AMT CERTIFICATION TEST FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
The social worker at a clinic has arranged for a safe and secure
apartment for a young, single parent and her children. According
to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, which of the following is
the next level of need for her to meet?
a. food and water
b. love and belonging
c. self- actualization
d. sexual needs
e. esteem and recognition -ANSWERS-b. love and belonging
Freud was the first person to discuss which of the following
concepts in psychology? -ANSWERS-the unconscious mind
According to Kohlberg, many people
a. never develop a sense of right or wrong
b. do not follow laws
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c. do not reach the highest level of moral development
d. are afraid of their parents
e. never develop a sense of morality -ANSWERS-c. do not reach
the highest level of moral development
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, young
children who obey their parents do so because of their, -
ANSWERS-desire to avoid punishment
According to Piaget, the following behaviors would be shown by
children in the sensorimotor stage of development, EXCEPT
a. placing objects into their mouth
b. drawing a picture of an apple
c. watching a pinwheel turn
d. playing peek-a-boo
e. rubbing their faces on a soft blanket -ANSWERS-b. drawing a
picture of an apple
A patient continues to smoke despite repeated instruction and
information that the medical assistant provides at appointments.
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She says that she smokes because her friends all smoke. Which
of the following age groups is she likely to be in?
a. senior citizen
b. middle age adult
c. adolescent
d. school age child
e. late 20s adult -ANSWERS-c. adolescent
By the age of 18-24 months, children may cry or become
frightened at the sight of a medical assistant wearing a lab coat.
which psychological theory is this example of? -ANSWERS-
Conditioning
Providing an obese child with a gold sticker every time they
experience weight loss is an example of -ANSWERS-behavioral
reinforcement
A four year old child who has been potty trained for almost a year
begins wetting the bed. Parents state the bed wetting started after
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a new sibling was born. The toddler is probably exhibiting which
defense mechanism? -ANSWERS-Regression
A physician recommends surgery for a female patient who is
found to have a mass in her breast. The patient refuses surgery,
stating that she will decrease her caffeine intake and the mass will
go away. What defense mechanism is the patient displaying? -
ANSWERS-Denial
Which of the following actions, if performed by the medical
assistant, does NOT promote effective therapeutic
communication?
a. making direct eye contact with the patient
b. sitting down and taking notes while the patient answers a
question
c. looking at a watch while the patient answers a question
d. rephrasing the patient's statements and restating them
e. nodding the head in agreement with patient's statement -
ANSWERS-c. looking at a watch while the patient answers a
question