AMCA MENTAL HEALTH TECH EXAM
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Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in - childhood
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is _______above their height -
20%
A female patient's husband in whom a chronic illness was recently diagnosed is hospitalized. She
states that she can't stop worrying about what is going to happen with her husband's treatment
and how they are going to pay the bills because he is not working. What reaction is the patient
most likely experiencing? - Anxiety
The parents of a 14-year-old girl have noticed that over the past couple months, their daughter
has not been enjoying participating in the track team, which she previously enjoyed. She often
makes statements about how ugly she feels and she dropped a letter grade in two of her classes.
Based on these symptoms, this patient may be diagnosed with ANS: Depressive disorder
In preparing discharge planning for a patient who has been prescribed lithium for the treatment
of
bipolar disorder, it is important that the patient demonstrate an understanding of the need
to
monitor his or her diet for intake of ANS:
Sodium
_______is a side effect that can occur while the patient is taking antipsychotic medications,
causing muscle rigidity, high fever, unstable vital signs, confusion and agitation. - neuroleptic
malignant syndrome (NMS)
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling center for text anxiety. She reports
that during an exam, she "freezes and feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by and
I can't answer any of the questions when i know the answers". Which level of anxiety is the
patient experiencing? -
Severe
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, Behaviors associated with mental illnesses were more accurately recorded by professionals. This
practice led to _______for different abnormal behaviors. - Classifications
A 10 year old male patient with autism experiences loneliness and social anxiety as a result of
his
disease. Which CAM therapy will the caregiver suggest to help out this patient the most with
these feelings? - Animal assisted therapy
A woman goes to a late movie with her friends and gets home after midnight. She is scheduled to
play in a tennis tournament early the next morning and loses all her matches. She blames the line
judge for her loss, rather than her poor play. Which coping mechanism best describes her
response to losing the matches? - Rationalization
Poverty influences the growth and development of children and is often a precursor to mental
health disorders in children. Nearly _______of the children in the US come from families that
live at the poverty level. - 20%
The provider is administering medications to a patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
The provider would expect to see which medication ordered for the patient? - Risperdal
A group of sexual variations that depart from society's traditional and acceptable models of
seeking sexual gratification is ANS:
Paraphilia
Selves’ stress adaptation theory consists of three stages, with the second stage characterized by
ANS:
Attempts of the body to cope with stress
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical ______most often - Alcohol
Color therapy has been found to be effective in the treatment of ANS: Seasonal affective
disorder
A 4 year old patient in a pediatric unit is imitating the actions of the provider, the provider knows
according to the Erikson's theory, that this child is displaying a characteristic seen during which
development stage? - genital locomotor
Which patient right may a patient with mental health disorders lose during their treatments?
-
Freedom from restraints and seclusion
During the provider assessment before admission to a mental health facility, the patient states that
he was found to have driven his car to another state but had no recollection of driving there. The
nurse is aware that this patient is describing a condition known as ANS: Dissociative
fugue
The tech witnesses different personalities emerging in the patient with Dissociative Identity
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Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in - childhood
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is _______above their height -
20%
A female patient's husband in whom a chronic illness was recently diagnosed is hospitalized. She
states that she can't stop worrying about what is going to happen with her husband's treatment
and how they are going to pay the bills because he is not working. What reaction is the patient
most likely experiencing? - Anxiety
The parents of a 14-year-old girl have noticed that over the past couple months, their daughter
has not been enjoying participating in the track team, which she previously enjoyed. She often
makes statements about how ugly she feels and she dropped a letter grade in two of her classes.
Based on these symptoms, this patient may be diagnosed with ANS: Depressive disorder
In preparing discharge planning for a patient who has been prescribed lithium for the treatment
of
bipolar disorder, it is important that the patient demonstrate an understanding of the need
to
monitor his or her diet for intake of ANS:
Sodium
_______is a side effect that can occur while the patient is taking antipsychotic medications,
causing muscle rigidity, high fever, unstable vital signs, confusion and agitation. - neuroleptic
malignant syndrome (NMS)
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling center for text anxiety. She reports
that during an exam, she "freezes and feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by and
I can't answer any of the questions when i know the answers". Which level of anxiety is the
patient experiencing? -
Severe
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, Behaviors associated with mental illnesses were more accurately recorded by professionals. This
practice led to _______for different abnormal behaviors. - Classifications
A 10 year old male patient with autism experiences loneliness and social anxiety as a result of
his
disease. Which CAM therapy will the caregiver suggest to help out this patient the most with
these feelings? - Animal assisted therapy
A woman goes to a late movie with her friends and gets home after midnight. She is scheduled to
play in a tennis tournament early the next morning and loses all her matches. She blames the line
judge for her loss, rather than her poor play. Which coping mechanism best describes her
response to losing the matches? - Rationalization
Poverty influences the growth and development of children and is often a precursor to mental
health disorders in children. Nearly _______of the children in the US come from families that
live at the poverty level. - 20%
The provider is administering medications to a patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
The provider would expect to see which medication ordered for the patient? - Risperdal
A group of sexual variations that depart from society's traditional and acceptable models of
seeking sexual gratification is ANS:
Paraphilia
Selves’ stress adaptation theory consists of three stages, with the second stage characterized by
ANS:
Attempts of the body to cope with stress
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical ______most often - Alcohol
Color therapy has been found to be effective in the treatment of ANS: Seasonal affective
disorder
A 4 year old patient in a pediatric unit is imitating the actions of the provider, the provider knows
according to the Erikson's theory, that this child is displaying a characteristic seen during which
development stage? - genital locomotor
Which patient right may a patient with mental health disorders lose during their treatments?
-
Freedom from restraints and seclusion
During the provider assessment before admission to a mental health facility, the patient states that
he was found to have driven his car to another state but had no recollection of driving there. The
nurse is aware that this patient is describing a condition known as ANS: Dissociative
fugue
The tech witnesses different personalities emerging in the patient with Dissociative Identity
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