Mental health technician study
guide questions and Solutions
The client recently witnessed a horrific auto accident. She is now complaining of loss of balance,
double vision, and a constant lump in her throat. She is exhibiting the signs and symptoms of: -
correct answer ✔✔PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Children who do not fully develop the ability to respond and communicate their needs and
therefore sometimes remain dependent upon others throughout their lives more accurately
described as having: - correct answer ✔✔Autism
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is _______ above their height -
correct answer ✔✔20%
Orthostatic hypotension/postural hypotension is a form that occurs when a person: - correct
answer ✔✔Experiences low blood pressure when standing up from sitting or lying down
Which type of setting involves care for individuals with mental health issues in a protected and
supervised environment within the community - correct answer ✔✔Community Mental Health
Centers
A women goes to a late movie with her friends and gets home after midnight. She is scheduled
to play in a tennis tournament early the next morning and loses all her matches. She blames the
line judge for her loss, rather than her poor play. Which coping mechanism best describes her
response to losing the match: - correct answer ✔✔Rationalization
Of individuals who suffer from panic attacks, ___ are women - correct answer ✔✔70%
, Which of the following is considered a primary provider diagnosis for a client with dissociative
disorder - correct answer ✔✔Disturbed personal identity
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical _________ most often - correct answer
✔✔Alcohol
Culture includes common beliefs and practices in areas such a religion, economics, diet, health,
and: - correct answer ✔✔Communication
Adult female client is exhibiting behavior that the nurse interprets as anger toward another
client, what should you do: - correct answer ✔✔Talk with the client about the observations
made and ask whether or she was displaying anger toward the other client
What is the most common and frequently under diagnosed mental health disorder of last
adulthood - correct answer ✔✔Depression
What is the term for a physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as nausea or
headaches - correct answer ✔✔Somatization
The introduction of __________ led to the deinstitutionalization of many ill individuals - correct
answer ✔✔Psychotherapeutic drugs
What mental health disorder are as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used to treat : -
correct answer ✔✔Severe depression
Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in - correct answer
✔✔childhood
It is estimated that approximately ______ of adults experience some form of mental or
emotional disorder - correct answer ✔✔19%
guide questions and Solutions
The client recently witnessed a horrific auto accident. She is now complaining of loss of balance,
double vision, and a constant lump in her throat. She is exhibiting the signs and symptoms of: -
correct answer ✔✔PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Children who do not fully develop the ability to respond and communicate their needs and
therefore sometimes remain dependent upon others throughout their lives more accurately
described as having: - correct answer ✔✔Autism
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is _______ above their height -
correct answer ✔✔20%
Orthostatic hypotension/postural hypotension is a form that occurs when a person: - correct
answer ✔✔Experiences low blood pressure when standing up from sitting or lying down
Which type of setting involves care for individuals with mental health issues in a protected and
supervised environment within the community - correct answer ✔✔Community Mental Health
Centers
A women goes to a late movie with her friends and gets home after midnight. She is scheduled
to play in a tennis tournament early the next morning and loses all her matches. She blames the
line judge for her loss, rather than her poor play. Which coping mechanism best describes her
response to losing the match: - correct answer ✔✔Rationalization
Of individuals who suffer from panic attacks, ___ are women - correct answer ✔✔70%
, Which of the following is considered a primary provider diagnosis for a client with dissociative
disorder - correct answer ✔✔Disturbed personal identity
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical _________ most often - correct answer
✔✔Alcohol
Culture includes common beliefs and practices in areas such a religion, economics, diet, health,
and: - correct answer ✔✔Communication
Adult female client is exhibiting behavior that the nurse interprets as anger toward another
client, what should you do: - correct answer ✔✔Talk with the client about the observations
made and ask whether or she was displaying anger toward the other client
What is the most common and frequently under diagnosed mental health disorder of last
adulthood - correct answer ✔✔Depression
What is the term for a physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as nausea or
headaches - correct answer ✔✔Somatization
The introduction of __________ led to the deinstitutionalization of many ill individuals - correct
answer ✔✔Psychotherapeutic drugs
What mental health disorder are as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used to treat : -
correct answer ✔✔Severe depression
Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in - correct answer
✔✔childhood
It is estimated that approximately ______ of adults experience some form of mental or
emotional disorder - correct answer ✔✔19%
