CERTIFICATION EXAM (AMCA)
NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM|
MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION EXAM (AMCA) WITH
COMPLETE 100 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Mostmpsychosomaticmproblemsmandmsomatoformmdisordersmbeginminm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmchildhood
2. Childrenmshouldmundergomfurthermevaluationmwhenmtheirmweightmism_______abovemtheirm
heightm-mCORRECTmANSWERm20%
3. Amfemalemclient'smhusbandminmwhommamchronicmillnessmwasmrecentlymdiagnosedmismhospita
lized.mShemstatesmthatmshemcan'tmstopmworryingmaboutmwhatmismgoingmtomhappenmwithmher
mhusband'smtreatmentmandmhowmtheymaremgoingmtompaymthembillsmbecausemhemismnotmwork
ing.mWhatmreactionmismthemclientmmostmlikelymexperiencing?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnxiety
4. Themparentsmofmam14myearmoldmgirlmhavemnoticedmthatmovermthempastmcouplemmonths,mthei
rmdaughtermhasmnotmbeenmenjoyingmparticipatingminmthemtrackmteam,mwhichmshempreviousl
ymenjoyed.mShemoftenmmakesmstatementsmaboutmhowmuglymshemfeelsmandmshemdroppedmaml
ettermgrademinmtwomofmhermclasses.mBasemdonmthesemsymptoms,mthismclientmmaymbemdiagn
osedmwith:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDepressivemdisorder
5. Inmpreparingmdischargemplanningmformamclientmwhomhasmbeenmprescribedmlithiummformthemt
reatmentmofmbipolarmdisorder,mitmismimportantmthatmthemclientmdemonstratemanmunderstan
dingmofmthemneedmtommonitormhismormhermdietmformintakemof:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSodium
, 6. _______ismamsidemeffectmthatmcanmoccurmwhilemthemclientmismtakingmantipsychoticmmedicati
ons,mcausingmmusclemrigidity,mhighmfever,munstablemvitalmsigns,mconfusionmandmagitation.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmneurolepticmmalignantmsyndromem(NMS)
7. Amfemalemcollegemstudentmismseekingmhelpmfrommthemcounselingmcentermformtextmanxiety.m
Shemreportsmthatmduringmanmexam,mshem"freezesmandmfeelsmlikemthemtimemImhavemtomtakemt
hemexammismracingmbymandmImcan'tmanswermanymofmthemquestionsmwhenmimknowmthemanswe
rs".mWhichmlevelmofmanxietymismthemclientmexperiencing?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSevere
8. Behaviorsmassociatedmwithmmentalmillnessesmweremmoremaccuratelymrecordedmbymprofessi
onals.mThismpracticemledmtom_______formdifferentmabnormalmbehaviors.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmClassifications
9. Am10myearmoldmmalemclientmwithmautismmexperiencesmlonelinessmandmsocialmanxietymasmamr
esultmofmhismdisease.mWhichmCAMmtherapymwillmthemcaregivermsuggestmtomhelpmoutmthismcli
entmthemmostmwithmthesemfeelings?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnimalmassistedmtherapy
10. Amwomanmgoesmtomamlatemmoviemwithmhermfriendsmandmgetsmhomemaftermmidnight.mShemism
scheduledmtomplayminmamtennismtournamentmearlymthemnextmmorningmandmlosesmallmhermma
tches.mShemblamesmthemlinemjudgemformhermloss,mrathermthanmhermpoormplay.mWhichmcopin
gmmechanismmbestmdescribesmhermresponsemtomlosingmthemmatches?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRationalization
11. Povertyminfluencesmthemgrowthmandmdevelopmentmofmchildrenmandmismoftenmamprecursormt
ommentalmhealthmdisordersminmchildren.mNearlym_______ofmthemchildrenminmthemUSmcomem
frommfamiliesmthatmlivematmthempovertymlevel.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm20%
12. Themprovidermismadministeringmmedicationsmtomamclientmwithmamdiagnosismofmparanoidmsch
izophrenia.mThemprovidermwouldmexpectmtomseemwhichmmedicationmorderedmformthemclient
?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRisperdal