MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
A ccmale ccinpatient ccclient ccwho ccis ccexperiencing ccdepression cchas ccno ccinterest ccin
cceating. ccHe ccskips ccmeals ccfrequently ccand cchas ccbeen cclosing ccweight. ccWhat ccis
ccthe ccbest ccnursing ccaction ccin ccthis ccsituation?
a. ccAsk ccthe ccclient ccto cc"Please cceat ccone ccmeal ccfor ccme."
b. ccLeave ccfood ccwith cchim ccat ccmealtime ccand ccoffer ccsnacks ccfrequently. cc
c. ccGive ccthe ccclient ccinformation ccon ccthe ccbenefits ccof ccgood ccnutrition.
d. ccRemove ccclient ccprivileges ccevery cctime cche ccdoesn't cceat cc- ccAnswer cc
Children ccare ccat ccgreater ccrisk ccfor cccommitting ccsuicide ccif ccthey cchave cc____
ccproblems.
a. ccFamily cc
b. ccSocial cc
c. ccMental cchealth cc
d. ccAcute ccphysical cc- ccAnswer ccC. ccMental cchealth
A cc15-year-old ccfemale ccis ccseen ccin ccthe ccclinic ccfor ccepisodes ccof cccutting ccherself
ccsince ccher ccparents ccdivorced ccsix cc6 ccmonths ccago. ccWhich ccnursing ccdiagnosis ccis
cca ccpriority ccfor ccthis ccclient?
a. ccBehavior, ccrisk-prone cchealth cc
b. ccSpiritual ccdistress cc
c. ccSocial ccinteraction, ccimpaired cc
d. ccFamily ccprocesses, ccinterrupted cc- ccAnswer ccA. ccBehavior, ccrisk-prone cchealth
An ccadult ccfemale ccinpatient ccclient ccwith cca ccdiagnosis ccof ccparanoid ccschizophrenia
ccwill ccnot cctake ccher ccmedications ccfrom ccthe ccnurse. ccShe ccstates, cc"I ccknow ccyou
ccare ccpoisoning ccthat ccmedicine." ccWhich ccnursing ccaction ccis ccmost ccappropriate?
a. ccPromise ccthe ccclient ccthat ccthe ccstaff ccwould ccnot ccdo ccanything ccto ccharm ccher.
b. ccLet ccthe ccclient ccwatch ccthe ccmedication ccpreparation ccprocess.
c. ccAdminister ccmedications ccto ccher ccin ccunit ccdose ccpackages ccso ccthat ccshe cccan
ccopen ccthe ccpackages ccherself. cc
, d. ccAllow ccthe ccclient ccto ccretrieve ccthe ccmedications ccout ccof ccthe ccmedication cccart
ccwith ccsupervision. cc- ccAnswer ccC. ccAdminister ccmedications ccto ccher ccin ccunit ccdose
ccpackages ccso ccthat ccshe cccan ccopen ccthe ccpackages cchers
A cc7-year-old ccmale ccclient ccdisplays ccbehaviors ccsuch ccas ccan ccinability ccto ccmake
cceye cccontact ccwith ccothers, ccinappropriate ccfacial ccexpressions, ccdifficulty ccin
ccmaking ccfriends, ccand ccshowing cclittle ccemotion ccwith ccfamily ccmembers. ccHe cctalks
ccwith ccadults ccbut ccis ccawkward ccin cchis ccconversation. ccGiven ccthese ccbehaviors,
ccwhat ccis ccthis ccclient ccmost cclikely ccexperiencing?
