mental health technician practice exam
questions with correct answers 48pg
The |medication |donepezil |(Aricept) |frequently |is |used |to |treat |the |early-stage |symptoms |of
|Alzheimer's |disease. |When |administering |this |particular |medication, |the |nurse |should |be |especially
|alert |to |assess |the |client |for:
a. |Weight |changes
b. |Tremors
c. |Increased |sweating
d. |Alterations |in |blood |pressure |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d
The |mother |of |a |20-year-old |man |diagnosed |with |paranoid |schizophrenia |is |upset |by |the |fact |that |her
|child |tried |to |attack |her |during |her |daily |visit. |What |is |the |most |appropriate |support |the |nurse |can
|give |her |after |this |incident?
a. |"Your |child |is |working |through |relationship |issues |with |you |and |does |not |know |how |to |express
|them."
b. |"You |should |stop |coming |for |a |while, |as |your |visits |upset |your |child."
c. |"Your |child's |illness |is |due |to |a |loss |of |contact |with |reality, |and |not |directed |to |you |as |his |mother." |
d. |"You |must |make |him |realize |that |his |behavior |toward |you |is |inappropriate." |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-c
Suicide |is |attempted |three |times |more |frequently |by |____ |but |is |more |often |successfully |completed
|by |____.
a. |Adult |men, |women
b. |Adult |women, |men |
c. |Adult |fathers, |mothers
d. |Adolescent |mothers, |fathers |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
Color |therapy |has |been |found |to |be |especially |effective |in |the |treatment |of:
a. |Seasonal |affective |disorder
b. |Bipolar |disorder
,c. |Drug |addiction
d. |Generalized |anxiety |disorder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
During |the |mental |status |assessment, |the |nurse |hands |the |client |a |piece |of |paper |that |reads |"Please
|raise |your |left |hand." |If |the |client |follows |the |command, |the |nurse |has |just |assessed |which |ability |of
|the |client?
a. |Abstract |thinking
b. |Reading
c. |General |knowledge
d. |Memory |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
During |the |preparation |phase |of |a |therapeutic |relationship |with |a |client, |what |is |the |main |task |to |be
|completed |by |the |nurse?
a. |To |establish |with |the |client |the |purpose |of |the |relationship
b. |To |gather |and |review |all |possible |information |regarding |the |client
c. |To |build |trust |with |the |client
d. |To |obtain |agreement |from |the |client |to |work |in |conjunction |with |the |nurse |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-b
Without |assessment |of |six |specific |aspects |of |an |individual's |being, |the |mental |health |nurse's |scope |of
|care |is |narrow |and |limited |in |effectiveness. |These |aspects |include |social, |physical, |cultural,
|intellectual, |emotional, |and |spiritual |areas |of |a |person's |life, |known |as |a(n) |__________ |assessment.
a. |Complete
b. |Accurate
c. |Holistic
d. |Psychiatric |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c
Which |of |the |following |persons |is |most |likely |a |candidate |for |primary |hypersomnia?
a. |A |50-year-old |who |has |wakeful |periods |during |the |night |and |naps |during |the |day |following |the
|death |of |her |husband
,b. |A |6-year-old |who |wakes |up |in |the |middle |of |the |night |after |having |a |nightmare |and |is |tired |the
|next |day
c. |An |obese |40-year-old |who |has |snoring |and |periods |of |apnea |at |night |and |is |tired |the |next |day
d. |An |18-year-old |college |student |whose |mother |complains |he |sleeps |all |night |and |still |naps |during
|the |day |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d
In |the |early |twentieth |century, |a |frontal |lobotomy |was |a |common |treatment |for |violent |behaviors.
|Which |description |of |this |procedure |is |accurate?
a. |A |procedure |that |delivers |an |electrical |stimulus |to |the |frontal |lobes |of |the |brain
b. |A |surgical |procedure |that |drills |holes |in |the |front |of |the |skull |to |drain |fluid
c. |A |surgical |procedure |that |severs |the |frontal |lobes |of |the |brain |from |the |thalamus
d. |A |surgical |procedure |that |inserts |implants |into |the |frontal |lobes |of |the |brain |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-c
According |to |Freud's |theory, |a |baby |who |is |crying |in |response |to |wanting |to |be |held |by |his |mother |is
|an |example |of |which |part |of |the |personality's |control |over |behavior?
a. |Id |
b. |Ego
c. |Superego
d. |Self-control |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
An |older |Asian |female |with |a |diagnosis |of |depression |is |cared |for |by |her |granddaughter. |Her
|granddaughter |is |very |attentive |to |the |client's |needs, |attends |every |therapy |session, |and |is |active |in
|the |planning |and |implementing |of |the |treatment |plan. |The |granddaughter's |valuing |of |her
|grandmother |is |most |likely |due |to |her:
a. |Ethnicity
b. |Cultural |beliefs
c. |Religion
d. |Stereotype |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
In |the |__________ |culture, |mental |and |emotional |disorders |are |expressed |as |somatoform |complaints
|on |the |basis |of |the |belief |that |the |body |is |the |property |of |the |ancestors.
