MHTC EXAM TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Selye's stress adaptation theory consists of three stages, with the second stage
characterized by: - ✔✔Attempts of the body to cope with stress
✔✔The tech is providing care to female client who has been given the diagnoses of
schizophrenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The client is
experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations, is short of breath with cyanosis of nail
beds, and has cool moist skin. What should the caregiver's first intervention be
directed? - ✔✔Shortness of breath and cyanosis
✔✔It is important to be aware that ______ % of individuals over the age of 45 years old
take prescription, over the counter, or a combination of these medications. - ✔✔95
✔✔The parents of a 14 year old girl have noticed that over the past couple of 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 at school. Based on these symptoms, this
client may be diagnosed with which disorder? - ✔✔Depressive disorder
✔✔_______ coping mechanisms are means of successfully solving a problem or
reducing one's stress level. - ✔✔Constructive
✔✔It is estimated that approximately ______ of adults experience some form of mental
or emotional disorder: - ✔✔19%
✔✔Addiction to recreational drugs, such as crack, cocaine, and heroin, combined with
the use of psychotherapeutic drugs is associated with: - ✔✔Permanent psychotic
disorder
, ✔✔Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in: - ✔✔childhood
✔✔What mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used
to treat? - ✔✔Severe depression
✔✔The introduction of _____ led to the deinstitutionalization if many ill individuals. -
✔✔psychotherapeutic drugs
✔✔What is the main issue for adolescents with Anorexia? - ✔✔body image
✔✔What is the term for a physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such
as nausea or headaches? - ✔✔Somatization
✔✔The client recently witnessed a horrific auto accident. Now she is complaining of
double vision, loss of balance, and a constant lump in her throat. She is exhibiting the
signs and symptoms of: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔autism
✔✔Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is ____% above their
height. - ✔✔20
✔✔Orthostatic hypotension/Postural hypotension is a form that occurs when a person: -
✔✔experiences low blood pressure when standing up from sitting or lying down
✔✔Which type of community setting involves care for individuals with mental health
issues in a protected and supervised environment within a community? - ✔✔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? -
✔✔Rationalization
✔✔Of individuals who suffer from panic attacks, _____ % are women. - ✔✔70
✔✔Which of the following is considered a primary provider diagnosis for a client with
dissociative disorder? - ✔✔personal identity, disturbed
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Selye's stress adaptation theory consists of three stages, with the second stage
characterized by: - ✔✔Attempts of the body to cope with stress
✔✔The tech is providing care to female client who has been given the diagnoses of
schizophrenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The client is
experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations, is short of breath with cyanosis of nail
beds, and has cool moist skin. What should the caregiver's first intervention be
directed? - ✔✔Shortness of breath and cyanosis
✔✔It is important to be aware that ______ % of individuals over the age of 45 years old
take prescription, over the counter, or a combination of these medications. - ✔✔95
✔✔The parents of a 14 year old girl have noticed that over the past couple of 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 at school. Based on these symptoms, this
client may be diagnosed with which disorder? - ✔✔Depressive disorder
✔✔_______ coping mechanisms are means of successfully solving a problem or
reducing one's stress level. - ✔✔Constructive
✔✔It is estimated that approximately ______ of adults experience some form of mental
or emotional disorder: - ✔✔19%
✔✔Addiction to recreational drugs, such as crack, cocaine, and heroin, combined with
the use of psychotherapeutic drugs is associated with: - ✔✔Permanent psychotic
disorder
, ✔✔Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in: - ✔✔childhood
✔✔What mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used
to treat? - ✔✔Severe depression
✔✔The introduction of _____ led to the deinstitutionalization if many ill individuals. -
✔✔psychotherapeutic drugs
✔✔What is the main issue for adolescents with Anorexia? - ✔✔body image
✔✔What is the term for a physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such
as nausea or headaches? - ✔✔Somatization
✔✔The client recently witnessed a horrific auto accident. Now she is complaining of
double vision, loss of balance, and a constant lump in her throat. She is exhibiting the
signs and symptoms of: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔autism
✔✔Children should undergo further evaluation when their weight is ____% above their
height. - ✔✔20
✔✔Orthostatic hypotension/Postural hypotension is a form that occurs when a person: -
✔✔experiences low blood pressure when standing up from sitting or lying down
✔✔Which type of community setting involves care for individuals with mental health
issues in a protected and supervised environment within a community? - ✔✔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? -
✔✔Rationalization
✔✔Of individuals who suffer from panic attacks, _____ % are women. - ✔✔70
✔✔Which of the following is considered a primary provider diagnosis for a client with
dissociative disorder? - ✔✔personal identity, disturbed