a. ccChildhood ccdisintegrative ccdisorder
b. ccAsperger's ccsyndrome cc
c. ccDyslexia
d. ccRett ccsyndrome cc- ccAnswer ccB. ccAsperger's ccsyndrome
A ccnewly ccadmitted ccelderly ccclient ccseems ccto ccbecome ccconfused ccand ccagitated
ccevery ccevening ccafter ccdinner. ccThis ccclient ccmost cclikely ccis ccsuffering ccfrom:
a. ccAlzheimer's ccdisease
b. ccAcute ccdementia
c. ccSundown ccsyndrome cc
d. ccDelirium cc- ccAnswer ccC. ccSundown ccsyndrome
A cc12-year-old ccfemale ccclient ccwith cca ccnormal ccIQ cchas ccdifficulty ccwith ccmath ccat
ccschool. ccShe ccperforms ccwell ccin ccall ccsubjects ccexcept ccmath, ccfor ccwhich ccshe ccis
ccunable ccto ccearn ccabove cca ccgrade ccof cc"D," ccno ccmatter cchow ccmuch ccshe
ccstudies. ccWhat ccis ccthis ccclient ccmost cclikely ccsuffering ccfrom?
a. ccMental ccretardation
b. ccA cclearning ccdisorder cc
c. ccPervasive ccdevelopmental ccdisorder
d. ccAn ccanxiety ccdisorder cc- ccAnswer ccB. ccA cclearning ccdisorder
Social ccand ccemotional ccdevelopment ccoccurs ccat cca ccmore ccsimple cclevel ccin ccthe
ccchild ccwho ccis cc_____ ccyears ccold.
a. cc5 cc
b. cc8
c. cc10
d. cc12 cc- ccAnswer ccA. cc5
A cc22-year-old ccwoman ccis ccbrought ccto ccthe ccinpatient ccunit ccfor ccattempting
ccsuicide. ccHer ccclothes ccare ccclean, ccand ccher ccgeneral ccappearance ccis ccneat ccand
ccwell ccgroomed. ccShe ccappears ccto ccbe ccwell ccnourished. ccIn ccconsidering ccMaslow's
cchierarchy ccof ccneeds, ccwhich ccis cca ccpriority ccfor ccthis ccclient?
a. ccPhysiological
b. ccLove ccand ccbelonging
c. ccSelf-actualization
d. ccSafety ccand ccsecurity cc- ccAnswer ccD. ccSafety ccand ccsecurity
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
A ccmale ccinpatient ccclient ccwho ccis ccexperiencing ccdepression cchas ccno ccinterest ccin
cceating. ccHe ccskips ccmeals ccfrequently ccand cchas ccbeen cclosing ccweight. ccWhat ccis
ccthe ccbest ccnursing ccaction ccin ccthis ccsituation?
a. ccAsk ccthe ccclient ccto cc"Please cceat ccone ccmeal ccfor ccme."
b. ccLeave ccfood ccwith cchim ccat ccmealtime ccand ccoffer ccsnacks ccfrequently. cc
c. ccGive ccthe ccclient ccinformation ccon ccthe ccbenefits ccof ccgood ccnutrition.
d. ccRemove ccclient ccprivileges ccevery cctime cche ccdoesn't cceat cc- ccAnswer cc
Children ccare ccat ccgreater ccrisk ccfor cccommitting ccsuicide ccif ccthey cchave cc____
ccproblems.
a. ccFamily cc
b. ccSocial cc
c. ccMental cchealth cc
d. ccAcute ccphysical cc- ccAnswer ccC. ccMental cchealth
A cc15-year-old ccfemale ccis ccseen ccin ccthe ccclinic ccfor ccepisodes ccof cccutting ccherself
ccsince ccher ccparents ccdivorced ccsix cc6 ccmonths ccago. ccWhich ccnursing ccdiagnosis ccis
cca ccpriority ccfor ccthis ccclient?
a. ccBehavior, ccrisk-prone cchealth cc
b. ccSpiritual ccdistress cc
c. ccSocial ccinteraction, ccimpaired cc
d. ccFamily ccprocesses, ccinterrupted cc- ccAnswer ccA. ccBehavior, ccrisk-prone cchealth
An ccadult ccfemale ccinpatient ccclient ccwith cca ccdiagnosis ccof ccparanoid ccschizophrenia
ccwill ccnot cctake ccher ccmedications ccfrom ccthe ccnurse. ccShe ccstates, cc"I ccknow ccyou
ccare ccpoisoning ccthat ccmedicine." ccWhich ccnursing ccaction ccis ccmost ccappropriate?
