AMCA MENTAL HEALTH TECH EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Percent ccof ccAmericans ccsuffering ccfrom ccdiagnosable ccmental ccdisorder? cc- ccAnswer
cc26% ccPERCENT
Percent ccof cccountries ccwith ccNO ccclear ccfederal ccpolicies ccaddressing ccmental
cchealth ccissues? cc- ccAnswer cc50% ccPERCENT
What ccpercent ccof ccof ccthe ccpopulation ccneeded ccdrug cc/ ccalcohol cctreatment cc-
ccAnswer cc8.4% ccPERCENT
Percentage ccof ccpeople ccneeding cctreatment ccACTUALLY ccreceived cctreatment?? cc-
ccAnswer cc10.8% ccPERCENT
PERCENT ccOF ccADULTS cc18+ ccIN ccTHE ccUNITED ccSTATES ccWHO ccHAD ccANY
ccMENTAL ccILLNESS ccIN ccTHE ccPAST ccYEAR?? cc- ccAnswer cc20% ccPERCENT
WHAT ccIS ccTHE ccPERCENT ccOF ccADULTS ccREPORTING ccAN ccUNMET ccNEED
ccfor ccmental cchealth cccare ccin ccthe ccpast ccyear? cc- ccAnswer cc4.9% ccPERCENT
PERCENT ccof ccpeople cccannot ccafford ccmental cchealth ccservices? cc- ccAnswer
cc43.7% ccPERCENT
Percent ccof ccpeople ccwho ccneeded cctreatment ccfor ccSUBSTANCE ccABUSE, cccouldn't
ccafford ccit? cc- ccAnswer cc32% ccPERCENT
What ccis ccthe ccmain ccpersonality cccalled ccfor ccsomeone ccwho cchas ccDID ccDisorder?
cc(DISSOCIATIVE ccIDENTITY ccDISORDER) cc- ccAnswer ccHOST
What ccstage ccof ccKESSLERS ccbody ccreactions ccreduce ccfunction ccto ccshunt ccblood
ccfor ccareas ccneeded ccfor ccdefense? cc- ccAnswer ccRESISTANCE ccREACTION cc-
ccSTAGE cc2
, Client ccseen ccin ccclinic ccwith ccclinical ccmanifestations ccof ccan ccINABILITY ccTO ccSIT
ccSTILL ccand ccRIGID ccPOSTURE, ccsides cceffects cccorrectly ccidentified ccas? cc-
ccAnswer ccAKATHISIA
What ccis ccthe ccfirst ccstep ccof ccNURSING ccPROCESS. cc- ccAnswer ccASSESMENT cc-
ccFIRST ccSTEP.
Final ccstep ccof ccNURSING ccPROCESS?? cc- ccAnswer ccEVALUATION cc- ccFINAL
ccSTEP.
MODERATE cclevel ccanxiety cctraits? cc- ccAnswer ccDecreased ccPerceptual ccfield ccand
ccFOCUSING ccON ccIMMEDIATE ccTASK ccONLY.
PANIC cclevel ccof ccanixety ccmedical ccterm?? cc- ccAnswer ccCan ccinvolve ccloss ccof
ccrational ccthought, ccDELUSIONS, ccHALLUCINATIONS, ccand ccCOMPLETE
ccPHYSICAL ccIMMOBILITY cc/ ccMUTENESS.
Neurochemical ccprocess ccRESPONSIBLE ccFOR ccDEPRESSION??? cc- ccAnswer
ccDECREASED ccSEROTONIN ccAND ccNOREPINEPHRINE ccACTIVITY.
Example ccof ccMALPRACTICE ccin ccworkplace ccwith ccmental cchealth ccworkers? cc-
ccAnswer ccEx cc: ccPATIENT ccCOMPLETING ccSUICIDE ccATTEMPT ccIN ccBATHROOM
Who ccprovided ccthe ccestablishment ccof ccthe ccPSYCHIATRIC ccRESEARCH
ccCENTER? cc- ccAnswer ccAdolf ccMeyer
What ccis cca ccNORMAL ccPULSE ccRANGE ccwhen ccdoing ccvitals??? cc- ccAnswer cc60 cc-
cc100 ccBPM cc(beats ccper ccminute)
Definition ccof ccADJUSTMENT ccDISORDER? cc- ccAnswer ccMaladaptive ccreaction ccto
ccevent.
considered ccwithin ccthe ccrealm ccof ccnormal ccalmost cca ccmild ccPTSD.
Definition ccof ccADOLESCENT ccONSET? cc- ccAnswer ccChild ccbegins ccthe ccdelinquent
ccacts ccafter ccthe ccage ccof ccten ccand cctends ccto ccbe ccless ccaggressive.
CONSTANT ccOBSERVATION ccdefinition??? cc- ccAnswer cc(CO) ccthey ccmust ccalways
ccremain ccwithin ccan ccarm's cclength ccof ccthe ccpatient, ccexcept ccfor ccbreaks.
Define ccGESTATIONAL ccDISORDERS? cc- ccAnswer ccHEREDITARY ccand
ccENVIRONMENTAL ccinfluences ccoccurring ccin ccUTERO.
