MHTC Exam Practice Questions with Verified
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When anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristic of
Ineffective attempts to cope. Doint otehr activities to avoid delaing with stress
When a client has a mild level of anxiety, his or her emotional response is
Feelings of relative comfort and safety. Relaxed, calm appearance and voice. Performance is
automatic, habitual behaviors occur
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling for test anxiety. She reports
that during an exam, she freezes & says It feels like the time I have to take the exam is
racing by, and I can't answer any of the questions.This is what level
Severe
A male client with an anxiety disorder sometimes experiences panic attacks following
high levels of anxiety. The nurse would expect his physiological responses to include:
Become pale, B/P decreases-hypotension, muscle coordination poor. Pain, hearing sensations
minimal
A learned response to an anticipated event, such as when the person who does not like
to fly experiences nausea and sweaty palms before boarding the airplane, is best
described as:
Signal anxiety
A client tells the nurse that exercising in the gym helps him keep his stress level
reduced. Which type of coping mechanism best describes this situation?
Physical
, A nurse who talks to teens about the dangers of tanning beds in causing skin cancer but
loves to tan herself and does so before she goes on vacation is using which defense
mechanism?
Subsitution
The nurse is aware that several theories have been proposed to explain anxiety. Which
theory explains anxiety as a result of interactions with others?
Interpersonal model
A married couple who has separated and is planning to divorce seeks counseling for
their 9-year-old daughter. The daughter has been experiencing symptoms of severe
anxiety during insignificant situations and refuses to discuss the divorce with her
parents
Avoidance behavior, situational anxiety
Adolescents who ineffectively cope with anxiety often express their anxiety through:
Expressing themselves inappropriately (running away, theft, angry/defiant, agressive,
manipulative, drugs, high-risk behaviors)
What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as
nausea or headaches?
Somatize
Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad, long-
lasting, and excessive?
Generalized anxiety disorder
Correct Answers
When anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristic of
Ineffective attempts to cope. Doint otehr activities to avoid delaing with stress
When a client has a mild level of anxiety, his or her emotional response is
Feelings of relative comfort and safety. Relaxed, calm appearance and voice. Performance is
automatic, habitual behaviors occur
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling for test anxiety. She reports
that during an exam, she freezes & says It feels like the time I have to take the exam is
racing by, and I can't answer any of the questions.This is what level
Severe
A male client with an anxiety disorder sometimes experiences panic attacks following
high levels of anxiety. The nurse would expect his physiological responses to include:
Become pale, B/P decreases-hypotension, muscle coordination poor. Pain, hearing sensations
minimal
A learned response to an anticipated event, such as when the person who does not like
to fly experiences nausea and sweaty palms before boarding the airplane, is best
described as:
Signal anxiety
A client tells the nurse that exercising in the gym helps him keep his stress level
reduced. Which type of coping mechanism best describes this situation?
Physical
, A nurse who talks to teens about the dangers of tanning beds in causing skin cancer but
loves to tan herself and does so before she goes on vacation is using which defense
mechanism?
Subsitution
The nurse is aware that several theories have been proposed to explain anxiety. Which
theory explains anxiety as a result of interactions with others?
Interpersonal model
A married couple who has separated and is planning to divorce seeks counseling for
their 9-year-old daughter. The daughter has been experiencing symptoms of severe
anxiety during insignificant situations and refuses to discuss the divorce with her
parents
Avoidance behavior, situational anxiety
Adolescents who ineffectively cope with anxiety often express their anxiety through:
Expressing themselves inappropriately (running away, theft, angry/defiant, agressive,
manipulative, drugs, high-risk behaviors)
What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as
nausea or headaches?
Somatize
Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad, long-
lasting, and excessive?
Generalized anxiety disorder