, a. |Japanese
b. |Hispanic
c. |Southeast |Asian
d. |Korean |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d
Selective |serotonin |reuptake |inhibitors |(SSRIs) |are |most |health |care |providers' |drug |of |choice |for |the
|treatment |of |depression |because:
a. |Side |effects |are |more |manageable |than |with |most |antidepressants.
b. |They |are |the |only |class |safe |for |long-term |therapy.
c. |This |is |the |oldest |class |of |antidepressants.
d. |They |are |fast-acting |medications. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
Which |client |is |suffering |from |a |major |depressive |episode?
a. |An |adolescent |who |expresses |feeling |lost |after |the |death |of |his |mother |last |week
b. |A |50-year-old |male |who |has |been |depressed |for |a |month |and |is |contemplating |suicide
c. |A |30-year-old |female |who |is |being |treated |for |episodes |of |depression |she |has |suffered |since |the
|age |of |21
d. |An |elderly |adult |who |feels |like |she |is |in |a |fog |after |the |diagnosis |of |terminal |cancer |given |to |her |8
|days |ago |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
Eating |disorders, |substance |abuse, |delinquent |behaviors, |posttraumatic |stress |disorder, |and |suicide
|most |commonly |are |seen |as |the |result |of |abuse |in |which |population?
a. |Children
b. |Adolescents
c. |Adults
d. |Elderly |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
The |elderly |spouse |of |a |female |Alzheimer's |client |states |that |his |wife |seems |to |wander |aimlessly |from
|room |to |room |looking |for |things |in |incorrect |places, |such |as |kitchen |utensils |in |the |bedroom |and
|laundry |detergent |in |the |kitchen. |He |asks |the |nurse |for |suggestions |of |what |he |can |do |to |help |her.
|What |is |the |nurse's |best |response?
questions with correct answers 48pg
The |medication |donepezil |(Aricept) |frequently |is |used |to |treat |the |early-stage |symptoms |of
|Alzheimer's |disease. |When |administering |this |particular |medication, |the |nurse |should |be |especially
|alert |to |assess |the |client |for:
a. |Weight |changes
b. |Tremors
c. |Increased |sweating
d. |Alterations |in |blood |pressure |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d
The |mother |of |a |20-year-old |man |diagnosed |with |paranoid |schizophrenia |is |upset |by |the |fact |that |her
|child |tried |to |attack |her |during |her |daily |visit. |What |is |the |most |appropriate |support |the |nurse |can
|give |her |after |this |incident?
a. |"Your |child |is |working |through |relationship |issues |with |you |and |does |not |know |how |to |express
|them."
b. |"You |should |stop |coming |for |a |while, |as |your |visits |upset |your |child."
c. |"Your |child's |illness |is |due |to |a |loss |of |contact |with |reality, |and |not |directed |to |you |as |his |mother." |
d. |"You |must |make |him |realize |that |his |behavior |toward |you |is |inappropriate." |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-c
Suicide |is |attempted |three |times |more |frequently |by |____ |but |is |more |often |successfully |completed
|by |____.
a. |Adult |men, |women
b. |Adult |women, |men |
c. |Adult |fathers, |mothers
d. |Adolescent |mothers, |fathers |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
Color |therapy |has |been |found |to |be |especially |effective |in |the |treatment |of:
a. |Seasonal |affective |disorder
b. |Bipolar |disorder
,c. |Drug |addiction
d. |Generalized |anxiety |disorder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
During |the |mental |status |assessment, |the |nurse |hands |the |client |a |piece |of |paper |that |reads |"Please
|raise |your |left |hand." |If |the |client |follows |the |command, |the |nurse |has |just |assessed |which |ability |of
|the |client?
a. |Abstract |thinking
b. |Reading
c. |General |knowledge
d. |Memory |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
During |the |preparation |phase |of |a |therapeutic |relationship |with |a |client, |what |is |the |main |task |to |be
|completed |by |the |nurse?
