MHTC EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
When anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristic of - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ineffective attempts to cope. Doint otehr activities to avoid delaing with stress
When a client has a mild level of anxiety, his or her emotional response is - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Feelings of relative comfort and safety. Relaxed, calm appearance and voice.
Performance is automatic, habitual behaviors occur
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling for test anxiety. She reports that during an
exam, she freezes & says It feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by, and I can't answer any
of the questions.This is what level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Severe
A male client with an anxiety disorder sometimes experiences panic attacks following high levels of
anxiety. The nurse would expect his physiological responses to include: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Become pale, B/P decreases-hypotension, muscle coordination poor. Pain, hearing
sensations minimal
A learned response to an anticipated event, such as when the person who does not like to fly
experiences nausea and sweaty palms before boarding the airplane, is best described as: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Signal anxiety
A client tells the nurse that exercising in the gym helps him keep his stress level reduced. Which type of
coping mechanism best describes this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Physical
A nurse who talks to teens about the dangers of tanning beds in causing skin cancer but loves to tan
herself and does so before she goes on vacation is using which defense mechanism? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Subsitution
The nurse is aware that several theories have been proposed to explain anxiety. Which theory explains
anxiety as a result of interactions with others? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Interpersonal model
A married couple who has separated and is planning to divorce seeks counseling for their 9-year-old
daughter. The daughter has been experiencing symptoms of severe anxiety during insignificant
, situations and refuses to discuss the divorce with her parents - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avoidance
behavior, situational anxiety
Adolescents who ineffectively cope with anxiety often express their anxiety through: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Expressing themselves inappropriately (running away, theft, angry/defiant, agressive,
manipulative, drugs, high-risk behaviors)
What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as nausea or
headaches? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Somatize
Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad, long-lasting, and excessive?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Generalized anxiety disorder
A female client tells the nurse that she is terrified to go to the grocery store. The nurse is aware that this
client most likely has: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agoraphobia
A client has constant thoughts about locking his front door every time he leaves his house. This client is
experiencing a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅OCD
Which is a typical symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Flashbacks
The treatment team and a male client in whom obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with hand
washing has been diagnosed decide on a treatment plan for the disorder. The nurse implement the plan
by having the pt gradually extend the time b/w hand washes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Systematic
desentization (step by step)
A female client is taking a benzodiazepine for her anxiety disorder. She complains of anorexia and
nausea since she started taking the medication a few days ago. What is the nurse's best response? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This is a GI side effect
A male client has had agoraphobia for several years. In the past 2 years, he has not left his home and
only speaks to people on the phone occasionally. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority in this
situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Social isolation
When anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristic of - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ineffective attempts to cope. Doint otehr activities to avoid delaing with stress
When a client has a mild level of anxiety, his or her emotional response is - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Feelings of relative comfort and safety. Relaxed, calm appearance and voice.
Performance is automatic, habitual behaviors occur
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling for test anxiety. She reports that during an
exam, she freezes & says It feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by, and I can't answer any
of the questions.This is what level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Severe
A male client with an anxiety disorder sometimes experiences panic attacks following high levels of
anxiety. The nurse would expect his physiological responses to include: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Become pale, B/P decreases-hypotension, muscle coordination poor. Pain, hearing
sensations minimal
A learned response to an anticipated event, such as when the person who does not like to fly
experiences nausea and sweaty palms before boarding the airplane, is best described as: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Signal anxiety
A client tells the nurse that exercising in the gym helps him keep his stress level reduced. Which type of
coping mechanism best describes this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Physical
A nurse who talks to teens about the dangers of tanning beds in causing skin cancer but loves to tan
herself and does so before she goes on vacation is using which defense mechanism? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Subsitution
The nurse is aware that several theories have been proposed to explain anxiety. Which theory explains
anxiety as a result of interactions with others? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Interpersonal model
A married couple who has separated and is planning to divorce seeks counseling for their 9-year-old
daughter. The daughter has been experiencing symptoms of severe anxiety during insignificant
, situations and refuses to discuss the divorce with her parents - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avoidance
behavior, situational anxiety
Adolescents who ineffectively cope with anxiety often express their anxiety through: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Expressing themselves inappropriately (running away, theft, angry/defiant, agressive,
manipulative, drugs, high-risk behaviors)
What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as nausea or
headaches? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Somatize
Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad, long-lasting, and excessive?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Generalized anxiety disorder
A female client tells the nurse that she is terrified to go to the grocery store. The nurse is aware that this
client most likely has: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Agoraphobia
A client has constant thoughts about locking his front door every time he leaves his house. This client is
experiencing a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅OCD
Which is a typical symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Flashbacks
The treatment team and a male client in whom obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with hand
washing has been diagnosed decide on a treatment plan for the disorder. The nurse implement the plan
by having the pt gradually extend the time b/w hand washes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Systematic
desentization (step by step)
A female client is taking a benzodiazepine for her anxiety disorder. She complains of anorexia and
nausea since she started taking the medication a few days ago. What is the nurse's best response? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This is a GI side effect
A male client has had agoraphobia for several years. In the past 2 years, he has not left his home and
only speaks to people on the phone occasionally. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority in this
situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Social isolation
