Mental Health Technician Certification
Exam (AMCA)
A 70 year old male client tells the nurse that he is using chelation
therapy to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Which adverse effect is the
client most likely to experience? - ✔ ✔ Low potassium levels
The provider administers antidepressant medication to a client in an
assisted living facility. This is an example of which phase of the nursing
process? - ✔ ✔ Intervention
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: - ✔ ✔ Autism
__________________ of the adult population in the US has a mental
health disorder. - ✔ ✔ 22%
A mental health care provider who is aware of her cultural views and
attitudes toward other cultures and who strives to understand,
communicate, and effectively work with clients of other cultures is
considered to be: - ✔ ✔ culturally competent
the average time that a person with Alzheimer's disease lives after
diagnosis is: - ✔ ✔ 10 years
What is the term for a physical expression of anxiety by an individual in
ways such as nausea or headaches? - ✔ ✔ Somatization
, Clients who are taking Lithium must monitor their water and salt
intake. Why? - ✔ ✔ Lithium is excreted by the kidneys more rapidly
than water
The client lives life by rapidly bouncing from severe depression to
feelings of great joy. The client's diagnosis is most likely: - ✔ ✔
Bipolar disorder
The parents of a 2 year old boy seek assistance at a family therapy clinic
because their son throws temper tantrums every time he is not allowed
to throw his food on the floor during meals. Which therapeutic
intervention does the provider suggest: - ✔ ✔ Try to distract him
when he becomes frustrated and reward him for positive behaviors
Which of the following is considered a primary provider diagnosis for a
client with dissociative disorder? - ✔ ✔ Disturbed personal identity
Culture includes common beliefs and practices in areas such as religion,
economics, diet, health and: - ✔ ✔ Communication
Symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder can occur in children as
young as: - ✔ ✔ 3 years old
_______coping mechanisms are means of successfully solving a
problem or reducing ones stress level. - ✔ ✔ Constructive
Theories that view depression as a group of learned responses are
called _______theories. - ✔ ✔ Behavioral
The elderly spouse of a 74 year old male client states that she has
noticed that her husband "doesn't remember as well as he used to."
She explains that he has been putting his coat on before his shirt and he
Exam (AMCA)
A 70 year old male client tells the nurse that he is using chelation
therapy to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Which adverse effect is the
client most likely to experience? - ✔ ✔ Low potassium levels
The provider administers antidepressant medication to a client in an
assisted living facility. This is an example of which phase of the nursing
process? - ✔ ✔ Intervention
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: - ✔ ✔ Autism
__________________ of the adult population in the US has a mental
health disorder. - ✔ ✔ 22%
A mental health care provider who is aware of her cultural views and
attitudes toward other cultures and who strives to understand,
communicate, and effectively work with clients of other cultures is
considered to be: - ✔ ✔ culturally competent
the average time that a person with Alzheimer's disease lives after
diagnosis is: - ✔ ✔ 10 years
What is the term for a physical expression of anxiety by an individual in
ways such as nausea or headaches? - ✔ ✔ Somatization
, Clients who are taking Lithium must monitor their water and salt
intake. Why? - ✔ ✔ Lithium is excreted by the kidneys more rapidly
than water
The client lives life by rapidly bouncing from severe depression to
feelings of great joy. The client's diagnosis is most likely: - ✔ ✔
Bipolar disorder
The parents of a 2 year old boy seek assistance at a family therapy clinic
because their son throws temper tantrums every time he is not allowed
to throw his food on the floor during meals. Which therapeutic
intervention does the provider suggest: - ✔ ✔ Try to distract him
when he becomes frustrated and reward him for positive behaviors
Which of the following is considered a primary provider diagnosis for a
client with dissociative disorder? - ✔ ✔ Disturbed personal identity
Culture includes common beliefs and practices in areas such as religion,
economics, diet, health and: - ✔ ✔ Communication
Symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder can occur in children as
young as: - ✔ ✔ 3 years old
_______coping mechanisms are means of successfully solving a
problem or reducing ones stress level. - ✔ ✔ Constructive
Theories that view depression as a group of learned responses are
called _______theories. - ✔ ✔ Behavioral
The elderly spouse of a 74 year old male client states that she has
noticed that her husband "doesn't remember as well as he used to."
She explains that he has been putting his coat on before his shirt and he
