Psychiatric technician state board |\ |\ |\ |\
review 150 questions with answers |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the purpose of the AIMS test? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
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identifies the severity of a seizure or tardive dyskinesia.
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A male patient, 51-years-old, has been diagnosed with Major
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Depression. He been isolating in his room since he was admitted |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to the hospital three days ago. A group that focuses on feeling is
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about to begin. The psychiatric technician enters the patient's
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room and states: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"I'm going to escort
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you to the Feelings Group that is starting soon."
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When does stuttering typically first appear? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Preschool years
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Most cases of stuttering are cause by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Emotional or psychological factors. |\ |\ |\
The Psychiatric technician is aware that antipsychotic agents can
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cause side effects. Early recognition would be critical for which of
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the following side effects? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Neuroleptic
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malignant syndrome |\
The psychiatric technician is admitting a male patient from a
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nearby Indian reservation. He or she would focus on what mental
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health concerns which relate to the Native American population?
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, - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alcoholism, suicide, depression and
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identity disorders. |\
A laboratory value for leukocytes reads, "10,500." The Psychiatric
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Technician would know that this value is: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Slightly High |\
Which of the following diseases is an inherited disorder of the
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exocrine glands causing persistent upper respiratory infections,
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chronic cough and foul-smelling stools? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cystic Fibrosis |\
The psychiatric technician knows that the common insulin
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rotating injection sites would include the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Upper arms, abdomen, and upper thighs. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An administration of Haldol Decanoate should not exceed how
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many milliliters per injection site? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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Trichotillomania is the behavior that consists of: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔recurrent pulling out of one's hair resulting in
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noticeable hair loss. |\ |\
The Psychiatric Technician would give which of the following
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instructions to a client to prevent mouth or throat dryness |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resulting from the use of a bronchial inhaler? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Rinse mouth immediately after inhalation |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, One of the main educational goals a psychiatric technician would
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implement when working with an autistic child would be to: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provide a highly structured program with
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predictable routines and presentation of material in graded steps.
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A vitamin supplement a woman should take before contraception
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and during pregnancy in order to decrease the risks of birth
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defects would be: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Folic Acid
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A psychiatric technician would assist a client to develop two-hand
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coordination and muscular strength by having the client: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Manipulate clay or play-dough between
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his/her hands. |\
Long-term therapy of phenobarbital may result in deficiencies of
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which of the following vitamins? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Vitamins B9, B12, D |\ |\ |\
Some clients being maintained on Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
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may be administered a dosage as high as how many milligrams a
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day in order to achieve a therapeutic effect? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔800-1,000mg |\
In general, the psychiatric technician would encourage his/her
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clients to eat more food fro the first level of the food guide
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pyramid than from the other levels. Level 1 consists of: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bread, cereal, rice, pasta.
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review 150 questions with answers |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the purpose of the AIMS test? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
identifies the severity of a seizure or tardive dyskinesia.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A male patient, 51-years-old, has been diagnosed with Major
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Depression. He been isolating in his room since he was admitted |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to the hospital three days ago. A group that focuses on feeling is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
about to begin. The psychiatric technician enters the patient's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
room and states: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"I'm going to escort
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
you to the Feelings Group that is starting soon."
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When does stuttering typically first appear? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Preschool years
|\ |\
Most cases of stuttering are cause by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Emotional or psychological factors. |\ |\ |\
The Psychiatric technician is aware that antipsychotic agents can
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cause side effects. Early recognition would be critical for which of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the following side effects? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Neuroleptic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
malignant syndrome |\
The psychiatric technician is admitting a male patient from a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nearby Indian reservation. He or she would focus on what mental
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
health concerns which relate to the Native American population?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alcoholism, suicide, depression and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
identity disorders. |\
A laboratory value for leukocytes reads, "10,500." The Psychiatric
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Technician would know that this value is: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Slightly High |\
Which of the following diseases is an inherited disorder of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
exocrine glands causing persistent upper respiratory infections,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
chronic cough and foul-smelling stools? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Cystic Fibrosis |\
The psychiatric technician knows that the common insulin
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
rotating injection sites would include the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Upper arms, abdomen, and upper thighs. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An administration of Haldol Decanoate should not exceed how
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
many milliliters per injection site? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Trichotillomania is the behavior that consists of: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔recurrent pulling out of one's hair resulting in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
noticeable hair loss. |\ |\
The Psychiatric Technician would give which of the following
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
instructions to a client to prevent mouth or throat dryness |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resulting from the use of a bronchial inhaler? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Rinse mouth immediately after inhalation |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, One of the main educational goals a psychiatric technician would
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
implement when working with an autistic child would be to: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provide a highly structured program with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
predictable routines and presentation of material in graded steps.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A vitamin supplement a woman should take before contraception
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and during pregnancy in order to decrease the risks of birth
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
defects would be: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Folic Acid
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A psychiatric technician would assist a client to develop two-hand
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
coordination and muscular strength by having the client: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Manipulate clay or play-dough between
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
his/her hands. |\
Long-term therapy of phenobarbital may result in deficiencies of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which of the following vitamins? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Vitamins B9, B12, D |\ |\ |\
Some clients being maintained on Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
may be administered a dosage as high as how many milligrams a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
day in order to achieve a therapeutic effect? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔800-1,000mg |\
In general, the psychiatric technician would encourage his/her
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
clients to eat more food fro the first level of the food guide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pyramid than from the other levels. Level 1 consists of: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bread, cereal, rice, pasta.
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