Mental Health Technician Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Mental Health Technician Exam (Latest
2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A
Q: A 22-year-old woman is brought to the inpatient unit for attempting suicide. Her clothes are
clean, and her general appearance is neat and well groomed. She appears to be well nourished. In
considering Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which is a priority for this client?
a. Physiological
b. Love and belonging
c. Self-actualization
d. Safety and security
Answer:
D. Safety and security
Q: The nurse is preparing an adult male client, who has been successfully treated for a social
phobia, for the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship. During their last meeting, the
client told the nurse that he noticed he has developed a nervous habit that started a few days ago
of checking his door at home several times a day to be sure it is locked. This client is exhibiting
the client response to termination known as:
a. Continuation
b. Regression
c. Withdrawal
d. Confabulation
Answer:
A. Continuation
Q: A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by repeated, brief jerks
of the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the beginning of sleep is called:
a. Insomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. Hypersomnia
A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by repeated, brief jerks of
the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the beginning of sleep is called:

a. Insomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. Hypersomnia
d. Nocturnal myoclonus
Answer:
D. Nocturnal myoclonus
Q: A client is continually late for his appointment at the mental health clinic. What is a likely
reason for his lack of punctuality?
a. Need for environmental control
b. Time orientation
c. Space comfort zone
d. Territorial needs
Answer:
B. Time orientation
Q: A client response to the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship is withdrawal. This
response most often is manifested by client behaviors such as:
a. Bringing up new problems
b. Being absent from appointments
c. Returning to maladaptive behavior
d. Having increased anxiety
Answer:
B. Being absent from appointments
Q: A therapy that once was denounced by the scientific community but now is being used to
treat successfully victims of the events of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the South Asian tsunami
of 2004 and that helps the rational left side of the brain bond with a traumatic memory from the
emotional right side of the brain is known as:
a. Hypnosis therapy
b. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
c. Shiatsu
d. Doshas

Answer:
B. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Q: Children learn to label themselves according to their sex around the age of __ year(s).
a. 1
b. 6
c. 2
d. 4
Answer:
C. 2
Q: The nurse is completing an admission interview with an older adult on a busy medical unit.
What action is most appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Complete the admission interview with the client’s son.
b. Shout at the client so he or she can hear.
c. Provide pen and paper and let the client write his answers.
d. Allow the client time to respond to the questions regarding health history
Answer:
D. Allow the client time to respond to the questions regarding health history
Q: The Omnibus Budget Reform Act (OBRA) of 1987 prevented the housing of people with
chronic mental illness in:
a. Nursing homes
b. State mental health facilities
c. Residential treatment centers
d. Homeless shelter
Answer:
A. Nursing homes
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male inpatient client who is experiencing depression has no interest in eating. He skips meals frequently and has been losing weight. What is the best nursing action in this situation?
a. Ask the client to “Please eat one meal for me.”
b. Leave food with him at mealtime and offer snacks frequently.
c. Give the client information on the benefits of good nutrition.
d. Remove client privileges every time he doesn’t eat

Children are at greater risk for committing suicide if they have __ problems.
a. Family
b. Social
c. Mental health
d. Acute physical
C. Mental health

A 15-year-old female is seen in the clinic for episodes of cutting herself since her parents divorced six 6 months ago. Which nursing diagnosis is a priority for this client?
a. Behavior, risk-prone health
b. Spiritual distress
c. Social interaction, impaired
d. Family processes, interrupted
A. Behavior, risk-prone health

An adult female inpatient client with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia will not take her medications from the nurse. She states, “I know you are poisoning that medicine.” Which nursing action is most appropriate?
a. Promise the client that the staff would not do anything to harm her.
b. Let the client watch the medication preparation process.
c. Administer medications to her in unit dose packages so that she can open the packages herself.
d. Allow the client to retrieve the medications out of the medication cart with supervision.
C. Administer medications to her in unit dose packages so that she can open the packages hers

