CMHT LATEST 202 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔B - ✔✔The theory that cites poverty, unemployment, and crime as sources of
violence is known as the ____ theory.
Select one:
a. Feminist
b. Sociological
c. Anthropological
d. Psychiatric/mental illness
✔✔c - ✔✔Which nurse response is the best example of the therapeutic principle of
respect?
Select one:
a. "I'm interested in what you have to say."
b. "Describe how you are feeling for me."
c. "I hear how worried you are about your future and can imagine how you feel."
d. "You signed a contract stating that you would let me know when you have those
thoughts."
✔✔A - ✔✔A female client with a diagnosis of a dissociative disorder who attends group
meetings at a community mental health clinic often voices that her boss at work
frequently complains that she is working at a level below her capabilities. The client also
states that she feels that she "never gets anything done." Which nursing diagnosis best
addresses these issues?
Select one:
a. Self-esteem, low
b. Social isolation
c. Body-image, disturbed
d. Memory, impaired
✔✔A - ✔✔A female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder is undergoing treatment
in an outpatient setting and is attending group therapy sessions. She is working on
controlling the compulsion of touching her head three times every time she talks. To
maintain the therapeutic relationship established with the client, by which action can the
nurse show acceptance?
Select one:
a. Ignoring the compulsion during the group therapy session and talking with the client
privately about the behavior
b. Asking the group to remind the client every time she touches her head to help her
consciously stop the compulsion
c. Pointing out the compulsion to the group each time the client exhibits the behavior
d. Asking the client to stop talking during the group session until she has learned to
control her compulsion
,✔✔d - ✔✔The home mental health nurse visits a female client to assess her ability to
care for herself at home after discharge from an inpatient setting. Which component of
the case management system does this demonstrate?
Select one:
a. Consultation
b. Crisis intervention
c. Resource linkage
d. Psychosocial rehabilitation
✔✔D - ✔✔A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by
repeated, brief jerks of the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the
beginning of sleep is called:
Select one:
a. Insomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. Hypersomnia
d. Nocturnal myoclonus
✔✔b - ✔✔The average time that a person with Alzheimer's disease lives after diagnosis
is _____ years.
Select one:
a. 2
b. 8
c. 10
d. 20
✔✔B - ✔✔When the environment lacks security or presents dangers, the perception
that life will be short or will end in violence is most compelling for:
Select one:
a. Children
b. Adolescents
c. Young adults
d. Middle-aged adults
✔✔C - ✔✔In the early 1900s the first theory of mental illness that showed behavior
could be changed is attributed to:
Select one:
a. Beers
b. Dix
c. Freud
d. Pinel
✔✔***Not B - ✔✔The nurse knows that the major concept of the systems theory is that
individuals are viewed as functioning:
Select one:
a. Within a set of interacting and related units
,b. According to activities of attention, language, and imagery
c. According to unmet needs
d. Within accepted social aspects of behavior
✔✔A - ✔✔The nurse is preparing an adult male client, who has been successfully
treated for a social phobia, for the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship.
During their last meeting, the client told the nurse that he noticed he has developed a
nervous habit that started a few days ago of checking his door at home several times a
day to be sure it is locked. This client is exhibiting the client response to termination
known as:
Select one:
a. Continuation
b. Regression
c. Withdrawal
d. Confabulation
✔✔a - ✔✔When one is developing the care plan for a female adolescent with an eating
disorder, the primary issue to consider as the underlying cause is:
Select one:
a. Control
b. Body image
c. Self-esteem
d. Coping skills
✔✔b - ✔✔A woman has had several episodes where she finds new clothes in her closet
that are much more colorful than the style she usually buys. Today, a co-worker
approached her to thank her for hosting a dinner party that she had no recollection of
hosting. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
Select one:
a. Self-esteem, low
b. Personal identity, disturbed
c. Body image, disturbed
d. Anxiety
✔✔c - ✔✔Which of the following persons has the greatest risk for developing ineffective
coping behaviors?
Select one:
a. The middle-aged man whose diet is high in saturated fat and has a 20-year history of
tobacco use
b. The single 30-year-old female facing the death of her father
c. The 19-year-old college student with a family history of schizophrenia
d. The 9-year-old child whose parents are nurturing but provide chores and
responsibilities
, ✔✔d - ✔✔By the ages of 14 to 17, teens may demonstrate problem solving skills using
concepts, generalizations and flexibility in planning actions and goals. What is this an
example of?
Select one:
a. Concrete operations
b. Pre-operational thinking
c. Operational thinking
d. Abstract thinking
✔✔***not b - ✔✔Individuals with mental illness live an average of _____ years less than
the general population.
Select one:
a. 2 to 4
b. 5 to 8
c. 10 to 15
d. 18 to 25
✔✔b - ✔✔A male client who has a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is
seen in the emergency room with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, and
inability to concentrate, along with feelings of overwhelming anxiety. The nurse uses
Maslow's theory to triage the client's complaints, knowing that which complaint must be
addressed first?
Select one:
a. Inability to concentrate
b. Shortness of breath
c. Overwhelming anxiety
d. Chest pain
✔✔d - ✔✔During the recoil stage of recovery from violence, the major characteristic is:
Select one:
a. Fear
b. Disorganization
c. Reconstruction
d. Struggle to adapt
✔✔d - ✔✔The nurse who advocates for a health-oriented approach to clients is likely to
encourage the development of which outcome?
Select one:
a. The client will maintain compliance in medication administration.
b. The client will adjust to the limitations of chronic illness.
c. The client will keep in mind his limitations as a barrier to achievement of goals.
d. The client will focus on continued progress and improvements in planning goals.
✔✔a - ✔✔Which of the following circumstances, when it occurs on an inpatient mental
health unit, would be considered false imprisonment?
