Mental Health Technician
Certification Exam (AMCA)Questions
And Answers
Most vpsychosomatic vproblems vand vsomatoform vdisorders vbegin vin v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vchildhood
Children vshould vundergo vfurther vevaluation vwhen vtheir vweight vis v_______above vtheir vheight v- vCorrect
vAnswer v- v20%
A vfemale vclient's vhusband vin vwhom va vchronic villness vwas vrecently vdiagnosed vis vhospitalized. vShe vstates
vthat vshe vcan't vstop vworrying vabout vwhat vis vgoing vto vhappen vwith vher vhusband's vtreatment vand vhow
vthey vare vgoing vto vpay vthe vbills vbecause vhe vis vnot vworking. vWhat vreaction vis vthe vclient vmost vlikely
vexperiencing? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAnxiety
The vparents vof va v14 vyear vold vgirl vhave vnoticed vthat vover vthe vpast vcouple vmonths, vtheir vdaughter vhas
vnot vbeen venjoying vparticipating vin vthe vtrack vteam, vwhich vshe vpreviously venjoyed. vShe voften vmakes
vstatements vabout vhow vugly vshe vfeels vand vshe vdropped va vletter vgrade vin vtwo vof vher vclasses. vBase vdon
vthese vsymptoms, vthis vclient vmay vbe vdiagnosed vwith: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vDepressive vdisorder
In vpreparing vdischarge vplanning vfor va vclient vwho vhas vbeen vprescribed vlithium vfor vthe vtreatment vof
vbipolar vdisorder, vit vis vimportant vthat vthe vclient vdemonstrate van vunderstanding vof vthe vneed vto vmonitor
vhis vor vher vdiet vfor vintake vof: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vSodium
_______is va vside veffect vthat vcan voccur vwhile vthe vclient vis vtaking vantipsychotic vmedications, vcausing
vmuscle vrigidity, vhigh vfever, vunstable vvital vsigns, vconfusion vand vagitation. v- vCorrect vAnswer v-
vneuroleptic vmalignant vsyndrome v(NMS)
A vfemale vcollege vstudent vis vseeking vhelp vfrom vthe vcounseling vcenter vfor vtext vanxiety. vShe vreports vthat
vduring van vexam, vshe v"freezes vand vfeels vlike vthe vtime vI vhave vto vtake vthe vexam vis vracing vby vand vI vcan't
vanswer vany vof vthe vquestions vwhen vi vknow vthe vanswers". vWhich vlevel vof vanxiety vis vthe vclient
vexperiencing? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vSevere
Behaviors vassociated vwith vmental villnesses vwere vmore vaccurately vrecorded vby vprofessionals. vThis
vpractice vled vto v_______for vdifferent vabnormal vbehaviors. v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vClassifications
A v10 vyear vold vmale vclient vwith vautism vexperiences vloneliness vand vsocial vanxiety vas va vresult vof vhis
vdisease. vWhich vCAM vtherapy vwill vthe vcaregiver vsuggest vto vhelp vout vthis vclient vthe vmost vwith vthese
vfeelings? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAnimal vassisted vtherapy
A vwoman vgoes vto va vlate vmovie vwith vher vfriends vand vgets vhome vafter vmidnight. vShe vis vscheduled vto
vplay vin va vtennis vtournament vearly vthe vnext vmorning vand vloses vall vher vmatches. vShe vblames vthe vline
, vjudge vfor vher vloss, vrather vthan vher vpoor vplay. vWhich vcoping vmechanism vbest vdescribes vher vresponse
vto vlosing vthe vmatches? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vRationalization
Poverty vinfluences vthe vgrowth vand vdevelopment vof vchildren vand vis voften va vprecursor vto vmental vhealth
vdisorders vin vchildren. vNearly v_______of vthe vchildren vin vthe vUS vcome vfrom vfamilies vthat vlive vat vthe
vpoverty vlevel. v- vCorrect vAnswer v- v20%
The vprovider vis vadministering vmedications vto va vclient vwith va vdiagnosis vof vparanoid vschizophrenia. vThe
vprovider vwould vexpect vto vsee vwhich vmedication vordered vfor vthe vclient? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vRisperdal
A vgroup vof vsexual vvariations vthat vdepart vfrom vsociety's vtraditional vand vacceptable vmodels vof vseeking
vsexual vgratification vis: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vParaphillia
Selye's vstress vadaptation vtheory vconsists vof vthree vstages, vwith vthe vsecond vstage vcharacterized vby: v-
vCorrect vAnswer v- vAttempts vof vthe vbody vto vcope vwith vstress
Individuals vwith vschizophrenia vtend vto vuse vthe vchemical v______most voften v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAlcohol
Color vtherapy vhas vbeen vfound vto vbe veffective vin vthe vtreatment vof: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vSeasonal