A 7-year-old male client displays behaviors such as an inability to make eye contact with others, inappropriate facial expressions, difficulty in making friends, and showing little emotion with family members. He talks with adults but is awkward in his conversation. Given these behaviors, what is this client most likely experiencing?
a. Childhood disintegrative disorder
b. Asperger’s syndrome
c. Dyslexia
d. Rett syndrome
B. Asperger’s syndrome

A newly admitted elderly client seems to become confused and agitated every evening after dinner. This client most likely is suffering from:
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. Acute dementia
c. Sundown syndrome
d. Delirium
C. Sundown syndrome

A 12-year-old female client with a normal IQ has difficulty with math at school. She performs well in all subjects except math, for which she is unable to earn above a grade of “D,” no matter how much she studies. What is this client most likely suffering from?
a. Mental retardation
b. A learning disorder
c. Pervasive developmental disorder
d. An anxiety disorder
B. A learning disorder

Social and emotional development occurs at a more simple level in the child who is _ years old.
a. 5
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
A. 5

A 22-year-old woman is brought to the inpatient unit for attempting suicide. Her clothes are clean, and her general appearance is neat and well groomed. She appears to be well nourished. In considering Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which is a priority for this client?
a. Physiological
b. Love and belonging
c. Self-actualization
d. Safety and security
D. Safety and security

The nurse is preparing an adult male client, who has been successfully treated for a social phobia, for the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship. During their last meeting, the client told the nurse that he noticed he has developed a nervous habit that started a few days ago of checking his door at home several times a day to be sure it is locked. This client is exhibiting the client response to termination known as:
a. Continuation
b. Regression
c. Withdrawal
d. Confabulation
A. Continuation

A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by repeated, brief jerks of the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the beginning of sleep is called:
a. Insomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. Hypersomnia
A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by repeated, brief jerks of the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the beginning of sleep is called:
a. Insomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. Hypersomnia
d. Nocturnal myoclonus
D. Nocturnal myoclonus

A client is continually late for his appointment at the mental health clinic. What is a likely reason for his lack of punctuality?
a. Need for environmental control
b. Time orientation
c. Space comfort zone
d. Territorial needs
B. Time orientation

A client response to the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship is withdrawal. This response most often is manifested by client behaviors such as:
a. Bringing up new problems
b. Being absent from appointments
c. Returning to maladaptive behavior
d. Having increased anxiety
B. Being absent from appointments

A therapy that once was denounced by the scientific community but now is being used to treat successfully victims of the events of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the South Asian tsunami of 2004 and that helps the rational left side of the brain bond with a traumatic memory from the emotional right side of the brain is known as:
a. Hypnosis therapy
b. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
c. Shiatsu
d. Doshas
B. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Children learn to label themselves according to their sex around the age of __ year(s).
a. 1
b. 6
c. 2
d. 4
C. 2

The nurse is completing an admission interview with an older adult on a busy medical unit. What action is most appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Complete the admission interview with the client’s son.
b. Shout at the client so he or she can hear.
c. Provide pen and paper and let the client write his answers.
d. Allow the client time to respond to the questions regarding health history
D. Allow the client time to respond to the questions regarding health history

The Omnibus Budget Reform Act (OBRA) of 1987 prevented the housing of people with chronic mental illness in:
a. Nursing homes
b. State mental health facilities
c. Residential treatment centers
d. Homeless shelter
A. Nursing homes

An adult female calls a crisis hotline stating that she moved a few months ago to seek a new job “in a big city.” She is crying and says that she doesn’t think she can stand being so lonely anymore but doesn’t want to move back to her small hometown and face her family and friends as a “failure.” What is the nurse’s first response?
a. “Would you like me to call your family to assist you in deciding what is best for you to do?”
b. “I am sure you will make friends once you find a steady job that you like.”
c. “Can you tell me what you mean by your statement that you don’t think you can stand being lonely anymore?”
d. “Let me give you a list of some social groups that might be of interest to you
C. “Can you tell me what you mean by your statement that you don’t think you can stand being lonely anymore?”

