CMHT LATEST 202 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔a - ✔✔An aging population, an overburdened welfare system, and a cost conscious
U.S. Congress exerting its influence on the health care system are all examples of ____
changes.
Select one:
a. Social
b. Cultural
c. Environmental
d. Technological
✔✔***not b
try c or d - ✔✔Families without a home now make up _____% of the homeless
population in the United States.
Select one:
a. 14
b. 28
c. 38
d. 44
✔✔a - ✔✔The client is feeling very anxious and has requested that a p.r.n. antianxiety
medication be ordered. The nurse informs the client that the medication can be
administered only every 4 hours and was given 3 hours ago. The nurse promises to
give the client the medication as soon as it is due, but the nurse goes to lunch 1 hour
later without giving the client the medication. Which ethical principle did the nurse
violate?
Select one:
a. Fidelity
b. Veracity
c. Confidentiality
d. Justice
✔✔b - ✔✔The theorist Eric Berne theorized that an individual's three ego states of
parent, child, and adult make up one's:
Select one:
a. Conscience
b. Personality
c. Thought processes
d. Ability to communicate
✔✔c - ✔✔In assessing a client for suicide, which finding presents the greatest risk for
the client?
Select one:
a. "If I had AIDS or cancer and died, then my family would be sorry."
,b. "I just don't see any other way out of this situation."
c. "I tried to kill myself 6 months ago, but my friend stopped me. The next time, no one
will know."
d. "I have thought about planning it, but I haven't done it."
✔✔d - ✔✔The goal of treatment during the first phase of depression is to:
Select one:
a. Develop a plan for treatment.
b. Reduce uncooperative behaviors.
c. Help the client to adjust to antidepressants.
d. Reduce symptoms and inappropriate behaviors.
✔✔d - ✔✔The nurse can assist a client best in meeting his or her needs for self-esteem
and/or self-actualization by:
Select one:
a. Setting rules and regulations
b. Allowing the client to set rules and regulations for the inpatient unit
c. Informing the client of what the treatment team has decided regarding the plan of
care
d. Allowing the client to make choices involving his or her care when appropriate
✔✔b - ✔✔The nurse is implementing validation therapy with an elderly male client to
assist him in resolving old conflicts and making peace with himself. Which is one of the
techniques used?
Select one:
a. Sympathy
b. Empathy
c. Helping the client write a paragraph about his life
d. Contacting old acquaintances for their interpretation of the client's life
✔✔d - ✔✔The nurse is caring for a male client with a major depressive disorder who
has not responded well to various treatments in the past. The latest treatment method
has resulted in slight improvement in the client's symptoms. On this particular day, the
client has a very positive affect and says he feels "amazingly better." The nurse should:
Select one:
a. Congratulate him on his recovery.
b. Document the client's improvement.
c. Ask him what he feels has helped him feel better so suddenly.
d. Assess the client for signs and symptoms of suicidal thoughts.
✔✔b - ✔✔A woman whose culture believes her depression is the result of being
possessed by the spirit of a deceased relative is considered to have a(n):
Select one:
a. Impaired coping mechanism
b. Culture-bound disorder
c. Medically diagnosed disorder
,d. Projection-based disorder
✔✔b - ✔✔During the preparation phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client, what
is the main task to be completed by the nurse?
Select one:
a. To establish with the client the purpose of the relationship
b. To gather and review all possible information regarding the client
c. To build trust with the client
d. To obtain agreement from the client to work in conjunction with the nurse
✔✔***not b
try c - ✔✔Neuroleptic drugs are prescribed to treat _____ disorders.
Select one:
a. Anxiety
b. Personality
c. Psychotic
d. Somatoform
✔✔c - ✔✔A 37-year-old client who has been divorced for several years recently lost
joint custody of a 10-year-old daughter because of drug and alcohol use, along with
nonpayment of child support. The client is referred to the clinic as the result of a court
order. When arriving at the clinic, the client had been on a drinking binge for 2 days.
