PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN STATE BOARD EXAM
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1. A patient experiencing a panic attack is most likely to report
which of the following symptoms?
A) Euphoria and grandiosity
B) Palpitations, shortness of breath, and fear of dying
C) Auditory hallucinations and paranoia
D) Apathy and anhedonia
Answer: B
Rationale: Panic attacks are characterized by sudden onset of
intense fear with autonomic symptoms: palpitations, sweating,
trembling, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, dizziness, fear
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,of losing control, or fear of dying. Euphoria (A) suggests mania.
Hallucinations (C) suggest psychosis. Apathy (D) suggests
depression .
2. A patient who believes that a celebrity is secretly in love
with them and sending hidden messages through television is
exhibiting:
A) Somatic delusion
B) Grandiose delusion
C) Erotomanic delusion
D) Nihilistic delusion
Answer: C
Rationale: Erotomanic delusion is the false belief that another
person (usually of higher status) is in love with the patient.
Grandiose delusion (B) involves inflated self-worth. Somatic
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,delusion (A) involves body function/false illness. Nihilistic delusion
(D) involves denial of existence of self or world .
3. A patient with major depressive disorder states, "I'm
worthless. My family would be better off without me." This is
an example of:
A) Auditory hallucination
B) Ideas of reference
C) Depressive cognitive triad (negative view of self, world,
future)
D) Thought broadcasting
Answer: C
Rationale: Beck's cognitive triad includes negative thoughts about
oneself, the world, and the future. This patient's statement reflects a
negative view of self (worthless) and the future (family better off
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, without me). Ideas of reference (B) = believing neutral events have
special meaning about oneself .
4. Which of the following is a negative symptom of
schizophrenia?
A) Hallucinations
B) Delusions
C) Avolition (lack of motivation)
D) Disorganized speech
Answer: C
Rationale: Negative symptoms (deficits in normal functioning)
include: avolition, anhedonia, asociality, flat affect, alogia
(poverty of speech). Positive symptoms (A, B, D) include
hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech/behavior. Negative
symptoms are often more disabling and harder to treat .
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NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE
350 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
1. A patient experiencing a panic attack is most likely to report
which of the following symptoms?
A) Euphoria and grandiosity
B) Palpitations, shortness of breath, and fear of dying
C) Auditory hallucinations and paranoia
D) Apathy and anhedonia
Answer: B
Rationale: Panic attacks are characterized by sudden onset of
intense fear with autonomic symptoms: palpitations, sweating,
trembling, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, dizziness, fear
1
,of losing control, or fear of dying. Euphoria (A) suggests mania.
Hallucinations (C) suggest psychosis. Apathy (D) suggests
depression .
2. A patient who believes that a celebrity is secretly in love
with them and sending hidden messages through television is
exhibiting:
A) Somatic delusion
B) Grandiose delusion
C) Erotomanic delusion
D) Nihilistic delusion
Answer: C
Rationale: Erotomanic delusion is the false belief that another
person (usually of higher status) is in love with the patient.
Grandiose delusion (B) involves inflated self-worth. Somatic
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,delusion (A) involves body function/false illness. Nihilistic delusion
(D) involves denial of existence of self or world .
3. A patient with major depressive disorder states, "I'm
worthless. My family would be better off without me." This is
an example of:
A) Auditory hallucination
B) Ideas of reference
C) Depressive cognitive triad (negative view of self, world,
future)
D) Thought broadcasting
Answer: C
Rationale: Beck's cognitive triad includes negative thoughts about
oneself, the world, and the future. This patient's statement reflects a
negative view of self (worthless) and the future (family better off
3
, without me). Ideas of reference (B) = believing neutral events have
special meaning about oneself .
4. Which of the following is a negative symptom of
schizophrenia?
A) Hallucinations
B) Delusions
C) Avolition (lack of motivation)
D) Disorganized speech
Answer: C
Rationale: Negative symptoms (deficits in normal functioning)
include: avolition, anhedonia, asociality, flat affect, alogia
(poverty of speech). Positive symptoms (A, B, D) include
hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech/behavior. Negative
symptoms are often more disabling and harder to treat .
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