The nurse often assists in the process of obtaining informed consent from the client for treatment and/or procedures. Who has the responsibility of providing information to the client so he can give informed consent?
a. Social worker
b. Nurse
c. Physician
d. Facility’s legal representative
C. Physician

Internal developmental problems are seen as a causative factor for some behavioral and family problems during adolescence. Psychological developmental issues that can lead to problems during late adolescence (17 to 20 years old) include:
a. Wide mood swings
b. Tendency to withdraw when upset
c. Concealing of anger
d. All of these
D. All of these

How many people in the United States have a severe mental illness?
a. 500,000
b. 1.3 million
c. 5.4 million
d. 10 million
C. 5.4 million

A male inpatient client who is experiencing depression has no interest in eating. He skips meals frequently and has been losing weight. What is the best nursing action in this situation?
a. Ask the client to “Please eat one meal for me.”
b. Leave food with him at mealtime and offer snacks frequently.
c. Give the client information on the benefits of good nutrition.
d. Remove client privileges every time he doesn’t eat.
B. Leave food with him at mealtime and offer snacks frequently.

A police officer complains of feeling tired and not able to sleep for an extended period of time after being assigned to work the night shift. He is most likely suffering from:
a. Circadian rhythm sleep disorder
b. Primary hypersomnia
c. Narcolepsy
d. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
A. Circadian rhythm sleep disorder

A nurse at the mental health clinic is leaving his job and relocating to another part of the country in 6 months. What is the best way for him to deal with his clients?
a. Begin to prepare clients for his departure by assisting to them in transitioning to another nurse.
b. Increase dosage of medications for each client in anticipation of the effect his leaving will have on their progress.
c. Do not inform clients until after the nurse leaves to avoid additional anxiety.
d. Wait until the nurse’s last day to inform clients to allow them to say good-bye, but avoid additional anxiety
A. Begin to prepare clients for his departure by assisting to them in transitioning to another nurse.

A male client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia refuses to take his medication because of his paranoia that the medication may be poisoned. Frequent inpatient readmissions to the facility occur as a result. Which term is given to repeated inpatient admissions?
a. Milieu
b. Chronicity
c. Noncompliance
d. Recidivism
D. Recidivism

The client can acknowledge the possibility that she exaggerates her symptoms, but she continues to hold on to the belief that something is physically wrong, in the face of evidence to the contrary. What is the client’s diagnosis most likely to be?
a. Malingering
b. Hypochondriasis
c. A conversion reaction
d. Body dysmorphic disorder
B. Hypochondriasis

The term “sandwich generation” best describes adults:
a. Caught between adulthood and late adulthood
b. Caring for their children and aging parents
c. Caring for their children and grandchildren
d. Caught between young adulthood and adulthood
B. Caring for their children and aging parents

The 39-year-old daughter of a client with a terminal illness tells the nurse that she thinks something is wrong with her because she frequently cries, is often sad, and can’t imagine losing her mother. The nurse assures the daughter that these are normal feelings associated with:
a. Bereavement-related depression
b. Complicated grief
c. Anticipatory grief
d. Caregiver grief
C. Anticipatory grief

The night before her final exam, the nursing student cannot sleep, and is convinced she will fail. Which of the following actions will help to promote a more positive outlook?
Select one:
a. Continue to study rather than continue attempting to sleep.
b. Accept the possibility of failure and plan to repeat the course.
c. Use the negative thoughts as motivation.
d. Visualize staying relaxed during the exam and successfully passing.
D. Visualize staying relaxed during the exam and successfully passing.

Methods of suicide differ by gender. What is a preferred method of female suicide victims?
a. Firearm use
b. Hanging
c. Overdose
d. Drowning
C. Overdose