Mental Health Technician Certification
Exam (AMCA) Questions With
Accurate Solutions 2025!!!
Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in CORRECT
ANSWERS childhood
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is _______above their
height CORRECT ANSWERS 20%
A female client'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 client most likely experiencing? CORRECT ANSWERS
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. Base don these symptoms, this client may be
diagnosed with: CORRECT ANSWERS Depressive disorder
In preparing discharge planning for a client who has been prescribed lithium for the
treatment of bipolar disorder, it is important that the client demonstrate an
understanding of the need to monitor his or her diet for intake of: CORRECT
ANSWERS Sodium
_______is a side effect that can occur while the client is taking antipsychotic
medications, causing muscle rigidity, high fever, unstable vital signs, confusion and
agitation. CORRECT ANSWERS 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 client experiencing? CORRECT ANSWERS Severe
Behaviors associated with mental illnesses were more accurately recorded by
professionals. This practice led to _______for different abnormal behaviors. CORRECT
ANSWERS Classifications
A 10 year old male client with autism experiences loneliness and social anxiety as a
result of his disease. Which CAM therapy will the caregiver suggest to help out this
client the most with these feelings? CORRECT ANSWERS 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? CORRECT
ANSWERS 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. CORRECT ANSWERS 20%
The provider is administering medications to a client with a diagnosis of paranoid
schizophrenia. The provider would expect to see which medication ordered for the
client? CORRECT ANSWERS Risperdal
A group of sexual variations that depart from society's traditional and acceptable models
of seeking sexual gratification is: CORRECT ANSWERS Paraphillia
Selye's stress adaptation theory consists of three stages, with the second stage
characterized by: CORRECT ANSWERS Attempts of the body to cope with stress
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical ______most often CORRECT
ANSWERS Alcohol
Color therapy has been found to be effective in the treatment of: CORRECT ANSWERS
Seasonal affective disorder
A 4 year old client 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? CORRECT ANSWERS genital locomotor
Which patient right may a client with mental health disorders lose during their
treatments? CORRECT ANSWERS Freedom from restraints and seclusion
During the provider assessment before admission to a mental health facility, the client
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 client is describing a condition known as:
CORRECT ANSWERS Dissociative fugue
The tech witnesses different personalities emerging in the client with Dissociative
Identity disorder (DID). The primary personality is referred to as the: CORRECT
ANSWERS Host
The client has been admitted to the medical unit for unexplained weight loss and
fatigue. He does not speak except to answer questions and he refuses to interact with
Exam (AMCA) Questions With
Accurate Solutions 2025!!!
Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in CORRECT
ANSWERS childhood
Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is _______above their
height CORRECT ANSWERS 20%
A female client'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 client most likely experiencing? CORRECT ANSWERS
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. Base don these symptoms, this client may be
diagnosed with: CORRECT ANSWERS Depressive disorder
In preparing discharge planning for a client who has been prescribed lithium for the
treatment of bipolar disorder, it is important that the client demonstrate an
understanding of the need to monitor his or her diet for intake of: CORRECT
ANSWERS Sodium
_______is a side effect that can occur while the client is taking antipsychotic
medications, causing muscle rigidity, high fever, unstable vital signs, confusion and
agitation. CORRECT ANSWERS 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 client experiencing? CORRECT ANSWERS Severe
Behaviors associated with mental illnesses were more accurately recorded by
professionals. This practice led to _______for different abnormal behaviors. CORRECT
ANSWERS Classifications
A 10 year old male client with autism experiences loneliness and social anxiety as a
result of his disease. Which CAM therapy will the caregiver suggest to help out this
client the most with these feelings? CORRECT ANSWERS 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? CORRECT
ANSWERS 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. CORRECT ANSWERS 20%
The provider is administering medications to a client with a diagnosis of paranoid
schizophrenia. The provider would expect to see which medication ordered for the
client? CORRECT ANSWERS Risperdal
A group of sexual variations that depart from society's traditional and acceptable models
of seeking sexual gratification is: CORRECT ANSWERS Paraphillia
Selye's stress adaptation theory consists of three stages, with the second stage
characterized by: CORRECT ANSWERS Attempts of the body to cope with stress
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical ______most often CORRECT
ANSWERS Alcohol
Color therapy has been found to be effective in the treatment of: CORRECT ANSWERS
Seasonal affective disorder
A 4 year old client 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? CORRECT ANSWERS genital locomotor
Which patient right may a client with mental health disorders lose during their
treatments? CORRECT ANSWERS Freedom from restraints and seclusion
During the provider assessment before admission to a mental health facility, the client
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 client is describing a condition known as:
CORRECT ANSWERS Dissociative fugue
The tech witnesses different personalities emerging in the client with Dissociative
Identity disorder (DID). The primary personality is referred to as the: CORRECT
ANSWERS Host
The client has been admitted to the medical unit for unexplained weight loss and
fatigue. He does not speak except to answer questions and he refuses to interact with
