MHTC Terms Questions with Verified Correct
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A Mental Health Technician may perform some or all the following
Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed people , Hygiene of patients , Patients
pulse, temperature and respiration, Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records ,
Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of therapeutic procedures, Assist
patients with daily living activities , Recognizing the need for continuing education and
staying current in healthcare mandates
Dorothea Dix
after visiting Tukes's institution in England. She advocated adequate shelter, nutritious food,
and warm clothing.
Benjamin Rush
took the philosophy of Pinel and Tuke and realized that more progressive treatments were
needed.
Eugene Bleuler, Sigmund Freud and Emil Kraepelin
with these men the study of psychiatry, the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness started.
Adolf Meyer
promoted the establishment of psychiatric research center.
Dependency
The reliance on something for well-being, or perceived well being
Alcohol
Prolonged use can cause dementia and severe liver damage and can lead to death.
Data
information about the patient that you observe and hear.
Action
, treatment administered to the patient.
Response
Patient's response to treatment and the Mental Health Worker's conclusions
Drugs most encountered
Amphetamines, Marijuana, Cocaine, Hallucinogens, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP) ,
Sedatives, hypnotics, and anxiolytics
Amphetamines
Commonly named speed. Used for therapeutic uses such as diet suppression.
Signs and symptoms of withdrawal include
depression, irritability, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, psychomotor agitation, paranoia, tactile
hallucinations, olfactory hallucinations, suicidal ideation, violent, or aggressive behavior.
A plant containing THC (tetrahydrocannabinol
It is the chemical that creates the high, can be smoked in a cigarette or in a pipe, hashish,
purified THC, or even ingested
Cocaine, a feeling of well-being or elation, extreme happiness.
It can be snorted through the nose, smoked as freebase or crack cocaine, injected
intravenously, or even chewed
Hallucinogens
Taken orally and usually has effect in 1 hr. Feeling is usually referred to as tripping, peak in 4
hours and lasts 8-12 hours
Opiates and Opioids
Range from morphine to heroin.These drugs can be abused in every consumable way.
Phencyclidine (PCP) Also known as angel dust
Abused in many consumable ways. Onset 5 min to 1 hr.
Sedatives/Hypnotics/Anxiolytics
Answers
A Mental Health Technician may perform some or all the following
Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed people , Hygiene of patients , Patients
pulse, temperature and respiration, Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records ,
Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of therapeutic procedures, Assist
patients with daily living activities , Recognizing the need for continuing education and
staying current in healthcare mandates
Dorothea Dix
after visiting Tukes's institution in England. She advocated adequate shelter, nutritious food,
and warm clothing.
Benjamin Rush
took the philosophy of Pinel and Tuke and realized that more progressive treatments were
needed.
Eugene Bleuler, Sigmund Freud and Emil Kraepelin
with these men the study of psychiatry, the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness started.
Adolf Meyer
promoted the establishment of psychiatric research center.
Dependency
The reliance on something for well-being, or perceived well being
Alcohol
Prolonged use can cause dementia and severe liver damage and can lead to death.
Data
information about the patient that you observe and hear.
Action
, treatment administered to the patient.
Response
Patient's response to treatment and the Mental Health Worker's conclusions
Drugs most encountered
Amphetamines, Marijuana, Cocaine, Hallucinogens, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP) ,
Sedatives, hypnotics, and anxiolytics
Amphetamines
Commonly named speed. Used for therapeutic uses such as diet suppression.
Signs and symptoms of withdrawal include
depression, irritability, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, psychomotor agitation, paranoia, tactile
hallucinations, olfactory hallucinations, suicidal ideation, violent, or aggressive behavior.
A plant containing THC (tetrahydrocannabinol
It is the chemical that creates the high, can be smoked in a cigarette or in a pipe, hashish,
purified THC, or even ingested
Cocaine, a feeling of well-being or elation, extreme happiness.
It can be snorted through the nose, smoked as freebase or crack cocaine, injected
intravenously, or even chewed
Hallucinogens
Taken orally and usually has effect in 1 hr. Feeling is usually referred to as tripping, peak in 4
hours and lasts 8-12 hours
Opiates and Opioids
Range from morphine to heroin.These drugs can be abused in every consumable way.
Phencyclidine (PCP) Also known as angel dust
Abused in many consumable ways. Onset 5 min to 1 hr.
Sedatives/Hypnotics/Anxiolytics
