NCMHCE TEST STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What9are9the9specific9tasks9that9should9be9devoted9to9an9initial9interview?
9In9order9of9time9that9should9be9spent9on9them?9-9ans✔History9of9Violence9-930%
Personal,9Social9and9Character9Pathology9-925%
Chief9Complaints9-915%
Medical9History9-915%
Mental9Status9-910%
Diagnosis9and9Treatment9Discussion9-95%
Predispositions9have9been9found9in9family9histories9of9the9following9disorders:9-
9ans✔Substance9Use,9Mood9Disorders,9Tics9and9Eating9Disorders
Some9Diagnostic9Assessment9instruments9for9mood9disorders9include:9-9ans✔MMPI-
2,9the9Beck9Depression9Inventory9(BDI)
For9personality9disorders9a9good9diagnostic9tool9is:9-9ans✔the9MCMI-III
To9monitor9for9client9improvement9in9mood9disorders9use:9-
9ans✔the9Beck9Depression9Inventory,9Burns9Anxiety9Inventory9or9the9SASSI
A9good9treatment9approach9for9panic9disorder9has9been9proven9to9be:9-9ans✔CBT
Two9short9acting9anti-
depressants9that9have9had9similar9withdrawal9symptoms9as9alcohol,9narcotics,9marijua
na,9anxiolytics9and9some9muscle9relaxants9are:9-9ans✔Paxil9and9Effexor
Bipolar9Disorder9rapid9cycling9has9been9linked9to9____________.9-
9ans✔Thyroid9Abnormalities
Two9corticosteroids9are:9-9ans✔Prednisone9and9Cortisone
, Corticosteroids9can9can9cause9what9symptoms/disorders?9-
9ans✔Can9cause9changes9in9mood9and9cognition,9are9generally9dose9related9and9can9
precipitate9psychosis,9hypomania,9depression,9cognitive9and9memory9problems.
Interferon9(treatment9for9Hep9C)9has9caused9what9disorder9in923%9of9patients?9-
9ans✔Depression
Cold9meds9can9cause9atropine.9What9is9atropine?9-
9ans✔confusion,9disorientation,9agitation,9hallucinations,9and9memory9problems.
Acne9medicine9(Isotrentinoin)9can9cause9severe....9-
9ans✔depression9and9suicidal9behavior.
Cormorbid9traits9of9Tourette's9Syndrome.9-
9ans✔Relatives9of9clients9with9Tourette's9have9a9higher9incidence9of9tics,9OCD9and9AD
HD.
Some9disorders9that9have9family9predispositions9are:9-
9ans✔Tourette's,9Eating9Disorders,9Tics,9Alcoholism,9ADHD
The9top9scales9used9in9mental9health9are:9-9ans✔MMPI-
2,9Wechsler9Adult9Intelligence9Scale9-R,9Bender9Gestalt,9Sentence9Completion.
The9top9scales9used9with9adolescents9are:9-
9ans✔Wechsler9Intelligence9Scales,9Rorschach9Ink9Blot9Test,9Bender9Gestalt,9Sentenc
e9Completion
What9is9the9NEPSY-II?9-
9ans✔Neuropsychology9II9assesses9brain9development9in9ages93-
16.9Helps9ID9academic,9social9and9behavioral9difficulties,9ADHD,9PDD/
autism9spectrum9disorder,9language9disorder,9mathematics9disorder9and9reading9disord
er.9NOTE:9prior9to9administering9the9NEPSY-
II9gather9data9on9their9lives,9medical9risk9factors,9demands9placed9on9child9at9home
What9is9the9Bender9Gestalt9II?9-9ans✔It9measures9visual9motor9behavior9in9ages94-85.
What9is9the9MCMII-III?9-
9ans✔The9Millon9Clinical9Multiaxial9Inventory9measures9personality9traits9and9psychopa
thology.9Helps9ID9schizoid9personality,9avoidant9personality,9depressive9personality,9de
pendent9personality,9histrionic9personality,9narcissistic9personality,9antisocial9personalit
y,9sadistic9personality9(aggressive),9compulsive9personality,9negativistic9personality9(pa
ssive-aggressive),9self-
defeating9personality9(masochistic).9AS9WELL9as9schizotypal,9borderline9and9paranoid.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What9are9the9specific9tasks9that9should9be9devoted9to9an9initial9interview?
