CORRECTIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CERTIFICATION BEHAVIORAL SPECIALTY
CBHC-BS PRACTICE EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
EXAM
◉ Which client is suffering from a major depressive episode?
Answer: A 50-year-old male who has been depressed for a month
and is contemplating suicide
◉ A 50-year-old man suffering from schizophrenia and depression
for the last 30 years is treated on an outpatient basis. What is the
primary goal for his treatment plan? Answer: Client will enter into a
vocational training program and not experience an exacerbation of
symptoms.
◉ During the continuation phase of therapy, a client with a diagnosis
of depression asks, "What is the goal of therapy during this 4- to 9-
month period?" What is the nurse's best response? Answer: "Our
goal is to prevent you from relapsing and experiencing distressing
emotional states."
◉ Each complaint of people with HIV/AIDS must be investigated
carefully because CNS problems can be mistaken for: Answer:
Psychiatric Problems
,◉ During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness
were more accurately recorded by professionals. This practice led to
______________ for different abnormal behaviors. Answer:
Classifications
◉ The psychiatrist asks the nurse to perform a procedure that she is
not familiar with, and the nurse is unsure whether this is something
within the scope of practice. Where can the nurse find the answer to
her question? Answer: State nurse practice act
◉ The elderly spouse of a female Alzheimer's client states that his
wife seems to wander aimlessly from room to room looking for
things in incorrect places, such as kitchen utensils in the bedroom
and laundry detergent in the kitchen. He asks the nurse for
suggestions of what he can do to help her. What is the nurse's best
response? Answer: "Place large signs on doors or entryways that
identify the room."
◉ Emotional or behavioral problems that develop in response to an
identifiable source and last no longer than 6 months are called ____
disorders. Answer: Adjustment
◉ Self-protective responses are seen in behaviors that meet basic:
Answer: Needs
,◉ What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an
individual in ways such as nausea or headaches? Answer:
Somatization
◉ A male client has been diagnosed recently with a chronic illness.
His family tells the nurse that they have noticed that he has not been
attending his weekly card game night with his friends and does not
return their calls. What reaction is this client most likely
experiencing? Answer: Withdrawal
◉ Whenever there is a history of unexplained lethargy, fussiness, or
irritability in an infant, caregivers should suspect ____ syndrome.
Answer: Shaken Baby
◉ Interventions for assaultive clients that focus on protecting the
client and others from potential harm are level ____ interventions.
Answer: Two
◉ A child who is the victim of domestic violence refuses to talk
about the experience. He is doing poorly in school and having
trouble sleeping. Which therapy would he benefit from? Answer: Art
therapy
◉ According to the theorist Erik Erikson, an individual strives to
actualize his identity, is most productive, and demonstrates guidance
of and concern for others with a core task of caring during which
, stage of psychosocial development? Answer: Middle adulthood (25
to 65 years)
◉ The end of the continuum that is marked by sexual actions
harmful to self or others in some manner is known as: Answer:
Maladaptive
◉ One begins to prefer being high to other activities during which
stage of addiction? Answer: The early stage
◉ Clients suffering from a personality disorder usually do not seek
treatment because they: Answer: Are unable to recognize their
problems
◉ The client has frequent drug reactions to, and side effects from,
his medications. He is 72 years old and lives alone. What should he
be assessed for? Answer: Concurrent substance use
◉ During assessment of a client with a dissociative disorder, the
nurse notices that the client has been cutting herself on both arms.
After talking with the client, the nurse, along with other members of
the treatment team, decides that the best intervention at this time to
prevent further self-destructive behavior would be: Answer:
Establishing a signed contract with the client to tell a team member
when she is having self-destructive thoughts
CERTIFICATION BEHAVIORAL SPECIALTY
CBHC-BS PRACTICE EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
EXAM
◉ Which client is suffering from a major depressive episode?
Answer: A 50-year-old male who has been depressed for a month
and is contemplating suicide
◉ A 50-year-old man suffering from schizophrenia and depression
for the last 30 years is treated on an outpatient basis. What is the
primary goal for his treatment plan? Answer: Client will enter into a
vocational training program and not experience an exacerbation of
symptoms.
◉ During the continuation phase of therapy, a client with a diagnosis
of depression asks, "What is the goal of therapy during this 4- to 9-
month period?" What is the nurse's best response? Answer: "Our
goal is to prevent you from relapsing and experiencing distressing
emotional states."
◉ Each complaint of people with HIV/AIDS must be investigated
carefully because CNS problems can be mistaken for: Answer:
Psychiatric Problems
,◉ During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness
were more accurately recorded by professionals. This practice led to
______________ for different abnormal behaviors. Answer:
Classifications
◉ The psychiatrist asks the nurse to perform a procedure that she is
not familiar with, and the nurse is unsure whether this is something
within the scope of practice. Where can the nurse find the answer to
her question? Answer: State nurse practice act
◉ The elderly spouse of a female Alzheimer's client states that his
wife seems to wander aimlessly from room to room looking for
things in incorrect places, such as kitchen utensils in the bedroom
and laundry detergent in the kitchen. He asks the nurse for
suggestions of what he can do to help her. What is the nurse's best
response? Answer: "Place large signs on doors or entryways that
identify the room."
◉ Emotional or behavioral problems that develop in response to an
identifiable source and last no longer than 6 months are called ____
disorders. Answer: Adjustment
◉ Self-protective responses are seen in behaviors that meet basic:
Answer: Needs
,◉ What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an
individual in ways such as nausea or headaches? Answer:
Somatization
◉ A male client has been diagnosed recently with a chronic illness.
His family tells the nurse that they have noticed that he has not been
attending his weekly card game night with his friends and does not
return their calls. What reaction is this client most likely
experiencing? Answer: Withdrawal
◉ Whenever there is a history of unexplained lethargy, fussiness, or
irritability in an infant, caregivers should suspect ____ syndrome.
Answer: Shaken Baby
◉ Interventions for assaultive clients that focus on protecting the
client and others from potential harm are level ____ interventions.
Answer: Two
◉ A child who is the victim of domestic violence refuses to talk
about the experience. He is doing poorly in school and having
trouble sleeping. Which therapy would he benefit from? Answer: Art
therapy
◉ According to the theorist Erik Erikson, an individual strives to
actualize his identity, is most productive, and demonstrates guidance
of and concern for others with a core task of caring during which
, stage of psychosocial development? Answer: Middle adulthood (25
to 65 years)
◉ The end of the continuum that is marked by sexual actions
harmful to self or others in some manner is known as: Answer:
Maladaptive
◉ One begins to prefer being high to other activities during which
stage of addiction? Answer: The early stage
◉ Clients suffering from a personality disorder usually do not seek
treatment because they: Answer: Are unable to recognize their
problems
◉ The client has frequent drug reactions to, and side effects from,
his medications. He is 72 years old and lives alone. What should he
be assessed for? Answer: Concurrent substance use
◉ During assessment of a client with a dissociative disorder, the
nurse notices that the client has been cutting herself on both arms.
After talking with the client, the nurse, along with other members of
the treatment team, decides that the best intervention at this time to
prevent further self-destructive behavior would be: Answer:
Establishing a signed contract with the client to tell a team member
when she is having self-destructive thoughts
