AMCA MENTAL HEALTH TECH EXAM
SOLVED CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+
2025!!!!
Percent of Americans suffering from diagnosable mental disorder? CORRECT
ANSWERS 26% PERCENT
Percent of countries with NO clear federal policies addressing mental health issues?
CORRECT ANSWERS 50% PERCENT
What percent of of the population needed drug / alcohol treatment CORRECT
ANSWERS 8.4% PERCENT
Percentage of people needing treatment ACTUALLY received treatment?? CORRECT
ANSWERS 10.8% PERCENT
PERCENT OF ADULTS 18+ IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAD ANY MENTAL
ILLNESS IN THE PAST YEAR?? CORRECT ANSWERS 20% PERCENT
WHAT IS THE PERCENT OF ADULTS REPORTING AN UNMET NEED for mental
health care in the past year? CORRECT ANSWERS 4.9% PERCENT
PERCENT of people cannot afford mental health services? CORRECT ANSWERS
43.7% PERCENT
Percent of people who needed treatment for SUBSTANCE ABUSE, couldn't afford it?
CORRECT ANSWERS 32% PERCENT
What is the main personality called for someone who has DID Disorder?
(DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER) CORRECT ANSWERS HOST
What stage of KESSLERS body reactions reduce function to shunt blood for areas
needed for defense? CORRECT ANSWERS RESISTANCE REACTION - STAGE 2
Client seen in clinic with clinical manifestations of an INABILITY TO SIT STILL and
RIGID POSTURE, sides effects correctly identified as? CORRECT ANSWERS
AKATHISIA
What is the first step of NURSING PROCESS. CORRECT ANSWERS ASSESMENT -
FIRST STEP.
Final step of NURSING PROCESS?? CORRECT ANSWERS EVALUATION - FINAL
STEP.
, MODERATE level anxiety traits? CORRECT ANSWERS Decreased Perceptual field
and FOCUSING ON IMMEDIATE TASK ONLY.
PANIC level of anixety medical term?? CORRECT ANSWERS Can involve loss of
rational thought, DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS, and COMPLETE PHYSICAL
IMMOBILITY / MUTENESS.
Neurochemical process RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPRESSION??? CORRECT
ANSWERS DECREASED SEROTONIN AND NOREPINEPHRINE ACTIVITY.
Example of MALPRACTICE in workplace with mental health workers? CORRECT
ANSWERS Ex : PATIENT COMPLETING SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN BATHROOM
Who provided the establishment of the PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER?
CORRECT ANSWERS Adolf Meyer
What is a NORMAL PULSE RANGE when doing vitals??? CORRECT ANSWERS 60 -
100 BPM (beats per minute)
Definition of ADJUSTMENT DISORDER? CORRECT ANSWERS Maladaptive reaction
to event.
considered within the realm of normal almost a mild PTSD.
Definition of ADOLESCENT ONSET? CORRECT ANSWERS Child begins the
delinquent acts after the age of ten and tends to be less aggressive.
CONSTANT OBSERVATION definition??? CORRECT ANSWERS (CO) they must
always remain within an arm's length of the patient, except for breaks.
Define GESTATIONAL DISORDERS? CORRECT ANSWERS HEREDITARY and
ENVIRONMENTAL influences occurring in UTERO.
Define ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDER ??? CORRECT ANSWERS Resulting from
CULTURAL and SOCIAL conditions before and after birth
Define CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES ??? CORRECT ANSWERS RESULT from
genetic makeup, all humans have 46 CHROMOSOMES. 23 per parent. Down's
Syndrome is a disorder which the 21st chromosome is TRIPLED instead of doubled and
the child is born with 47 INSTEAD OF
46 chromosomes.
ACTION definition in a psychiatric setting ??? CORRECT ANSWERS TREATMENT
administered to patient.
SOLVED CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+
2025!!!!
Percent of Americans suffering from diagnosable mental disorder? CORRECT
ANSWERS 26% PERCENT
Percent of countries with NO clear federal policies addressing mental health issues?
CORRECT ANSWERS 50% PERCENT
What percent of of the population needed drug / alcohol treatment CORRECT
ANSWERS 8.4% PERCENT
Percentage of people needing treatment ACTUALLY received treatment?? CORRECT
ANSWERS 10.8% PERCENT
PERCENT OF ADULTS 18+ IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAD ANY MENTAL
ILLNESS IN THE PAST YEAR?? CORRECT ANSWERS 20% PERCENT
WHAT IS THE PERCENT OF ADULTS REPORTING AN UNMET NEED for mental
health care in the past year? CORRECT ANSWERS 4.9% PERCENT
PERCENT of people cannot afford mental health services? CORRECT ANSWERS
43.7% PERCENT
Percent of people who needed treatment for SUBSTANCE ABUSE, couldn't afford it?
CORRECT ANSWERS 32% PERCENT
What is the main personality called for someone who has DID Disorder?
(DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER) CORRECT ANSWERS HOST
What stage of KESSLERS body reactions reduce function to shunt blood for areas
needed for defense? CORRECT ANSWERS RESISTANCE REACTION - STAGE 2
Client seen in clinic with clinical manifestations of an INABILITY TO SIT STILL and
RIGID POSTURE, sides effects correctly identified as? CORRECT ANSWERS
AKATHISIA
What is the first step of NURSING PROCESS. CORRECT ANSWERS ASSESMENT -
FIRST STEP.
Final step of NURSING PROCESS?? CORRECT ANSWERS EVALUATION - FINAL
STEP.
, MODERATE level anxiety traits? CORRECT ANSWERS Decreased Perceptual field
and FOCUSING ON IMMEDIATE TASK ONLY.
PANIC level of anixety medical term?? CORRECT ANSWERS Can involve loss of
rational thought, DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS, and COMPLETE PHYSICAL
IMMOBILITY / MUTENESS.
Neurochemical process RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPRESSION??? CORRECT
ANSWERS DECREASED SEROTONIN AND NOREPINEPHRINE ACTIVITY.
Example of MALPRACTICE in workplace with mental health workers? CORRECT
ANSWERS Ex : PATIENT COMPLETING SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN BATHROOM
Who provided the establishment of the PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER?
CORRECT ANSWERS Adolf Meyer
What is a NORMAL PULSE RANGE when doing vitals??? CORRECT ANSWERS 60 -
100 BPM (beats per minute)
Definition of ADJUSTMENT DISORDER? CORRECT ANSWERS Maladaptive reaction
to event.
considered within the realm of normal almost a mild PTSD.
Definition of ADOLESCENT ONSET? CORRECT ANSWERS Child begins the
delinquent acts after the age of ten and tends to be less aggressive.
CONSTANT OBSERVATION definition??? CORRECT ANSWERS (CO) they must
always remain within an arm's length of the patient, except for breaks.
Define GESTATIONAL DISORDERS? CORRECT ANSWERS HEREDITARY and
ENVIRONMENTAL influences occurring in UTERO.
Define ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDER ??? CORRECT ANSWERS Resulting from
CULTURAL and SOCIAL conditions before and after birth
Define CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES ??? CORRECT ANSWERS RESULT from
genetic makeup, all humans have 46 CHROMOSOMES. 23 per parent. Down's
Syndrome is a disorder which the 21st chromosome is TRIPLED instead of doubled and
the child is born with 47 INSTEAD OF
46 chromosomes.
ACTION definition in a psychiatric setting ??? CORRECT ANSWERS TREATMENT
administered to patient.
