclike ccthe cctime ccI cchave ccto cctake ccthe ccexam ccis ccracing ccby ccand ccI cccan't
ccanswer ccany ccof ccthe ccquestions ccwhen cci ccknow ccthe ccanswers". ccWhich cclevel ccof
ccanxiety ccis ccthe ccclient ccexperiencing? cc- ccAnswer ccSevere
, Behaviors ccassociated ccwith ccmental ccillnesses ccwere ccmore ccaccurately ccrecorded
ccby ccprofessionals. ccThis ccpractice ccled ccto cc_______for ccdifferent ccabnormal
ccbehaviors. cc- ccAnswer ccClassifications
A cc10 ccyear ccold ccmale ccclient ccwith ccautism ccexperiences ccloneliness ccand ccsocial
ccanxiety ccas cca ccresult ccof cchis ccdisease. ccWhich ccCAM cctherapy ccwill ccthe
cccaregiver ccsuggest ccto cchelp ccout ccthis ccclient ccthe ccmost ccwith ccthese ccfeelings? cc-
ccAnswer ccAnimal ccassisted cctherapy
A ccwoman ccgoes ccto cca cclate ccmovie ccwith ccher ccfriends ccand ccgets cchome ccafter
ccmidnight. ccShe ccis ccscheduled ccto ccplay ccin cca cctennis cctournament ccearly ccthe
ccnext ccmorning ccand ccloses ccall ccher ccmatches. ccShe ccblames ccthe ccline ccjudge ccfor
ccher ccloss, ccrather ccthan ccher ccpoor ccplay. ccWhich cccoping ccmechanism ccbest
ccdescribes ccher ccresponse ccto cclosing ccthe ccmatches? cc- ccAnswer ccRationalization
Poverty ccinfluences ccthe ccgrowth ccand ccdevelopment ccof ccchildren ccand ccis ccoften cca
ccprecursor ccto ccmental cchealth ccdisorders ccin ccchildren. ccNearly cc_______of ccthe
ccchildren ccin ccthe ccUS cccome ccfrom ccfamilies ccthat cclive ccat ccthe ccpoverty cclevel. cc-
ccAnswer cc20%
The ccprovider ccis ccadministering ccmedications ccto cca ccclient ccwith cca ccdiagnosis ccof
ccparanoid ccschizophrenia. ccThe ccprovider ccwould ccexpect ccto ccsee ccwhich
ccmedication ccordered ccfor ccthe ccclient? cc- ccAnswer ccRisperdal
A ccgroup ccof ccsexual ccvariations ccthat ccdepart ccfrom ccsociety's cctraditional ccand
ccacceptable ccmodels ccof ccseeking ccsexual ccgratification ccis: cc- ccAnswer ccParaphillia
Selye's ccstress ccadaptation cctheory ccconsists ccof ccthree ccstages, ccwith ccthe ccsecond
ccstage cccharacterized ccby: cc- ccAnswer ccAttempts ccof ccthe ccbody ccto cccope ccwith
ccstress
Individuals ccwith ccschizophrenia cctend ccto ccuse ccthe ccchemical cc______most ccoften
cc- ccAnswer ccAlcohol
Color cctherapy cchas ccbeen ccfound ccto ccbe cceffective ccin ccthe cctreatment ccof: cc-
ccAnswer ccSeasonal ccaffective ccdisorder
A cc4 ccyear ccold ccclient ccin cca ccpediatric ccunit ccis ccimitating ccthe ccactions ccof ccthe
ccprovider, ccthe ccprovider ccknows ccaccording ccto ccthe ccErikson's cctheory, ccthat ccthis
ccchild ccis ccdisplaying cca cccharacteristic ccseen ccduring ccwhich ccdevelopment ccstage?
cc- ccAnswer ccgenital cclocomotor
Which ccpatient ccright ccmay cca ccclient ccwith ccmental cchealth ccdisorders cclose ccduring
cctheir cctreatments? cc- ccAnswer ccFreedom ccfrom ccrestraints ccand ccseclusion
CERTIFICATION EXAM (AMCA)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Most ccpsychosomatic ccproblems ccand ccsomatoform ccdisorders ccbegin ccin cc- ccAnswer
ccchildhood
Children ccshould ccundergo ccfurther ccevaluation ccwhen cctheir ccweight ccis
cc_______above cctheir ccheight cc- ccAnswer cc20%
A ccfemale ccclient's cchusband ccin ccwhom cca ccchronic ccillness ccwas ccrecently
ccdiagnosed ccis cchospitalized. ccShe ccstates ccthat ccshe cccan't ccstop ccworrying ccabout
ccwhat ccis ccgoing ccto cchappen ccwith ccher cchusband's cctreatment ccand cchow ccthey
ccare ccgoing ccto ccpay ccthe ccbills ccbecause cche ccis ccnot ccworking. ccWhat ccreaction ccis
ccthe ccclient ccmost cclikely ccexperiencing? cc- ccAnswer ccAnxiety
The ccparents ccof cca cc14 ccyear ccold ccgirl cchave ccnoticed ccthat ccover ccthe ccpast
cccouple ccmonths, cctheir ccdaughter cchas ccnot ccbeen ccenjoying ccparticipating ccin ccthe
cctrack ccteam, ccwhich ccshe ccpreviously ccenjoyed. ccShe ccoften ccmakes ccstatements