What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
Select one:
a. Health-seeking behaviors
b. Family processes, readiness for enhanced
c. Coping, ineffective
d. Hopelessness
✔✔***not d - ✔✔_____% of older adults are living at the poverty level.
Select one:
a. Twelve
b. Eighteen
c. Twenty six
d. Twenty three
✔✔d - ✔✔A female client is admitted with suicidal tendencies. The client is placed in
suicide precautions for the first 24 hours of her stay. Ensuring client safety is included in
the therapeutic role of:
Select one:
a. Change agent
b. Teacher
c. Therapist
d. Technician
, ✔✔b - ✔✔A 12-year-old female client with a normal IQ has difficulty with math at school.
She performs well in all subjects except math, for which she is unable to earn above a
grade of "D," no matter how much she studies. What is this client most likely suffering
from?
Select one:
a. Mental retardation
b. A learning disorder
c. Pervasive developmental disorder
d. An anxiety disorder
✔✔b - ✔✔The abnormal process in which aspects of the social, physical, emotional, or
intellectual function of a person are diminished or impaired is called:
Select one:
a. Health
b. Illness
c. Recovery
d. Homeostasis
✔✔***not c
try a - ✔✔What concept do feminist theories use to explain violence against women?
Select one:
a. Machismo
b. Femininity
c. Masculinity
d. Muscularity
✔✔d - ✔✔An elderly male client's wife of 50 years recently died from cancer. He suffers
from a chronic debilitating illness and has been refusing to eat, drink, or take his
medications. This client is displaying behavior characteristic of:
Select one:
a. Suicidal threats
b. Suicidal attempts
c. Suicidal ideation
d. Passive suicide
✔✔a - ✔✔A 49-year-old woman who has been the owner of a successful large business
for several years decides to sell her business and move to a remote island to open a
small dress shop. She most likely has made this decision based on her need to:
Select one:
a. Avoid becoming stagnant in her life.
b. Earn more money.
c. Prevent another company from taking over her business.
d. Improve her social development.
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔a - ✔✔An aging population, an overburdened welfare system, and a cost conscious
U.S. Congress exerting its influence on the health care system are all examples of ____
changes.
Select one:
a. Social
b. Cultural
c. Environmental
d. Technological
✔✔***not b
try c or d - ✔✔Families without a home now make up _____% of the homeless
population in the United States.
Select one:
a. 14
b. 28
c. 38
d. 44
✔✔a - ✔✔The client is feeling very anxious and has requested that a p.r.n. antianxiety
medication be ordered. The nurse informs the client that the medication can be
administered only every 4 hours and was given 3 hours ago. The nurse promises to
give the client the medication as soon as it is due, but the nurse goes to lunch 1 hour
later without giving the client the medication. Which ethical principle did the nurse
violate?
Select one:
a. Fidelity
b. Veracity
c. Confidentiality
d. Justice
✔✔b - ✔✔The theorist Eric Berne theorized that an individual's three ego states of
parent, child, and adult make up one's:
Select one:
a. Conscience
b. Personality
c. Thought processes
d. Ability to communicate
✔✔c - ✔✔In assessing a client for suicide, which finding presents the greatest risk for
the client?
Select one:
a. "If I had AIDS or cancer and died, then my family would be sorry."
,b. "I just don't see any other way out of this situation."
c. "I tried to kill myself 6 months ago, but my friend stopped me. The next time, no one
will know."
d. "I have thought about planning it, but I haven't done it."
✔✔d - ✔✔The goal of treatment during the first phase of depression is to:
Select one:
a. Develop a plan for treatment.
b. Reduce uncooperative behaviors.
c. Help the client to adjust to antidepressants.
d. Reduce symptoms and inappropriate behaviors.
