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MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM
(AMCA) NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+|| BRAND NEW!!
Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in
.....ANSWER..... childhood
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is
_______above their height .....ANSWER..... 20%
A female client's husband in whom a chronic illness was recently
diagnosed is hospitalized. She states that she can't stop worrying
about what is going to happen with her husband's treatment and
how they are going to pay the bills because he is not working.
What reaction is the client most likely experiencing?
.....ANSWER..... Anxiety
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The parents of a 14 year old girl have noticed that over the past
couple months, their daughter has not been enjoying
participating in the track team, which she previously enjoyed. She
often makes statements about how ugly she feels and she
dropped a letter grade in two of her classes. Base don these
symptoms, this client may be diagnosed with: .....ANSWER.....
Depressive disorder
In preparing discharge planning for a client who has been
prescribed lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder, it is
important that the client demonstrate an understanding of the
need to monitor his or her diet for intake of: .....ANSWER.....
Sodium
_______is a side effect that can occur while the client is taking
antipsychotic medications, causing muscle rigidity, high fever,
unstable vital signs, confusion and agitation. .....ANSWER.....
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
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A female college student is seeking help from the counseling
center for text anxiety. She reports that during an exam, she
"freezes and feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing
by and I can't answer any of the questions when i know the
answers". Which level of anxiety is the client experiencing?
.....ANSWER..... Severe
Behaviors associated with mental illnesses were more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to _______for
different abnormal behaviors. .....ANSWER..... Classifications
A 10 year old male client with autism experiences loneliness and
social anxiety as a result of his disease. Which CAM therapy will
the caregiver suggest to help out this client the most with these
feelings? .....ANSWER..... Animal assisted therapy
A woman 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
MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM
(AMCA) NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+|| BRAND NEW!!
Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in
.....ANSWER..... childhood
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is
_______above their height .....ANSWER..... 20%
A female client's husband in whom a chronic illness was recently
diagnosed is hospitalized. She states that she can't stop worrying
about what is going to happen with her husband's treatment and
how they are going to pay the bills because he is not working.
What reaction is the client most likely experiencing?
.....ANSWER..... Anxiety
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The parents of a 14 year old girl have noticed that over the past
couple months, their daughter has not been enjoying
participating in the track team, which she previously enjoyed. She
often makes statements about how ugly she feels and she
dropped a letter grade in two of her classes. Base don these
symptoms, this client may be diagnosed with: .....ANSWER.....
Depressive disorder
In preparing discharge planning for a client who has been
prescribed lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder, it is
important that the client demonstrate an understanding of the
need to monitor his or her diet for intake of: .....ANSWER.....
Sodium
_______is a side effect that can occur while the client is taking
antipsychotic medications, causing muscle rigidity, high fever,
unstable vital signs, confusion and agitation. .....ANSWER.....
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
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A female college student is seeking help from the counseling
center for text anxiety. She reports that during an exam, she
"freezes and feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing
by and I can't answer any of the questions when i know the
answers". Which level of anxiety is the client experiencing?
.....ANSWER..... Severe
Behaviors associated with mental illnesses were more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to _______for
different abnormal behaviors. .....ANSWER..... Classifications
A 10 year old male client with autism experiences loneliness and
social anxiety as a result of his disease. Which CAM therapy will
the caregiver suggest to help out this client the most with these
feelings? .....ANSWER..... Animal assisted therapy
A woman 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
