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DMH Test Questions With Correct Answers
Miette works for an organization that emphasizes a person-driven recovery model. Consistent
with the model in use by her organization, her initial meetings with people with serious mental
illness will likely emphasize which approach? - answer✔Help the individual identify the changes
they would like to make and explore options for achieving those changes.
Reducing Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Transition Age Youth - BrainSpark 6/6
You are working with a young man who is having suicidal thoughts. He denies having a suicide
plan or suicidal intent. He has symptoms of depression. He has several handguns in his home.
What is the MOST important step you should take before he leaves your office? -
answer✔Discuss his willingness to store his handguns elsewhere until his symptoms improve.
Introduction to Peer Support for Peer Support Professionals - BrainSpark 6/6
True or False: Recovery is defined as "becoming free from symptoms." false - answer✔Not
quite, a person may or may not have all of their symptoms get better in recovery because
treatment is not perfect, and things change over time. SAMHSA describes recovery as a
"process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-
directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing - BrainSpark 6/6
A client states, "I'm concerned if I don't manage my spending, I'll drain my children's savings for
college." The therapist asks the client to explore what it would look like for their situation to
change and what if the situation stayed the same. The therapist's statement BEST represents
which skill to elicit change talk? - answer✔Looking forward. That's right, looking forward
involves the client looking into the future and exploring what their situation might look like
after the changes are made and what the situation might look like if there were no changes
made.
An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care - BrainSpark 6/6
Mutuality and shared decision-making require: - answer✔Involving clients in decisions about
their care and decisions made by the organization. Correct. Shared decision-making values the
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client as an expert in their own experience, an equal collaborator in their treatment, and
requires involving clients in decisions surrounding their treatment.
Recognizing and Intervening in the Early Stages of Psychosis - BrainSpark 6/6
Which of the following would be a characteristic of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC)? -
answer✔Involving families and providing them with support and education. Correct, this does
characterize CSC since family involvement is valued in this model. The client's biological or
chosen family is sometimes a major part of their life, so it can be helpful to teach them about
the condition, as well as strategies for supporting the client in day-to-day life. The family may
also have additional feedback about how a client is doing in the community that could be
helpful to the treatment team.
Recognizing and Responding to a Person in Crisis - BrainSpark 6/6
When helping to manage a crisis, which of the following goals should you focus on FIRST? -
answer✔Helping the person stabilize their feelings and behaviors and addressing the problems
that precipitated the crisis. That's correct. These are the primary goals of crisis management.
You should focus on these goals first.
True or False: It is possible to create a positive punishment. - answer✔That's right, this
statement is true. Positive in this context does not mean the person likes the consequence.
Positive simply means something was given to or experienced by the person. Positive punishers
might include hurting your hand if you hit a wall or getting an upset stomach from eating spicy
food.
You are screening one of your adolescent clients for suicide risk. They have been more
depressed lately and have just experienced a major loss. They tell you they are thinking about
suicide and they have a specific plan in mind. How should you respond? - answer✔"How likely
is it that you will act on your plan?" Correct, this question begins the process of assessing the
adolescent's intent to follow through with their plan. This is a critical part of assessing risk.
The Motivational Tool, "MI-SafeCope" is a program developed to work with which of the
following populations? - answer✔Adolescents hospitalized for a suicide attempt. Actually, the
"MI-SafeCope" is a program developed to address adolescents hospitalized for a suicide
attempt.
When working with someone who is agitated and hostile, which of these should be used FIRST
to prevent aggressive behaviors? - answer✔Verbal de-escalation. That's correct. The American
Association for Emergency Psychiatry workgroup recommends verbal de-escalation as the
preferred initial approach with the majority of agitated individuals.
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A counselor strives to establish and maintain healthy boundaries with the individuals he serves.
The counselor's practice around boundaries BEST relates to which of the six principles of
trauma-informed care? - answer✔Trustworthiness. Respecting limits and maintaining healthy
boundaries is helpful for establishing trustworthiness.