Select one:
RATED A+
✔✔B - ✔✔The theory that cites poverty, unemployment, and crime as sources of
violence is known as the ____ theory.
Select one:
a. Feminist
b. Sociological
c. Anthropological
d. Psychiatric/mental illness
✔✔c - ✔✔Which nurse response is the best example of the therapeutic principle of
respect?
Select one:
a. "I'm interested in what you have to say."
b. "Describe how you are feeling for me."
c. "I hear how worried you are about your future and can imagine how you feel."
d. "You signed a contract stating that you would let me know when you have those
thoughts."
✔✔A - ✔✔A female client with a diagnosis of a dissociative disorder who attends group
meetings at a community mental health clinic often voices that her boss at work
frequently complains that she is working at a level below her capabilities. The client also
states that she feels that she "never gets anything done." Which nursing diagnosis best
addresses these issues?
Select one:
a. Self-esteem, low
b. Social isolation
c. Body-image, disturbed
d. Memory, impaired
✔✔A - ✔✔A female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder is undergoing treatment
in an outpatient setting and is attending group therapy sessions. She is working on
controlling the compulsion of touching her head three times every time she talks. To
maintain the therapeutic relationship established with the client, by which action can the
nurse show acceptance?
Select one:
a. Ignoring the compulsion during the group therapy session and talking with the client
privately about the behavior
b. Asking the group to remind the client every time she touches her head to help her
consciously stop the compulsion
c. Pointing out the compulsion to the group each time the client exhibits the behavior
d. Asking the client to stop talking during the group session until she has learned to
control her compulsion
,✔✔d - ✔✔The home mental health nurse visits a female client to assess her ability to
care for herself at home after discharge from an inpatient setting. Which component of
the case management system does this demonstrate?
Select one:
a. Consultation
b. Crisis intervention
c. Resource linkage
d. Psychosocial rehabilitation
✔✔D - ✔✔A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by
repeated, brief jerks of the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the
beginning of sleep is called:
Select one:
a. Insomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. Hypersomnia
d. Nocturnal myoclonus
✔✔b - ✔✔The average time that a person with Alzheimer's disease lives after diagnosis
is _____ years.
Select one:
a. 2
b. 8
c. 10
d. 20
✔✔B - ✔✔When the environment lacks security or presents dangers, the perception
that life will be short or will end in violence is most compelling for:
Select one:
a. Children
b. Adolescents
c. Young adults
d. Middle-aged adults
✔✔C - ✔✔In the early 1900s the first theory of mental illness that showed behavior
could be changed is attributed to:
Select one:
a. Beers
b. Dix
c. Freud
d. Pinel
✔✔***Not B - ✔✔The nurse knows that the major concept of the systems theory is that
individuals are viewed as functioning:
Select one:
a. Within a set of interacting and related units
,b. According to activities of attention, language, and imagery
c. According to unmet needs
d. Within accepted social aspects of behavior
✔✔A - ✔✔The nurse is preparing an adult male client, who has been successfully
treated for a social phobia, for the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship.
During their last meeting, the client told the nurse that he noticed he has developed a
nervous habit that started a few days ago of checking his door at home several times a
day to be sure it is locked. This client is exhibiting the client response to termination
known as:
Select one:
a. Continuation
b. Regression
c. Withdrawal
d. Confabulation
✔✔a - ✔✔When one is developing the care plan for a female adolescent with an eating
disorder, the primary issue to consider as the underlying cause is:
Select one:
a. Control
b. Body image
c. Self-esteem
d. Coping skills
✔✔b - ✔✔A woman has had several episodes where she finds new clothes in her closet
that are much more colorful than the style she usually buys. Today, a co-worker
approached her to thank her for hosting a dinner party that she had no recollection of
hosting. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
Select one:
a. Self-esteem, low
b. Personal identity, disturbed
c. Body image, disturbed
d. Anxiety
✔✔c - ✔✔Which of the following persons has the greatest risk for developing ineffective
coping behaviors?
Select one:
a. The middle-aged man whose diet is high in saturated fat and has a 20-year history of
tobacco use
b. The single 30-year-old female facing the death of her father
c. The 19-year-old college student with a family history of schizophrenia
d. The 9-year-old child whose parents are nurturing but provide chores and
responsibilities
, ✔✔d - ✔✔By the ages of 14 to 17, teens may demonstrate problem solving skills using
concepts, generalizations and flexibility in planning actions and goals. What is this an
example of?
Select one:
a. Concrete operations
b. Pre-operational thinking
c. Operational thinking
d. Abstract thinking
✔✔***not b - ✔✔Individuals with mental illness live an average of _____ years less than
the general population.
Select one:
a. 2 to 4
b. 5 to 8
c. 10 to 15
d. 18 to 25
✔✔b - ✔✔A male client who has a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is
seen in the emergency room with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, and
inability to concentrate, along with feelings of overwhelming anxiety. The nurse uses
Maslow's theory to triage the client's complaints, knowing that which complaint must be
addressed first?
Select one:
a. Inability to concentrate
b. Shortness of breath
c. Overwhelming anxiety
d. Chest pain
✔✔d - ✔✔During the recoil stage of recovery from violence, the major characteristic is:
Select one:
a. Fear
b. Disorganization
c. Reconstruction
d. Struggle to adapt
✔✔d - ✔✔The nurse who advocates for a health-oriented approach to clients is likely to
encourage the development of which outcome?
Select one:
a. The client will maintain compliance in medication administration.
b. The client will adjust to the limitations of chronic illness.
c. The client will keep in mind his limitations as a barrier to achievement of goals.
d. The client will focus on continued progress and improvements in planning goals.
✔✔a - ✔✔Which of the following circumstances, when it occurs on an inpatient mental
health unit, would be considered false imprisonment?
Select one:
