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Psychiatric Aides Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Psychiatric Aides interview, here are 25 interview questions and answer examples.

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Have you ever prevented a problem because you were able to anticipate one person's reaction to another person?

Working as a Psychiatric Aide, you need to have a good sense of how patients might react and interject to avoid a problem. You must be good at reading body language and facial expressions and be willing to step in when needed to deescalate a situation. You must have these critical thinking skills to protect yourself, your patients, and your coworkers. Describe a time when you anticipated a person's reaction and deescalated the situation.

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25 Psychiatric Aides Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Psychiatric Aides interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • 1. Have you ever prevented a problem because you were able to anticipate one person's reaction to another person?

  • 2. Do you have anything else to add?

  • 3. What would you do if you saw a coworker stealing a patient's belongings?

  • 4. How would you respond if a patient attacked you?

  • 5. How do you keep yourself mentally and physically fit?

  • 6. How would your past coworkers describe you?

  • 7. What have you done to further your own professional development in the past 5 years?

  • 8. How do you handle stressful situations?

  • 9. What kinds of additional responsibilities or challenges have you taken on?

  • 10. What are your career goals?

  • 11. What experience do you have in this field?

  • 12. What have you done in the past year to better yourself as a Psychiatric Aide?

  • 13. Give an example of a time when you dealt calmly and effectively in a volatile situation.

  • 14. Do you have any specialties?

  • 15. Tell us how your connections with coworkers help you to be successful in your work.

  • 16. Tell us about a specific time when you had to handle a tough problem which challenged fairness or ethical issues.

  • 17. What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it?

  • 18. What is your greatest strength?

  • 19. Would you consider yourself a person with a lot of patience?

  • 20. Why are you the best candidate for us?

  • 21. What do you know about our organization?

  • 22. Why did you choose to pursue a career as a Psychiatric Aide?

  • 23. How will you be able to tolerate being in a mental health facility for your career?

  • 24. What experiences do you have dealing with mentally ill patients?

  • 25. Why do you want to enter this field?