Which of the following is an acceptable target behavior? - answer✔Getting to work on time
each day. Yes, the correct answer is getting to work on time each day. This is observable,
measurable, and specific enough for others to agree on the behavior.
Providing a peer with information about financial aid for school is BEST described by which type
of service? - answer✔Resource Connections. since you are just giving them information about a
resource in the community, it would best be described as Resource Connections.
Which of the following refers to the re-occurrence of traumatic stress symptoms upon exposure
to experiences similar to those previously experienced as a traumatic event? - answer✔Re-
traumatization. re-traumatization is the re-experiencing of traumatic symptoms when a new
event is contextually similar in some way to the original trauma.
True or False: Randomized controlled trials of Coordinated Specialty Care have demonstrated
significant improvements with regard to medication adherence and treatment satisfaction but
little effect on suicidal ideation or aggressive behaviors. - answer✔This is a false statement.
Studies on the efficacy of CSC demonstrated superior outcomes on a wide range of measures,
including symptom improvement, treatment response, relapse, re-admission to psychiatric
hospital, medication adherence, suicidal ideation, and reduced aggression.
A client seeks treatment for gambling at the request of his brother who loaned the client
money to get out of debt. According to the Motivational Interviewing approach, what is a good
FIRST step? - answer✔Determine the client's concerns and explore the client's goals for
treatment. Actually, this response falls into the "expert trap." Treatment plans need to be
collaborative and incorporate the client's goals for treatment. The correct answer is to
determine the client's concerns and explore the client's goals for treatment.
When is the right time to tell your story to your peer? - answer✔When it is relevant to their
situation and helpful for them. you should hold off on telling your full story until a time when it
would relevant to their situation. For example, if you have experienced a hospitalization, you
might decide to share your experience with hospitalization at a time when they are trying to
decide whether to go to the hospital to help them understand what to expect.
Which of the following examples is consistent with the basic steps of verbal de-escalation? -
answer✔Johanna is trying to find a point on which she can communicate agreement with Lenny
who is currently in crisis. Theo's actions are not the best example of the basic steps of verbal
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DMH Test Questions With Correct Answers
Miette works for an organization that emphasizes a person-driven recovery model. Consistent
with the model in use by her organization, her initial meetings with people with serious mental
illness will likely emphasize which approach? - answer✔Help the individual identify the changes
they would like to make and explore options for achieving those changes.
Reducing Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Transition Age Youth - BrainSpark 6/6
You are working with a young man who is having suicidal thoughts. He denies having a suicide
plan or suicidal intent. He has symptoms of depression. He has several handguns in his home.
What is the MOST important step you should take before he leaves your office? -
answer✔Discuss his willingness to store his handguns elsewhere until his symptoms improve.
Introduction to Peer Support for Peer Support Professionals - BrainSpark 6/6
True or False: Recovery is defined as "becoming free from symptoms." false - answer✔Not
quite, a person may or may not have all of their symptoms get better in recovery because
treatment is not perfect, and things change over time. SAMHSA describes recovery as a
"process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-
directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing - BrainSpark 6/6
A client states, "I'm concerned if I don't manage my spending, I'll drain my children's savings for
college." The therapist asks the client to explore what it would look like for their situation to
change and what if the situation stayed the same. The therapist's statement BEST represents
which skill to elicit change talk? - answer✔Looking forward. That's right, looking forward
involves the client looking into the future and exploring what their situation might look like
after the changes are made and what the situation might look like if there were no changes
made.
An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care - BrainSpark 6/6
Mutuality and shared decision-making require: - answer✔Involving clients in decisions about
their care and decisions made by the organization. Correct. Shared decision-making values the
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client as an expert in their own experience, an equal collaborator in their treatment, and
requires involving clients in decisions surrounding their treatment.
Recognizing and Intervening in the Early Stages of Psychosis - BrainSpark 6/6
Which of the following would be a characteristic of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC)? -
answer✔Involving families and providing them with support and education. Correct, this does
characterize CSC since family involvement is valued in this model. The client's biological or
chosen family is sometimes a major part of their life, so it can be helpful to teach them about
the condition, as well as strategies for supporting the client in day-to-day life. The family may
also have additional feedback about how a client is doing in the community that could be
helpful to the treatment team.
