CMHT COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔a - ✔✔A rule of thumb for recovering from a rape or other violent experience states
that the greater the force or brutality, the greater the psychological harm and:
Select one:
a. Recovery time
b. Legal implications
c. Social dysfunction
d. Financial difficulty
✔✔b - ✔✔The client is describing her trip to town. She tells the nurse, "I cold town
yellow water girl outside below ground." This speech disturbance is called:
Select one:
a. Neologism
b. Word salad
c. Flight of ideas
d. Verbigeration
✔✔d - ✔✔How many stages of the human life cycle did Erik Erikson identify?
Select one:
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
d. Eight
✔✔a - ✔✔As the nurse begins to discuss discharge plans for a 45-year-old female client
hospitalized for anxiety, the client states, "You never really cared whether I get better!
Why not stop this charade?" The nurse recognizes this to be:
Select one:
a. Transference
b. Secondary gain
c. Countertransference
,d. Insecurity
✔✔c - ✔✔The school nurse reports that a student who was brought to her appears to
be tense, angry, and her speech is rapid. She denies use of illegal substances. What
does the nurse suspect the student has ingested?
Select one:
a. Ibuprofen
b. Penicillin
c. Ritalin
d. Valium
✔✔c - ✔✔Humanistic theories are important to health care because these theories
serve as the foundation for the concept of:
Select one:
a. Assertiveness training
b. Behaviorism
c. Holistic care
d. Behavior modification
✔✔c - ✔✔A female client is taking a benzodiazepine for her anxiety disorder. She
complains of anorexia and nausea since she started taking the medication a few days
ago. What is the nurse's best response?
Select one:
a. "Be sure to take the medicine on an empty stomach to avoid these symptoms."
b. "It takes a while to get used to the medicine. Give it a couple of weeks."
c. "Try taking the medication with food or milk, and see if the symptoms improve."
d. "Stop taking the medication immediately, and I will notify your doctor."
✔✔c - ✔✔A male client takes ibuprofen twice a day, every day, for his arthritis. He
becomes very anxious when he does not take his normal doses. This client is
experiencing:
Select one:
a. Physical tolerance
b. Substance dependency
c. Psychological tolerance
d. Early-stage addiction
✔✔d - ✔✔An allopathic mental health practitioner would most likely recommend which
treatment for a client suffering from anxiety?
Select one:
a. Expressive therapy
b. Acupuncture
c. Antianxiety agents
d. Dietary supplements
, ✔✔not d - ✔✔A 70-year-old woman who was recently widowed expresses a desire to
go back to school and finish the degree she started before her children were born. What
response is most appropriate?
Select one:
a. "Why would you want to stress yourself at your age?"
b. "That may not be possible. As you age, your ability to learn decreases."
c. "Going back to school will keep you engaged and active."
d. "Let's do a cognitive function test to see if you are eligible."
✔✔b - ✔✔A 22-year-old woman with depression misses her scheduled meeting with the
nurse. Although they have established a contract to meet on an agreed upon schedule,
the nurse understands that the client is still testing the relationship and working on
trusting her care provider. This behavior usually manifests itself during which phase of
the therapeutic relationship?
Select one:
a. Termination
b. Orientation
c. Working
d. Preparation
✔✔a - ✔✔Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad,
long-lasting, and excessive?
Select one:
a. Generalized anxiety disorder
b. Panic attack
c. Phobic disorder
d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
✔✔a - ✔✔The client finds fault in every success she has. She is afraid to try anything
new because she "just knows" that she will fail because she is mentally ill. Her
behaviors demonstrate:
Select one:
a. Low self-esteem
b. Suicidal ideation
c. Low abstraction abilities
d. Altered thought processes
✔✔c - ✔✔As many as 75% of people with chronic mental health disorders:
Select one:
a. Live alone
b. Refuse to take their medications
c. Use or abuse drugs
d. Use or abuse their prescribed medications
✔✔b - ✔✔During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients
to fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔a - ✔✔A rule of thumb for recovering from a rape or other violent experience states
that the greater the force or brutality, the greater the psychological harm and:
Select one:
a. Recovery time
b. Legal implications
c. Social dysfunction
d. Financial difficulty
✔✔b - ✔✔The client is describing her trip to town. She tells the nurse, "I cold town
yellow water girl outside below ground." This speech disturbance is called:
Select one:
a. Neologism
b. Word salad
c. Flight of ideas
d. Verbigeration
✔✔d - ✔✔How many stages of the human life cycle did Erik Erikson identify?