vaffective vdisorder
A v4 vyear vold vclient vin va vpediatric vunit vis vimitating vthe vactions vof vthe vprovider, vthe vprovider vknows
vaccording vto vthe vErikson's vtheory, vthat vthis vchild vis vdisplaying va vcharacteristic vseen vduring vwhich
vdevelopment vstage? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vgenital vlocomotor
Which vpatient vright vmay va vclient vwith vmental vhealth vdisorders vlose vduring vtheir vtreatments? v- vCorrect
vAnswer v- vFreedom vfrom vrestraints vand vseclusion
During vthe vprovider vassessment vbefore vadmission vto va vmental vhealth vfacility, vthe vclient vstates vthat vhe
vwas vfound vto vhave vdriven vhis vcar vto vanother vstate vbut vhad vno vrecollection vof vdriving vthere. vThe vnurse
vis vaware vthat vthis vclient vis vdescribing va vcondition vknown vas: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vDissociative vfugue
The vtech vwitnesses vdifferent vpersonalities vemerging vin vthe vclient vwith vDissociative vIdentity vdisorder
v(DID). vThe vprimary vpersonality vis vreferred vto vas vthe: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vHost
The vclient vhas vbeen vadmitted vto vthe vmedical vunit vfor vunexplained vweight vloss vand vfatigue. vHe vdoes
vnot vspeak vexcept vto vanswer vquestions vand vhe vrefuses vto vinteract vwith vother vpeople vexcept vwhen
vnecessary. vWhich vcoping vmechanism vis vhe vusing vto vdeal vwith vhis vhospitalization? v- vCorrect vAnswer v-
vWithdrawal
A vmale vclient vis vseeking vhelp vin va vmental vhealth vclinic vfor vanger vmanagement vproblems. vHe vvoices
vthat vhe vis vfearful vthat vhis vwife vmay vdivorce vhim vbecause vof vhis vanger vproblems vand vhe vis vwilling vto vdo
vwhatever vit vtakes vto vcontrol vhis vanger. vLater vin vthe vweek, vthe vclient's vwife valso vseeks vassistance
vbecause vshe vis vgoing vto vdivorce vher vhusband. vThe vprovider vwho vis vcaring vfor vboth vthese vclients vtried
vto vdecide vthe vcorrect vaction vto vtake. vThe vprovider vis vexperiencing: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAn vethical
vconflict
The vintroduction vof v________led vto vthe vdeinstitutionalization vof vmany vill vindividuals. v- vCorrect vAnswer
v- vPsychotherapeutic vdrugs
Certification Exam (AMCA)Questions
And Answers
Most vpsychosomatic vproblems vand vsomatoform vdisorders vbegin vin v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vchildhood
Children vshould vundergo vfurther vevaluation vwhen vtheir vweight vis v_______above vtheir vheight v- vCorrect
vAnswer v- v20%
A vfemale vclient's vhusband vin vwhom va vchronic villness vwas vrecently vdiagnosed vis vhospitalized. vShe vstates
vthat vshe vcan't vstop vworrying vabout vwhat vis vgoing vto vhappen vwith vher vhusband's vtreatment vand vhow
vthey vare vgoing vto vpay vthe vbills vbecause vhe vis vnot vworking. vWhat vreaction vis vthe vclient vmost vlikely
vexperiencing? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAnxiety
The vparents vof va v14 vyear vold vgirl vhave vnoticed vthat vover vthe vpast vcouple vmonths, vtheir vdaughter vhas
vnot vbeen venjoying vparticipating vin vthe vtrack vteam, vwhich vshe vpreviously venjoyed. vShe voften vmakes
vstatements vabout vhow vugly vshe vfeels vand vshe vdropped va vletter vgrade vin vtwo vof vher vclasses. vBase vdon
vthese vsymptoms, vthis vclient vmay vbe vdiagnosed vwith: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vDepressive vdisorder
In vpreparing vdischarge vplanning vfor va vclient vwho vhas vbeen vprescribed vlithium vfor vthe vtreatment vof
vbipolar vdisorder, vit vis vimportant vthat vthe vclient vdemonstrate van vunderstanding vof vthe vneed vto vmonitor
vhis vor vher vdiet vfor vintake vof: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vSodium
_______is va vside veffect vthat vcan voccur vwhile vthe vclient vis vtaking vantipsychotic vmedications, vcausing
vmuscle vrigidity, vhigh vfever, vunstable vvital vsigns, vconfusion vand vagitation. v- vCorrect vAnswer v-
vneuroleptic vmalignant vsyndrome v(NMS)
A vfemale vcollege vstudent vis vseeking vhelp vfrom vthe vcounseling vcenter vfor vtext vanxiety. vShe vreports vthat
vduring van vexam, vshe v"freezes vand vfeels vlike vthe vtime vI vhave vto vtake vthe vexam vis vracing vby vand vI vcan't
vanswer vany vof vthe vquestions vwhen vi vknow vthe vanswers". vWhich vlevel vof vanxiety vis vthe vclient
vexperiencing? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vSevere
