Mental Health Technician Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Mental Health Technician Practice Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
To |implement |the |concept |of |the |least |restrictive |treatment |environment, |care |team |members:

Select |one:

a. |Monitor |the |medications |schedule.

b. |Assess |the |client's |ability |to |live |alone.

c. |Assess |available |financial |resources.

d. |Assess |available |community |resources. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Assess |available |community
|resources.




The |term |"sandwich |generation" |best |describes |adults:

Select |one:

a. |Caught |between |adulthood |and |late |adulthood

b. |Caring |for |their |children |and |aging |parents

c. |Caring |for |their |children |and |grandchildren

d. |Caught |between |young |adulthood |and |adulthood |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Caring |for |their |children
|and |aging |parents




A |male |client |is |in |the |process |of |being |admitted |to |a |mental |health |facility. |He |is |sure |that |the |nurse
|is |the |administrator |of |the |hospital, |despite |the |nurse's |insistence |that |he |is |a |staff |nurse |on |the |unit.

|This |client |is |experiencing:



Select |one:

a. |Acute |confusion

b. |Visual |hallucinations

c. |Delusions

d. |Auditory |hallucinations |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Delusions

,A |client |with |the |diagnosis |of |depersonalization |disorder |notices |that |he |experiences |periods |of
|depersonalization |when |confronted |with |certain |stressors. |When |developing |the |care |plan, |the |nurse

|is |aware |that |one |of |the |most |helpful |activities |in |self-control |for |this |client |is |for |the |client |to:



Select |one:

a. |Contact |a |treatment |team |member |to |discuss |his |thoughts |and |feelings |every |time |he |is
|confronted |with |a |stressor.



b. |Keep |a |daily |journal |of |his |thoughts |and |feelings, |paying |special |attention |to |thoughts |and |feelings
|during |stressful |times. |



c. |Recall |periods |of |stressful |times |in |his |life |during |his |clinic |visit.

d. |Join |an |exercise |program |that |will |help |to |decrease |his |stress |level. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Keep |a
|daily |journal |of |his |thoughts |and |feelings, |paying |special |attention |to |thoughts |and |feelings |during

|stressful |times.




For |children |older |than |4 |years, |separation |anxiety |should |last |for |no |longer |than:

Select |one:

a. |A |few |days

b. |A |few |weeks

c. |A |few |months

d. |1 |year |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |few |months



The |nurse |begins |discharge |planning |measures |with |a |hospitalized |client:

Select |one:

a. |Near |the |time |of |discharge

b. |At |the |time |of |admission

c. |3 |days |into |the |hospital |stay

d. |On |the |day |before |discharge |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-At |the |time |of |admission



During |a |crisis |assessment |due |to |the |diagnosis |of |a |terminal |illness, |the |nurse |is |trying |to |determine
|what |the |client's |history |is |with |regard |to |losses. |Which |question |will |best |assess |this |area?



Select |one:

a. |"How |easily |do |you |adapt |to |new |situations?"

,b. |"What |is |your |understanding |of |the |current |situation?"

c. |"Who |or |what |has |helped |you |through |crisis |situations |in |the |past?" |

d. |"How |is |this |situation |affecting |your |family?" |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"Who |or |what |has |helped
|you |through |crisis |situations |in |the |past?"




While |performing |a |search |of |an |adult |male's |home |based |on |suspicion |of |criminal |activity, |the |police
|find |pictures |of |him |with |young |children |between |the |ages |of |5 |and |10. |The |pictures |are |sexual |in

|nature. |The |man |is |suspected |of:



Select |one:

a. |Voyeurism

b. |Sexual |sadism

c. |Pedophilia

d. |Necrophilia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Pedophilia



Toddlers |often |express |their |anger |through:

Select |one:

a. |Crying

b. |Manipulation

c. |Temper |tantrums

d. |Direct |aggression |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Temper |tantrums



The |client |was |injured |in |a |work |accident. |He |now |has |a |fused |spine |and |moves |with |difficulty. |He
|wonders |if |he |will |ever |be |able |to |be |intimate |with |his |wife. |What |is |the |nurse's |most |accurate

|response?



Select |one:

a. |"You |will |not |be |able |to |engage |in |sexual |activity."

b. |"You |can |enjoy |a |satisfying |sex |life |with |some |adaptation."

c. |"You |eventually |will |return |to |the |preinjury |level |of |functioning."

d. |"You |will |become |more |sexually |active |after |you |recover |from |the |injuries." |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-"You |can |enjoy |a |satisfying |sex |life |with |some |adaptation."

, The |CMA |is |administering |an |antianxiety |medication |to |a |client. |Monitoring |side |effects |is |the
|responsibility |of |which |member |of |the |health |care |team?



Select |one:

a. |Nurse

b. |CMA

c. |Physician

d. |Therapist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Nurse



A |client |response |to |the |termination |phase |of |the |therapeutic |relationship |is |withdrawal. |This
|response |most |often |is |manifested |by |client |behaviors |such |as:



Select |one:

a. |Bringing |up |new |problems

b. |Being |absent |from |appointments

c. |Returning |to |maladaptive |behavior

d. |Having |increased |anxiety |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Being |absent |from |appointments



When |reviewing |the |nursing |notes |from |the |previous |shift, |the |nurse |notices |notations |indicating |that
|the |client |was |experiencing |a |somnolent |level |of |consciousness. |The |client's |behavior |would |be

|described |as:



Select |one:

a. |Falling |asleep |easily |and |only |awakening |with |strong |verbal |stimuli

b. |Frequently |sleeping |and |awakening |only |to |strong |physical |stimuli

c. |Unresponsive |to |any |verbal |or |painful |stimuli

d. |Having |alternating |periods |of |excitability |and |drowsiness |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Falling |asleep
|easily |and |only |awakening |with |strong |verbal |stimuli




When |care |is |provided |for |a |dying |client |in |pain, |addiction |to |analgesics |is:

Select |one:

a. |Not |an |issue

b. |To |be |evaluated |daily