AMCA MENTAL HEALTH TECH EXAM
1. Percent of Americans suffering from diagnosable mental disorder?: 26%
PERCENT
2. Percent of countries with NO clear federal policies addressing mental
health issues?: 50% PERCENT
3. What percent of of the population needed drug / alcohol treatment: 8.4%
PERCENT
4. Percentage of people needing treatment ACTUALLY received
treatment??-
: 10.8% PERCENT
5. PERCENT OF ADULTS 18+ IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAD ANY
MENTAL
ILLNESS IN THE PAST YEAR??: 20% PERCENT
6. WHAT IS THE PERCENT OF ADULTS REPORTING AN UNMET NEED for
mental health care in the past year?: 4.9% PERCENT
7. PERCENT of people cannot afford mental health services?: 43.7% PER-
CENT
8. Percent of people who needed treatment for SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
couldn't afford it?: 32% PERCENT
9. What is the main personality called for someone who has DID Disorder?
(DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER): HOST
10. What stage of KESSLERS body reactions reduce function to shunt blood
for areas needed for defense?: RESISTANCE REACTION - STAGE 2
11. Client seen in clinic with clinical manifestations of an INABILITY TO SIT
STILL and RIGID POSTURE, sides effects correctly identified as?:
AKATHISIA 12. What is the first step of NURSING PROCESS.: ASSESMENT -
FIRST STEP.
13. Final step of NURSING PROCESS??: EVALUATION - FINAL STEP.
14. MODERATE level anxiety traits?: Decreased Perceptual field and
FOCUSING ON IMMEDIATE TASK ONLY.
15. PANIC level of anixety medical term??: Can involve loss of rational thought,
DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS, and COMPLETE PHYSICAL IMMOBILITY /
MUTENESS.
16. Neurochemical process RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPRESSION???:
DECREASED SEROTONIN AND NOREPINEPHRINE ACTIVITY.
17. Example of MALPRACTICE in workplace with mental health workers?: Ex
: PATIENT COMPLETING SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN BATHROOM
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, 18. Who provided the establishment of the PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CEN-
TER?: Adolf Meyer
19. What is a NORMAL PULSE RANGE when doing vitals???: 60 - 100 BPM
(beats per minute)
20 Definition of ADJUSTMENT DISORDER?: Maladaptive reaction to event.
considered within the realm of normal almost a mild PTSD.
21. Definition of ADOLESCENT ONSET?: Child begins the delinquent acts after
the age of ten and tends to be less aggressive.
22. CONSTANT OBSERVATION definition???: (CO) they must always remain
within an arm's length of the patient, except for breaks.
23. Define GESTATIONAL DISORDERS?: HEREDITARY and
ENVIRONMENTAL influences occurring in UTERO.
24. Define ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDER ???: Resulting from CULTURAL and
SOCIAL conditions before and after birth
25. Define CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES ???: RESULT from genetic
makeup, all humans have 46 CHROMOSOMES. 23 per parent. Down's
Syndrome is a disorder which the 21st chromosome is TRIPLED instead of
doubled and the child is born with 47 INSTEAD OF 46 chromosomes.
26. ACTION definition in a psychiatric setting ???: TREATMENT administered
to patient.