ccabout cchow ccugly ccshe ccfeels ccand ccshe ccdropped cca ccletter ccgrade ccin cctwo ccof
ccher ccclasses. ccBase ccdon ccthese ccsymptoms, ccthis ccclient ccmay ccbe ccdiagnosed
ccwith: cc- ccAnswer ccDepressive ccdisorder
In ccpreparing ccdischarge ccplanning ccfor cca ccclient ccwho cchas ccbeen ccprescribed
cclithium ccfor ccthe cctreatment ccof ccbipolar ccdisorder, ccit ccis ccimportant ccthat ccthe
ccclient ccdemonstrate ccan ccunderstanding ccof ccthe ccneed ccto ccmonitor cchis ccor ccher
ccdiet ccfor ccintake ccof: cc- ccAnswer ccSodium
_______is cca ccside cceffect ccthat cccan ccoccur ccwhile ccthe ccclient ccis cctaking
ccantipsychotic ccmedications, cccausing ccmuscle ccrigidity, cchigh ccfever, ccunstable ccvital
ccsigns, ccconfusion ccand ccagitation. cc- ccAnswer ccneuroleptic ccmalignant ccsyndrome
cc(NMS)
A ccfemale cccollege ccstudent ccis ccseeking cchelp ccfrom ccthe cccounseling cccenter ccfor
cctext ccanxiety. ccShe ccreports ccthat ccduring ccan ccexam, ccshe cc"freezes ccand ccfeels
cclike ccthe cctime ccI cchave ccto cctake ccthe ccexam ccis ccracing ccby ccand ccI cccan't
ccanswer ccany ccof ccthe ccquestions ccwhen cci ccknow ccthe ccanswers". ccWhich cclevel ccof
ccanxiety ccis ccthe ccclient ccexperiencing? cc- ccAnswer ccSevere
, Behaviors ccassociated ccwith ccmental ccillnesses ccwere ccmore ccaccurately ccrecorded
ccby ccprofessionals. ccThis ccpractice ccled ccto cc_______for ccdifferent ccabnormal
ccbehaviors. cc- ccAnswer ccClassifications
A cc10 ccyear ccold ccmale ccclient ccwith ccautism ccexperiences ccloneliness ccand ccsocial
ccanxiety ccas cca ccresult ccof cchis ccdisease. ccWhich ccCAM cctherapy ccwill ccthe
cccaregiver ccsuggest ccto cchelp ccout ccthis ccclient ccthe ccmost ccwith ccthese ccfeelings? cc-
ccAnswer ccAnimal ccassisted cctherapy
A ccwoman ccgoes ccto cca cclate ccmovie ccwith ccher ccfriends ccand ccgets cchome ccafter
ccmidnight. ccShe ccis ccscheduled ccto ccplay ccin cca cctennis cctournament ccearly ccthe
ccnext ccmorning ccand ccloses ccall ccher ccmatches. ccShe ccblames ccthe ccline ccjudge ccfor
ccher ccloss, ccrather ccthan ccher ccpoor ccplay. ccWhich cccoping ccmechanism ccbest
ccdescribes ccher ccresponse ccto cclosing ccthe ccmatches? cc- ccAnswer ccRationalization
Poverty ccinfluences ccthe ccgrowth ccand ccdevelopment ccof ccchildren ccand ccis ccoften cca
ccprecursor ccto ccmental cchealth ccdisorders ccin ccchildren. ccNearly cc_______of ccthe
ccchildren ccin ccthe ccUS cccome ccfrom ccfamilies ccthat cclive ccat ccthe ccpoverty cclevel. cc-
ccAnswer cc20%
The ccprovider ccis ccadministering ccmedications ccto cca ccclient ccwith cca ccdiagnosis ccof
ccparanoid ccschizophrenia. ccThe ccprovider ccwould ccexpect ccto ccsee ccwhich
ccmedication ccordered ccfor ccthe ccclient? cc- ccAnswer ccRisperdal
A ccgroup ccof ccsexual ccvariations ccthat ccdepart ccfrom ccsociety's cctraditional ccand
ccacceptable ccmodels ccof ccseeking ccsexual ccgratification ccis: cc- ccAnswer ccParaphillia
Selye's ccstress ccadaptation cctheory ccconsists ccof ccthree ccstages, ccwith ccthe ccsecond
ccstage cccharacterized ccby: cc- ccAnswer ccAttempts ccof ccthe ccbody ccto cccope ccwith
ccstress
Individuals ccwith ccschizophrenia cctend ccto ccuse ccthe ccchemical cc______most ccoften
cc- ccAnswer ccAlcohol
Color cctherapy cchas ccbeen ccfound ccto ccbe cceffective ccin ccthe cctreatment ccof: cc-
ccAnswer ccSeasonal ccaffective ccdisorder
A cc4 ccyear ccold ccclient ccin cca ccpediatric ccunit ccis ccimitating ccthe ccactions ccof ccthe
ccprovider, ccthe ccprovider ccknows ccaccording ccto ccthe ccErikson's cctheory, ccthat ccthis
ccchild ccis ccdisplaying cca cccharacteristic ccseen ccduring ccwhich ccdevelopment ccstage?
cc- ccAnswer ccgenital cclocomotor
Which ccpatient ccright ccmay cca ccclient ccwith ccmental cchealth ccdisorders cclose ccduring
cctheir cctreatments? cc- ccAnswer ccFreedom ccfrom ccrestraints ccand ccseclusion