✔✔d - ✔✔The nurse can assist a client best in meeting his or her needs for self-esteem
and/or self-actualization by:
Select one:
a. Setting rules and regulations
b. Allowing the client to set rules and regulations for the inpatient unit
c. Informing the client of what the treatment team has decided regarding the plan of
care
d. Allowing the client to make choices involving his or her care when appropriate
✔✔b - ✔✔The nurse is implementing validation therapy with an elderly male client to
assist him in resolving old conflicts and making peace with himself. Which is one of the
techniques used?
Select one:
a. Sympathy
b. Empathy
c. Helping the client write a paragraph about his life
d. Contacting old acquaintances for their interpretation of the client's life
✔✔d - ✔✔The nurse is caring for a male client with a major depressive disorder who
has not responded well to various treatments in the past. The latest treatment method
has resulted in slight improvement in the client's symptoms. On this particular day, the
client has a very positive affect and says he feels "amazingly better." The nurse should:
Select one:
a. Congratulate him on his recovery.
b. Document the client's improvement.
c. Ask him what he feels has helped him feel better so suddenly.
d. Assess the client for signs and symptoms of suicidal thoughts.
✔✔b - ✔✔A woman whose culture believes her depression is the result of being
possessed by the spirit of a deceased relative is considered to have a(n):
Select one:
a. Impaired coping mechanism
b. Culture-bound disorder
c. Medically diagnosed disorder
,d. Projection-based disorder
✔✔b - ✔✔During the preparation phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client, what
is the main task to be completed by the nurse?
Select one:
a. To establish with the client the purpose of the relationship
b. To gather and review all possible information regarding the client
c. To build trust with the client
d. To obtain agreement from the client to work in conjunction with the nurse
✔✔***not b
try c - ✔✔Neuroleptic drugs are prescribed to treat _____ disorders.
Select one:
a. Anxiety
b. Personality
c. Psychotic
d. Somatoform
✔✔c - ✔✔A 37-year-old client who has been divorced for several years recently lost
joint custody of a 10-year-old daughter because of drug and alcohol use, along with
nonpayment of child support. The client is referred to the clinic as the result of a court
order. When arriving at the clinic, the client had been on a drinking binge for 2 days.
What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
Select one:
a. Health-seeking behaviors
b. Family processes, readiness for enhanced
c. Coping, ineffective
d. Hopelessness
✔✔***not d - ✔✔_____% of older adults are living at the poverty level.
Select one:
a. Twelve
b. Eighteen
c. Twenty six
d. Twenty three
✔✔d - ✔✔A female client is admitted with suicidal tendencies. The client is placed in
suicide precautions for the first 24 hours of her stay. Ensuring client safety is included in
the therapeutic role of:
Select one:
a. Change agent
b. Teacher
c. Therapist
d. Technician
, ✔✔b - ✔✔A 12-year-old female client with a normal IQ has difficulty with math at school.
She performs well in all subjects except math, for which she is unable to earn above a
grade of "D," no matter how much she studies. What is this client most likely suffering
from?
Select one:
a. Mental retardation
b. A learning disorder
c. Pervasive developmental disorder
d. An anxiety disorder
✔✔b - ✔✔The abnormal process in which aspects of the social, physical, emotional, or
intellectual function of a person are diminished or impaired is called:
Select one:
a. Health
b. Illness
c. Recovery
d. Homeostasis
✔✔***not c
try a - ✔✔What concept do feminist theories use to explain violence against women?
Select one:
a. Machismo
b. Femininity
c. Masculinity
d. Muscularity
✔✔d - ✔✔An elderly male client's wife of 50 years recently died from cancer. He suffers
from a chronic debilitating illness and has been refusing to eat, drink, or take his
medications. This client is displaying behavior characteristic of:
Select one:
a. Suicidal threats
b. Suicidal attempts
c. Suicidal ideation
d. Passive suicide
✔✔a - ✔✔A 49-year-old woman who has been the owner of a successful large business
for several years decides to sell her business and move to a remote island to open a
small dress shop. She most likely has made this decision based on her need to:
Select one:
a. Avoid becoming stagnant in her life.
b. Earn more money.
c. Prevent another company from taking over her business.
d. Improve her social development.