27. What does NAPLN stand for, which ORGANIZATION ?: National Association
of Licensed Practical Nurse (NAPLN)
28. Who developed the THEORY OF MORAL REASONING ?: Kohlberg
29. What are the 5 PHASES OF CRISIS ???: (1) PRE-crisis, (2) impact, (3) crisis,
(4) adaptive, and (5) POST-crisis
30. Patient being medicated with HALOPERIDOL (HALDOL) for more than 4
weeks,
has started to display symptoms of INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS of the
MOUTH that resemble chewing, patient is showing signs of --->: TARDIVE
DYSKINESIA
31. What are the 3 SUB- CATAGORIES of PHOBIA ???: Agoraphobia (Fear of
places/Social/Open Settings), Social Phobia, Specific Phobia
32. What is a good option for patients w/ MAJOR DEPRESSION w/
SEASONAL
2/7
1. Percent of Americans suffering from diagnosable mental disorder?: 26%
PERCENT
2. Percent of countries with NO clear federal policies addressing mental
health issues?: 50% PERCENT
3. What percent of of the population needed drug / alcohol treatment: 8.4%
PERCENT
4. Percentage of people needing treatment ACTUALLY received
treatment??-
: 10.8% PERCENT
5. PERCENT OF ADULTS 18+ IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAD ANY
MENTAL
ILLNESS IN THE PAST YEAR??: 20% PERCENT
6. WHAT IS THE PERCENT OF ADULTS REPORTING AN UNMET NEED for
mental health care in the past year?: 4.9% PERCENT
7. PERCENT of people cannot afford mental health services?: 43.7% PER-
CENT
8. Percent of people who needed treatment for SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
couldn't afford it?: 32% PERCENT
9. What is the main personality called for someone who has DID Disorder?
(DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER): HOST
10. What stage of KESSLERS body reactions reduce function to shunt blood
for areas needed for defense?: RESISTANCE REACTION - STAGE 2
11. Client seen in clinic with clinical manifestations of an INABILITY TO SIT
STILL and RIGID POSTURE, sides effects correctly identified as?:
AKATHISIA 12. What is the first step of NURSING PROCESS.: ASSESMENT -
FIRST STEP.
13. Final step of NURSING PROCESS??: EVALUATION - FINAL STEP.
14. MODERATE level anxiety traits?: Decreased Perceptual field and
FOCUSING ON IMMEDIATE TASK ONLY.
15. PANIC level of anixety medical term??: Can involve loss of rational thought,
DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS, and COMPLETE PHYSICAL IMMOBILITY /
MUTENESS.
16. Neurochemical process RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPRESSION???:
DECREASED SEROTONIN AND NOREPINEPHRINE ACTIVITY.
17. Example of MALPRACTICE in workplace with mental health workers?: Ex
: PATIENT COMPLETING SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN BATHROOM
1/7
, 18. Who provided the establishment of the PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CEN-
TER?: Adolf Meyer
19. What is a NORMAL PULSE RANGE when doing vitals???: 60 - 100 BPM
(beats per minute)
20 Definition of ADJUSTMENT DISORDER?: Maladaptive reaction to event.
considered within the realm of normal almost a mild PTSD.
21. Definition of ADOLESCENT ONSET?: Child begins the delinquent acts after
the age of ten and tends to be less aggressive.
22. CONSTANT OBSERVATION definition???: (CO) they must always remain
within an arm's length of the patient, except for breaks.
23. Define GESTATIONAL DISORDERS?: HEREDITARY and
ENVIRONMENTAL influences occurring in UTERO.
24. Define ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDER ???: Resulting from CULTURAL and
SOCIAL conditions before and after birth
25. Define CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES ???: RESULT from genetic
makeup, all humans have 46 CHROMOSOMES. 23 per parent. Down's
Syndrome is a disorder which the 21st chromosome is TRIPLED instead of
doubled and the child is born with 47 INSTEAD OF 46 chromosomes.
26. ACTION definition in a psychiatric setting ???: TREATMENT administered
to patient.
27. What does NAPLN stand for, which ORGANIZATION ?: National Association
of Licensed Practical Nurse (NAPLN)
28. Who developed the THEORY OF MORAL REASONING ?: Kohlberg
29. What are the 5 PHASES OF CRISIS ???: (1) PRE-crisis, (2) impact, (3) crisis,
(4) adaptive, and (5) POST-crisis
30. Patient being medicated with HALOPERIDOL (HALDOL) for more than 4
weeks,
has started to display symptoms of INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS of the
MOUTH that resemble chewing, patient is showing signs of --->: TARDIVE
DYSKINESIA
31. What are the 3 SUB- CATAGORIES of PHOBIA ???: Agoraphobia (Fear of
places/Social/Open Settings), Social Phobia, Specific Phobia
32. What is a good option for patients w/ MAJOR DEPRESSION w/
SEASONAL
2/7