9In9order9of9time9that9should9be9spent9on9them?9-9ans✔History9of9Violence9-930%
Personal,9Social9and9Character9Pathology9-925%
Chief9Complaints9-915%
Medical9History9-915%
Mental9Status9-910%
Diagnosis9and9Treatment9Discussion9-95%
Predispositions9have9been9found9in9family9histories9of9the9following9disorders:9-
9ans✔Substance9Use,9Mood9Disorders,9Tics9and9Eating9Disorders
Some9Diagnostic9Assessment9instruments9for9mood9disorders9include:9-9ans✔MMPI-
2,9the9Beck9Depression9Inventory9(BDI)
For9personality9disorders9a9good9diagnostic9tool9is:9-9ans✔the9MCMI-III
To9monitor9for9client9improvement9in9mood9disorders9use:9-
9ans✔the9Beck9Depression9Inventory,9Burns9Anxiety9Inventory9or9the9SASSI
A9good9treatment9approach9for9panic9disorder9has9been9proven9to9be:9-9ans✔CBT
Two9short9acting9anti-
depressants9that9have9had9similar9withdrawal9symptoms9as9alcohol,9narcotics,9marijua
na,9anxiolytics9and9some9muscle9relaxants9are:9-9ans✔Paxil9and9Effexor
Bipolar9Disorder9rapid9cycling9has9been9linked9to9____________.9-
9ans✔Thyroid9Abnormalities
Two9corticosteroids9are:9-9ans✔Prednisone9and9Cortisone
, Corticosteroids9can9can9cause9what9symptoms/disorders?9-
9ans✔Can9cause9changes9in9mood9and9cognition,9are9generally9dose9related9and9can9
precipitate9psychosis,9hypomania,9depression,9cognitive9and9memory9problems.
Interferon9(treatment9for9Hep9C)9has9caused9what9disorder9in923%9of9patients?9-
9ans✔Depression
Cold9meds9can9cause9atropine.9What9is9atropine?9-
9ans✔confusion,9disorientation,9agitation,9hallucinations,9and9memory9problems.
Acne9medicine9(Isotrentinoin)9can9cause9severe....9-
9ans✔depression9and9suicidal9behavior.
Cormorbid9traits9of9Tourette's9Syndrome.9-
9ans✔Relatives9of9clients9with9Tourette's9have9a9higher9incidence9of9tics,9OCD9and9AD
HD.
Some9disorders9that9have9family9predispositions9are:9-
9ans✔Tourette's,9Eating9Disorders,9Tics,9Alcoholism,9ADHD
The9top9scales9used9in9mental9health9are:9-9ans✔MMPI-
2,9Wechsler9Adult9Intelligence9Scale9-R,9Bender9Gestalt,9Sentence9Completion.
The9top9scales9used9with9adolescents9are:9-
9ans✔Wechsler9Intelligence9Scales,9Rorschach9Ink9Blot9Test,9Bender9Gestalt,9Sentenc
e9Completion
What9is9the9NEPSY-II?9-
9ans✔Neuropsychology9II9assesses9brain9development9in9ages93-
16.9Helps9ID9academic,9social9and9behavioral9difficulties,9ADHD,9PDD/
autism9spectrum9disorder,9language9disorder,9mathematics9disorder9and9reading9disord
er.9NOTE:9prior9to9administering9the9NEPSY-
II9gather9data9on9their9lives,9medical9risk9factors,9demands9placed9on9child9at9home
What9is9the9Bender9Gestalt9II?9-9ans✔It9measures9visual9motor9behavior9in9ages94-85.
What9is9the9MCMII-III?9-
9ans✔The9Millon9Clinical9Multiaxial9Inventory9measures9personality9traits9and9psychopa
thology.9Helps9ID9schizoid9personality,9avoidant9personality,9depressive9personality,9de
pendent9personality,9histrionic9personality,9narcissistic9personality,9antisocial9personalit
y,9sadistic9personality9(aggressive),9compulsive9personality,9negativistic9personality9(pa
ssive-aggressive),9self-
defeating9personality9(masochistic).9AS9WELL9as9schizotypal,9borderline9and9paranoid.