Select one:
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
d. Eight
✔✔a - ✔✔As the nurse begins to discuss discharge plans for a 45-year-old female client
hospitalized for anxiety, the client states, "You never really cared whether I get better!
Why not stop this charade?" The nurse recognizes this to be:
Select one:
a. Transference
b. Secondary gain
c. Countertransference
,d. Insecurity
✔✔c - ✔✔The school nurse reports that a student who was brought to her appears to
be tense, angry, and her speech is rapid. She denies use of illegal substances. What
does the nurse suspect the student has ingested?
Select one:
a. Ibuprofen
b. Penicillin
c. Ritalin
d. Valium
✔✔c - ✔✔Humanistic theories are important to health care because these theories
serve as the foundation for the concept of:
Select one:
a. Assertiveness training
b. Behaviorism
c. Holistic care
d. Behavior modification
✔✔c - ✔✔A female client is taking a benzodiazepine for her anxiety disorder. She
complains of anorexia and nausea since she started taking the medication a few days
ago. What is the nurse's best response?
Select one:
a. "Be sure to take the medicine on an empty stomach to avoid these symptoms."
b. "It takes a while to get used to the medicine. Give it a couple of weeks."
c. "Try taking the medication with food or milk, and see if the symptoms improve."
d. "Stop taking the medication immediately, and I will notify your doctor."
✔✔c - ✔✔A male client takes ibuprofen twice a day, every day, for his arthritis. He
becomes very anxious when he does not take his normal doses. This client is
experiencing:
Select one:
a. Physical tolerance
b. Substance dependency
c. Psychological tolerance
d. Early-stage addiction
✔✔d - ✔✔An allopathic mental health practitioner would most likely recommend which
treatment for a client suffering from anxiety?
Select one:
a. Expressive therapy
b. Acupuncture
c. Antianxiety agents
d. Dietary supplements
, ✔✔not d - ✔✔A 70-year-old woman who was recently widowed expresses a desire to
go back to school and finish the degree she started before her children were born. What
response is most appropriate?
Select one:
a. "Why would you want to stress yourself at your age?"
b. "That may not be possible. As you age, your ability to learn decreases."
c. "Going back to school will keep you engaged and active."
d. "Let's do a cognitive function test to see if you are eligible."
✔✔b - ✔✔A 22-year-old woman with depression misses her scheduled meeting with the
nurse. Although they have established a contract to meet on an agreed upon schedule,
the nurse understands that the client is still testing the relationship and working on
trusting her care provider. This behavior usually manifests itself during which phase of
the therapeutic relationship?
Select one:
a. Termination
b. Orientation
c. Working
d. Preparation
✔✔a - ✔✔Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad,
long-lasting, and excessive?
Select one:
a. Generalized anxiety disorder
b. Panic attack
c. Phobic disorder
d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
✔✔a - ✔✔The client finds fault in every success she has. She is afraid to try anything
new because she "just knows" that she will fail because she is mentally ill. Her
behaviors demonstrate:
Select one:
a. Low self-esteem
b. Suicidal ideation
c. Low abstraction abilities
d. Altered thought processes
✔✔c - ✔✔As many as 75% of people with chronic mental health disorders:
Select one:
a. Live alone
b. Refuse to take their medications
c. Use or abuse drugs
d. Use or abuse their prescribed medications
✔✔b - ✔✔During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients
to fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?
