1.The Psychiatric Technician can best assist an individual of a different
cul- ture adjust to life in a new community by:
a. Encouraging the detachment from family and friends.
b. Becoming familiar with the client's communication patterns.
c. Describing the new customs in the community.
d. Immersing the individual in the dominant culture.: b. Becoming familiar
with the client's communication patterns.
2.A fifteen year old patient in a psychiatric facility says, "I going to be a
Psych Tech." This is an example of:
a. identification
b. regression
c. reaction formation
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,d. displacement: a. identification
3.In order to determine the client's perception of the reason for admission
to the psychiatric facility, it will be most appropriate for the psychiatric
technician to say:
a. "Did the police bring you here?"
b. "Tell me about your life."
c. "Why did you come here?"
d. "I guess you are pretty confused about all this.: c. "Why did you come
here?"
4.In establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client, it is imperative
that the Psychiatric Technician demonstrate the ability to:
a. see the client's world from client's perspective.
b. recognize that the client is bound to the past.
c. focus on content rather than feelings.
d. tell the client that all problems have solutions.: a. see the client's world
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,from client's perspective.
5.The client awakens one day and is uncommunicative. There is no
response to staff or peers. The most appropriate approach is to:
a. insist that the client participate in activities.
b. recognize that the behavior is attention seeking and ignore it.
c. sit with the client periodically throughout the shift.
d. encourage verbal responses by telling the patient to ventilate.: c. sit with
the client periodically throughout the shift.
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, 6.Appropriate intervention strategies when working with families include:
a. conveying warmth and acceptance of all members.
b. developing an alliance with the identified patient.
c. advising the family in ways to identify problems and solutions.
d. assisting the family in disengaging as a group.: a. conveying warmth
and acceptance of all members.
7.Which of the following is characteristic of the initial phase of group
devel- opment when developing a functioning group?
a. Most members are comfortable and at ease in the group.
b. Many members will compete for the group leadership role.
c. Feelings of intimacy and closeness are readily apparent.
d. Testing behaviors are not unusual.: d. Testing behaviors are not
unusual.
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