Recognizing and Responding to a Person in Crisis - BrainSpark 6/6
When helping to manage a crisis, which of the following goals should you focus on FIRST? -
answer✔Helping the person stabilize their feelings and behaviors and addressing the problems
that precipitated the crisis. That's correct. These are the primary goals of crisis management.
You should focus on these goals first.
True or False: It is possible to create a positive punishment. - answer✔That's right, this
statement is true. Positive in this context does not mean the person likes the consequence.
Positive simply means something was given to or experienced by the person. Positive punishers
might include hurting your hand if you hit a wall or getting an upset stomach from eating spicy
food.
You are screening one of your adolescent clients for suicide risk. They have been more
depressed lately and have just experienced a major loss. They tell you they are thinking about
suicide and they have a specific plan in mind. How should you respond? - answer✔"How likely
is it that you will act on your plan?" Correct, this question begins the process of assessing the
adolescent's intent to follow through with their plan. This is a critical part of assessing risk.
The Motivational Tool, "MI-SafeCope" is a program developed to work with which of the
following populations? - answer✔Adolescents hospitalized for a suicide attempt. Actually, the
"MI-SafeCope" is a program developed to address adolescents hospitalized for a suicide
attempt.
When working with someone who is agitated and hostile, which of these should be used FIRST
to prevent aggressive behaviors? - answer✔Verbal de-escalation. That's correct. The American
Association for Emergency Psychiatry workgroup recommends verbal de-escalation as the
preferred initial approach with the majority of agitated individuals.
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A counselor strives to establish and maintain healthy boundaries with the individuals he serves.
The counselor's practice around boundaries BEST relates to which of the six principles of
trauma-informed care? - answer✔Trustworthiness. Respecting limits and maintaining healthy
boundaries is helpful for establishing trustworthiness.
Which of the following is an acceptable target behavior? - answer✔Getting to work on time
each day. Yes, the correct answer is getting to work on time each day. This is observable,
measurable, and specific enough for others to agree on the behavior.
Providing a peer with information about financial aid for school is BEST described by which type
of service? - answer✔Resource Connections. since you are just giving them information about a
resource in the community, it would best be described as Resource Connections.
Which of the following refers to the re-occurrence of traumatic stress symptoms upon exposure
to experiences similar to those previously experienced as a traumatic event? - answer✔Re-
traumatization. re-traumatization is the re-experiencing of traumatic symptoms when a new
event is contextually similar in some way to the original trauma.
True or False: Randomized controlled trials of Coordinated Specialty Care have demonstrated
significant improvements with regard to medication adherence and treatment satisfaction but
little effect on suicidal ideation or aggressive behaviors. - answer✔This is a false statement.
Studies on the efficacy of CSC demonstrated superior outcomes on a wide range of measures,
including symptom improvement, treatment response, relapse, re-admission to psychiatric
hospital, medication adherence, suicidal ideation, and reduced aggression.
A client seeks treatment for gambling at the request of his brother who loaned the client
money to get out of debt. According to the Motivational Interviewing approach, what is a good
FIRST step? - answer✔Determine the client's concerns and explore the client's goals for
treatment. Actually, this response falls into the "expert trap." Treatment plans need to be
collaborative and incorporate the client's goals for treatment. The correct answer is to
determine the client's concerns and explore the client's goals for treatment.
When is the right time to tell your story to your peer? - answer✔When it is relevant to their
situation and helpful for them. you should hold off on telling your full story until a time when it
would relevant to their situation. For example, if you have experienced a hospitalization, you
might decide to share your experience with hospitalization at a time when they are trying to
decide whether to go to the hospital to help them understand what to expect.
Which of the following examples is consistent with the basic steps of verbal de-escalation? -
answer✔Johanna is trying to find a point on which she can communicate agreement with Lenny
who is currently in crisis. Theo's actions are not the best example of the basic steps of verbal
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