a. |To |establish |with |the |client |the |purpose |of |the |relationship
b. |To |gather |and |review |all |possible |information |regarding |the |client
c. |To |build |trust |with |the |client
d. |To |obtain |agreement |from |the |client |to |work |in |conjunction |with |the |nurse |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-b
Without |assessment |of |six |specific |aspects |of |an |individual's |being, |the |mental |health |nurse's |scope |of
|care |is |narrow |and |limited |in |effectiveness. |These |aspects |include |social, |physical, |cultural,
|intellectual, |emotional, |and |spiritual |areas |of |a |person's |life, |known |as |a(n) |__________ |assessment.
a. |Complete
b. |Accurate
c. |Holistic
d. |Psychiatric |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c
Which |of |the |following |persons |is |most |likely |a |candidate |for |primary |hypersomnia?
a. |A |50-year-old |who |has |wakeful |periods |during |the |night |and |naps |during |the |day |following |the
|death |of |her |husband
,b. |A |6-year-old |who |wakes |up |in |the |middle |of |the |night |after |having |a |nightmare |and |is |tired |the
|next |day
c. |An |obese |40-year-old |who |has |snoring |and |periods |of |apnea |at |night |and |is |tired |the |next |day
d. |An |18-year-old |college |student |whose |mother |complains |he |sleeps |all |night |and |still |naps |during
|the |day |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d
In |the |early |twentieth |century, |a |frontal |lobotomy |was |a |common |treatment |for |violent |behaviors.
|Which |description |of |this |procedure |is |accurate?
a. |A |procedure |that |delivers |an |electrical |stimulus |to |the |frontal |lobes |of |the |brain
b. |A |surgical |procedure |that |drills |holes |in |the |front |of |the |skull |to |drain |fluid
c. |A |surgical |procedure |that |severs |the |frontal |lobes |of |the |brain |from |the |thalamus
d. |A |surgical |procedure |that |inserts |implants |into |the |frontal |lobes |of |the |brain |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-c
According |to |Freud's |theory, |a |baby |who |is |crying |in |response |to |wanting |to |be |held |by |his |mother |is
|an |example |of |which |part |of |the |personality's |control |over |behavior?
a. |Id |
b. |Ego
c. |Superego
d. |Self-control |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
An |older |Asian |female |with |a |diagnosis |of |depression |is |cared |for |by |her |granddaughter. |Her
|granddaughter |is |very |attentive |to |the |client's |needs, |attends |every |therapy |session, |and |is |active |in
|the |planning |and |implementing |of |the |treatment |plan. |The |granddaughter's |valuing |of |her
|grandmother |is |most |likely |due |to |her:
a. |Ethnicity
b. |Cultural |beliefs
c. |Religion
d. |Stereotype |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
In |the |__________ |culture, |mental |and |emotional |disorders |are |expressed |as |somatoform |complaints
|on |the |basis |of |the |belief |that |the |body |is |the |property |of |the |ancestors.
, a. |Japanese
b. |Hispanic
c. |Southeast |Asian
d. |Korean |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d
Selective |serotonin |reuptake |inhibitors |(SSRIs) |are |most |health |care |providers' |drug |of |choice |for |the
|treatment |of |depression |because:
a. |Side |effects |are |more |manageable |than |with |most |antidepressants.
b. |They |are |the |only |class |safe |for |long-term |therapy.
c. |This |is |the |oldest |class |of |antidepressants.
d. |They |are |fast-acting |medications. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
Which |client |is |suffering |from |a |major |depressive |episode?
a. |An |adolescent |who |expresses |feeling |lost |after |the |death |of |his |mother |last |week
b. |A |50-year-old |male |who |has |been |depressed |for |a |month |and |is |contemplating |suicide
c. |A |30-year-old |female |who |is |being |treated |for |episodes |of |depression |she |has |suffered |since |the
|age |of |21
d. |An |elderly |adult |who |feels |like |she |is |in |a |fog |after |the |diagnosis |of |terminal |cancer |given |to |her |8
|days |ago |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
Eating |disorders, |substance |abuse, |delinquent |behaviors, |posttraumatic |stress |disorder, |and |suicide
|most |commonly |are |seen |as |the |result |of |abuse |in |which |population?
a. |Children
b. |Adolescents
c. |Adults
d. |Elderly |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
The |elderly |spouse |of |a |female |Alzheimer's |client |states |that |his |wife |seems |to |wander |aimlessly |from
|room |to |room |looking |for |things |in |incorrect |places, |such |as |kitchen |utensils |in |the |bedroom |and
|laundry |detergent |in |the |kitchen. |He |asks |the |nurse |for |suggestions |of |what |he |can |do |to |help |her.
|What |is |the |nurse's |best |response?