Behaviors vassociated vwith vmental villnesses vwere vmore vaccurately vrecorded vby vprofessionals. vThis
vpractice vled vto v_______for vdifferent vabnormal vbehaviors. v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vClassifications
A v10 vyear vold vmale vclient vwith vautism vexperiences vloneliness vand vsocial vanxiety vas va vresult vof vhis
vdisease. vWhich vCAM vtherapy vwill vthe vcaregiver vsuggest vto vhelp vout vthis vclient vthe vmost vwith vthese
vfeelings? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAnimal vassisted vtherapy
A vwoman vgoes vto va vlate vmovie vwith vher vfriends vand vgets vhome vafter vmidnight. vShe vis vscheduled vto
vplay vin va vtennis vtournament vearly vthe vnext vmorning vand vloses vall vher vmatches. vShe vblames vthe vline
, vjudge vfor vher vloss, vrather vthan vher vpoor vplay. vWhich vcoping vmechanism vbest vdescribes vher vresponse
vto vlosing vthe vmatches? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vRationalization
Poverty vinfluences vthe vgrowth vand vdevelopment vof vchildren vand vis voften va vprecursor vto vmental vhealth
vdisorders vin vchildren. vNearly v_______of vthe vchildren vin vthe vUS vcome vfrom vfamilies vthat vlive vat vthe
vpoverty vlevel. v- vCorrect vAnswer v- v20%
The vprovider vis vadministering vmedications vto va vclient vwith va vdiagnosis vof vparanoid vschizophrenia. vThe
vprovider vwould vexpect vto vsee vwhich vmedication vordered vfor vthe vclient? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vRisperdal
A vgroup vof vsexual vvariations vthat vdepart vfrom vsociety's vtraditional vand vacceptable vmodels vof vseeking
vsexual vgratification vis: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vParaphillia
Selye's vstress vadaptation vtheory vconsists vof vthree vstages, vwith vthe vsecond vstage vcharacterized vby: v-
vCorrect vAnswer v- vAttempts vof vthe vbody vto vcope vwith vstress
Individuals vwith vschizophrenia vtend vto vuse vthe vchemical v______most voften v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAlcohol
Color vtherapy vhas vbeen vfound vto vbe veffective vin vthe vtreatment vof: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vSeasonal
vaffective vdisorder
A v4 vyear vold vclient vin va vpediatric vunit vis vimitating vthe vactions vof vthe vprovider, vthe vprovider vknows
vaccording vto vthe vErikson's vtheory, vthat vthis vchild vis vdisplaying va vcharacteristic vseen vduring vwhich
vdevelopment vstage? v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vgenital vlocomotor
Which vpatient vright vmay va vclient vwith vmental vhealth vdisorders vlose vduring vtheir vtreatments? v- vCorrect
vAnswer v- vFreedom vfrom vrestraints vand vseclusion
During vthe vprovider vassessment vbefore vadmission vto va vmental vhealth vfacility, vthe vclient vstates vthat vhe
vwas vfound vto vhave vdriven vhis vcar vto vanother vstate vbut vhad vno vrecollection vof vdriving vthere. vThe vnurse
vis vaware vthat vthis vclient vis vdescribing va vcondition vknown vas: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vDissociative vfugue
The vtech vwitnesses vdifferent vpersonalities vemerging vin vthe vclient vwith vDissociative vIdentity vdisorder
v(DID). vThe vprimary vpersonality vis vreferred vto vas vthe: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vHost
The vclient vhas vbeen vadmitted vto vthe vmedical vunit vfor vunexplained vweight vloss vand vfatigue. vHe vdoes
vnot vspeak vexcept vto vanswer vquestions vand vhe vrefuses vto vinteract vwith vother vpeople vexcept vwhen
vnecessary. vWhich vcoping vmechanism vis vhe vusing vto vdeal vwith vhis vhospitalization? v- vCorrect vAnswer v-
vWithdrawal
A vmale vclient vis vseeking vhelp vin va vmental vhealth vclinic vfor vanger vmanagement vproblems. vHe vvoices
vthat vhe vis vfearful vthat vhis vwife vmay vdivorce vhim vbecause vof vhis vanger vproblems vand vhe vis vwilling vto vdo
vwhatever vit vtakes vto vcontrol vhis vanger. vLater vin vthe vweek, vthe vclient's vwife valso vseeks vassistance
vbecause vshe vis vgoing vto vdivorce vher vhusband. vThe vprovider vwho vis vcaring vfor vboth vthese vclients vtried
vto vdecide vthe vcorrect vaction vto vtake. vThe vprovider vis vexperiencing: v- vCorrect vAnswer v- vAn vethical
vconflict
The vintroduction vof v________led vto vthe vdeinstitutionalization vof vmany vill vindividuals. v- vCorrect vAnswer
v- vPsychotherapeutic vdrugs