a. ccPromise ccthe ccclient ccthat ccthe ccstaff ccwould ccnot ccdo ccanything ccto ccharm ccher.
b. ccLet ccthe ccclient ccwatch ccthe ccmedication ccpreparation ccprocess.
c. ccAdminister ccmedications ccto ccher ccin ccunit ccdose ccpackages ccso ccthat ccshe cccan
ccopen ccthe ccpackages ccherself. cc
, d. ccAllow ccthe ccclient ccto ccretrieve ccthe ccmedications ccout ccof ccthe ccmedication cccart
ccwith ccsupervision. cc- ccAnswer ccC. ccAdminister ccmedications ccto ccher ccin ccunit ccdose
ccpackages ccso ccthat ccshe cccan ccopen ccthe ccpackages cchers
A cc7-year-old ccmale ccclient ccdisplays ccbehaviors ccsuch ccas ccan ccinability ccto ccmake
cceye cccontact ccwith ccothers, ccinappropriate ccfacial ccexpressions, ccdifficulty ccin
ccmaking ccfriends, ccand ccshowing cclittle ccemotion ccwith ccfamily ccmembers. ccHe cctalks
ccwith ccadults ccbut ccis ccawkward ccin cchis ccconversation. ccGiven ccthese ccbehaviors,
ccwhat ccis ccthis ccclient ccmost cclikely ccexperiencing?
a. ccChildhood ccdisintegrative ccdisorder
b. ccAsperger's ccsyndrome cc
c. ccDyslexia
d. ccRett ccsyndrome cc- ccAnswer ccB. ccAsperger's ccsyndrome
A ccnewly ccadmitted ccelderly ccclient ccseems ccto ccbecome ccconfused ccand ccagitated
ccevery ccevening ccafter ccdinner. ccThis ccclient ccmost cclikely ccis ccsuffering ccfrom:
a. ccAlzheimer's ccdisease
b. ccAcute ccdementia
c. ccSundown ccsyndrome cc
d. ccDelirium cc- ccAnswer ccC. ccSundown ccsyndrome
A cc12-year-old ccfemale ccclient ccwith cca ccnormal ccIQ cchas ccdifficulty ccwith ccmath ccat
ccschool. ccShe ccperforms ccwell ccin ccall ccsubjects ccexcept ccmath, ccfor ccwhich ccshe ccis
ccunable ccto ccearn ccabove cca ccgrade ccof cc"D," ccno ccmatter cchow ccmuch ccshe
ccstudies. ccWhat ccis ccthis ccclient ccmost cclikely ccsuffering ccfrom?
a. ccMental ccretardation
b. ccA cclearning ccdisorder cc
c. ccPervasive ccdevelopmental ccdisorder
d. ccAn ccanxiety ccdisorder cc- ccAnswer ccB. ccA cclearning ccdisorder
Social ccand ccemotional ccdevelopment ccoccurs ccat cca ccmore ccsimple cclevel ccin ccthe
ccchild ccwho ccis cc_____ ccyears ccold.
a. cc5 cc
b. cc8
c. cc10
d. cc12 cc- ccAnswer ccA. cc5
A cc22-year-old ccwoman ccis ccbrought ccto ccthe ccinpatient ccunit ccfor ccattempting
ccsuicide. ccHer ccclothes ccare ccclean, ccand ccher ccgeneral ccappearance ccis ccneat ccand
ccwell ccgroomed. ccShe ccappears ccto ccbe ccwell ccnourished. ccIn ccconsidering ccMaslow's
cchierarchy ccof ccneeds, ccwhich ccis cca ccpriority ccfor ccthis ccclient?
a. ccPhysiological
b. ccLove ccand ccbelonging
c. ccSelf-actualization
d. ccSafety ccand ccsecurity cc- ccAnswer ccD. ccSafety ccand ccsecurity