Define ccENVIRONMENTAL ccDISORDER cc??? cc- ccAnswer ccResulting ccfrom
ccCULTURAL ccand ccSOCIAL ccconditions ccbefore ccand ccafter ccbirth
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Percent ccof ccAmericans ccsuffering ccfrom ccdiagnosable ccmental ccdisorder? cc- ccAnswer
cc26% ccPERCENT
Percent ccof cccountries ccwith ccNO ccclear ccfederal ccpolicies ccaddressing ccmental
cchealth ccissues? cc- ccAnswer cc50% ccPERCENT
What ccpercent ccof ccof ccthe ccpopulation ccneeded ccdrug cc/ ccalcohol cctreatment cc-
ccAnswer cc8.4% ccPERCENT
Percentage ccof ccpeople ccneeding cctreatment ccACTUALLY ccreceived cctreatment?? cc-
ccAnswer cc10.8% ccPERCENT
PERCENT ccOF ccADULTS cc18+ ccIN ccTHE ccUNITED ccSTATES ccWHO ccHAD ccANY
ccMENTAL ccILLNESS ccIN ccTHE ccPAST ccYEAR?? cc- ccAnswer cc20% ccPERCENT
WHAT ccIS ccTHE ccPERCENT ccOF ccADULTS ccREPORTING ccAN ccUNMET ccNEED
ccfor ccmental cchealth cccare ccin ccthe ccpast ccyear? cc- ccAnswer cc4.9% ccPERCENT
PERCENT ccof ccpeople cccannot ccafford ccmental cchealth ccservices? cc- ccAnswer
cc43.7% ccPERCENT
Percent ccof ccpeople ccwho ccneeded cctreatment ccfor ccSUBSTANCE ccABUSE, cccouldn't
ccafford ccit? cc- ccAnswer cc32% ccPERCENT
What ccis ccthe ccmain ccpersonality cccalled ccfor ccsomeone ccwho cchas ccDID ccDisorder?
cc(DISSOCIATIVE ccIDENTITY ccDISORDER) cc- ccAnswer ccHOST
What ccstage ccof ccKESSLERS ccbody ccreactions ccreduce ccfunction ccto ccshunt ccblood
ccfor ccareas ccneeded ccfor ccdefense? cc- ccAnswer ccRESISTANCE ccREACTION cc-
ccSTAGE cc2
, Client ccseen ccin ccclinic ccwith ccclinical ccmanifestations ccof ccan ccINABILITY ccTO ccSIT
ccSTILL ccand ccRIGID ccPOSTURE, ccsides cceffects cccorrectly ccidentified ccas? cc-
ccAnswer ccAKATHISIA
What ccis ccthe ccfirst ccstep ccof ccNURSING ccPROCESS. cc- ccAnswer ccASSESMENT cc-
ccFIRST ccSTEP.
Final ccstep ccof ccNURSING ccPROCESS?? cc- ccAnswer ccEVALUATION cc- ccFINAL
ccSTEP.
MODERATE cclevel ccanxiety cctraits? cc- ccAnswer ccDecreased ccPerceptual ccfield ccand
ccFOCUSING ccON ccIMMEDIATE ccTASK ccONLY.
PANIC cclevel ccof ccanixety ccmedical ccterm?? cc- ccAnswer ccCan ccinvolve ccloss ccof
ccrational ccthought, ccDELUSIONS, ccHALLUCINATIONS, ccand ccCOMPLETE
ccPHYSICAL ccIMMOBILITY cc/ ccMUTENESS.
Neurochemical ccprocess ccRESPONSIBLE ccFOR ccDEPRESSION??? cc- ccAnswer
ccDECREASED ccSEROTONIN ccAND ccNOREPINEPHRINE ccACTIVITY.
Example ccof ccMALPRACTICE ccin ccworkplace ccwith ccmental cchealth ccworkers? cc-
ccAnswer ccEx cc: ccPATIENT ccCOMPLETING ccSUICIDE ccATTEMPT ccIN ccBATHROOM
Who ccprovided ccthe ccestablishment ccof ccthe ccPSYCHIATRIC ccRESEARCH
ccCENTER? cc- ccAnswer ccAdolf ccMeyer
What ccis cca ccNORMAL ccPULSE ccRANGE ccwhen ccdoing ccvitals??? cc- ccAnswer cc60 cc-
cc100 ccBPM cc(beats ccper ccminute)
Definition ccof ccADJUSTMENT ccDISORDER? cc- ccAnswer ccMaladaptive ccreaction ccto
ccevent.
considered ccwithin ccthe ccrealm ccof ccnormal ccalmost cca ccmild ccPTSD.
Definition ccof ccADOLESCENT ccONSET? cc- ccAnswer ccChild ccbegins ccthe ccdelinquent
ccacts ccafter ccthe ccage ccof ccten ccand cctends ccto ccbe ccless ccaggressive.
CONSTANT ccOBSERVATION ccdefinition??? cc- ccAnswer cc(CO) ccthey ccmust ccalways
ccremain ccwithin ccan ccarm's cclength ccof ccthe ccpatient, ccexcept ccfor ccbreaks.
Define ccGESTATIONAL ccDISORDERS? cc- ccAnswer ccHEREDITARY ccand
ccENVIRONMENTAL ccinfluences ccoccurring ccin ccUTERO.
Define ccENVIRONMENTAL ccDISORDER cc??? cc- ccAnswer ccResulting ccfrom
ccCULTURAL ccand ccSOCIAL ccconditions ccbefore ccand ccafter ccbirth
