Mental Health Technician Study Guide Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
The |client |recently |witnessed |a |horrific |auto |accident. |She |is |now |complaining |of |loss |of |balance, |
double |vision, |and |a |constant |lump |in |her |throat. |She |is |exhibiting |the |signs |and |symptoms |of: |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Post |Traumatic |Stress |Reaction
Children |who |do |not |fully |develop |the |ability |to |respond |and |communicate |their |needs |and |therefore
|sometimes |remain |dependent |upon |others |throughout |their |lives |are |most |accurately |described |as |
having: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Autism
Children |should |undergo |further |evaluation |when |their |weight |is |_____ |above |their |height. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-20%
Orthostatic |hypotension/Postural |hypotension |is |a |form |that |occurs |when |a |person: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Experiences |low |blood |pressure |when |standing |up |from |sitting |or |lying |down
Which |type |of |setting |involves |care |for |individuals |with |mental |health |issues |in |a |protected |and |
supervised |environment |within |the |community? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Community |Mental |Health |
Centers
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 |match's? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rationalization
Of |individual |who |suffers |from |panic |attacks, |________ |are |woman: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-70%
Which |of |the |following |is |considered |a |primary |provider |diagnosis |for |a |client |with |dissociative |
disorder? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Disturbed |Personal |Identity
Individuals |with |schizophrenia |tend |to |use |the |chemical |________ |most |often. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Alcohol
, Culture |includes |common |beliefs |and |practices |in |areas |such |as |religion, |economics, |diet, |health |and |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Communication
Adult |female |client |is |exhibiting |behavior |that |the |nurse |interprets |as |anger |toward |another |client, |
what |should |you |do? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Talk |with |the |client |about |the |observations |made |and |
ask |whether |he |or |she |was |displaying |anger |toward |the |other |client.
What |is |the |most |common |and |frequently |under |diagnosed |mental |health |disorder |of |late |adulthood?
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Depression
what |is |the |term |for |a |physical |expression |of |anxiety |by |an |individual |in |ways |such |as |nausea |or |
headaches? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Somatization
The |introduction |of |__________ |led |to |the |deinstitutionalized |of |many |I'll |individuals? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Psychotherapeutic |drugs
What |mental |health |disorder |was |electroconvulsive |therapy |(ECT) |most |often |used |to |treat? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Severe |depression
Most |psychosomatic |problems |and |somatoform |disorders |begin |in |: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Childhood
addiction |to |recreational |drugs; |such |as |crack, |cocaine, |and |heroin |combined |with |the |use |of |
psychotherapeutic |drugs |is |associated |with: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Permanent |Psychotic |Disorder
it |is |estimated |that |approximately |_______ |of |adults |experience |some |form |of |mental |or |emotional |
disorder: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-19%
______ |coping |mechanisms |are |means |of |successfully |solving |a |problem |or |reducing |ones |stress |level:
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-constructive
Questions With Correct Answers
The |client |recently |witnessed |a |horrific |auto |accident. |She |is |now |complaining |of |loss |of |balance, |
double |vision, |and |a |constant |lump |in |her |throat. |She |is |exhibiting |the |signs |and |symptoms |of: |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Post |Traumatic |Stress |Reaction
Children |who |do |not |fully |develop |the |ability |to |respond |and |communicate |their |needs |and |therefore
|sometimes |remain |dependent |upon |others |throughout |their |lives |are |most |accurately |described |as |
having: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Autism
Children |should |undergo |further |evaluation |when |their |weight |is |_____ |above |their |height. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-20%
Orthostatic |hypotension/Postural |hypotension |is |a |form |that |occurs |when |a |person: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Experiences |low |blood |pressure |when |standing |up |from |sitting |or |lying |down
Which |type |of |setting |involves |care |for |individuals |with |mental |health |issues |in |a |protected |and |
supervised |environment |within |the |community? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Community |Mental |Health |
Centers
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 |match's? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rationalization
Of |individual |who |suffers |from |panic |attacks, |________ |are |woman: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-70%
Which |of |the |following |is |considered |a |primary |provider |diagnosis |for |a |client |with |dissociative |
disorder? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Disturbed |Personal |Identity
Individuals |with |schizophrenia |tend |to |use |the |chemical |________ |most |often. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Alcohol
, Culture |includes |common |beliefs |and |practices |in |areas |such |as |religion, |economics, |diet, |health |and |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Communication
Adult |female |client |is |exhibiting |behavior |that |the |nurse |interprets |as |anger |toward |another |client, |
what |should |you |do? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Talk |with |the |client |about |the |observations |made |and |
ask |whether |he |or |she |was |displaying |anger |toward |the |other |client.
What |is |the |most |common |and |frequently |under |diagnosed |mental |health |disorder |of |late |adulthood?
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Depression
what |is |the |term |for |a |physical |expression |of |anxiety |by |an |individual |in |ways |such |as |nausea |or |
headaches? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Somatization
The |introduction |of |__________ |led |to |the |deinstitutionalized |of |many |I'll |individuals? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Psychotherapeutic |drugs
What |mental |health |disorder |was |electroconvulsive |therapy |(ECT) |most |often |used |to |treat? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Severe |depression
Most |psychosomatic |problems |and |somatoform |disorders |begin |in |: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Childhood
addiction |to |recreational |drugs; |such |as |crack, |cocaine, |and |heroin |combined |with |the |use |of |
psychotherapeutic |drugs |is |associated |with: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Permanent |Psychotic |Disorder
it |is |estimated |that |approximately |_______ |of |adults |experience |some |form |of |mental |or |emotional |
disorder: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-19%
______ |coping |mechanisms |are |means |of |successfully |solving |a |problem |or |reducing |ones |stress |level:
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-constructive
