Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Hallucinations are:

  1. AMemory gaps after stress
  2. BPerceptions without an external stimulus
  3. CFirmly held false beliefs
  4. DRapid shifts in mood
2.Easy

Specific phobia, panic disorder and social anxiety disorder are all grouped in DSM-5 as:

  1. ADepressive disorders
  2. BSomatic symptom disorders
  3. CTrauma- and stressor-related disorders
  4. DAnxiety disorders
3.Easy

In behaviour therapy, flooding means:

  1. AGradually exposing the person to a fear hierarchy while they stay deeply relaxed
  2. BExposing the person to the most feared stimulus at once until anxiety falls
  3. CPairing an unwanted behaviour with an unpleasant stimulus
  4. DRewarding desired behaviour with tokens
4.Medium

Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) must avoid foods rich in tyramine because:

  1. AThe combination causes tardive dyskinesia
  2. BTyramine causes severe weight loss
  3. CTyramine blocks the antidepressant effect of MAOIs completely
  4. DThe combination can cause a dangerous rise in blood pressure
5.Medium

According to the duty established in the Tarasoff case in California, a therapist may need to:

  1. AKeep all information confidential under every circumstance, whatever the risk to others
  2. BReport every client who expresses anger
  3. CTake steps to protect an identifiable person whom a client seriously threatens
  4. DRefuse to treat clients with a history of violence
6.Medium

Which criterion of abnormality judges behaviour as abnormal when it is rare in the population?

  1. AStatistical infrequency
  2. BDeviation from social norms
  3. CFailure to function adequately
  4. DDeviation from ideal mental health
7.Hard

A therapist says: "Rather than fighting the thought 'I'm a failure', notice it as just a thought, and act on what matters to you." Which therapy does this best represent?

  1. AClassical psychoanalysis
  2. BSystematic desensitisation
  3. CAcceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
  4. DRational emotive behaviour therapy
8.Hard

A clinician considers whether a categorical or dimensional approach to personality disorders is better. Which point favours a dimensional approach?

  1. ADimensional models cannot be measured with questionnaires or interviews
  2. BTraits vary continuously, and categories overlap with arbitrary cut-offs
  3. CCategories have been shown to give perfect inter-rater reliability
  4. DPersonality traits are either fully present or fully absent in any one person

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Perceptions without an external stimulus
  2. 2. D · Anxiety disorders
  3. 3. B · Exposing the person to the most feared stimulus at once until anxiety falls
  4. 4. D · The combination can cause a dangerous rise in blood pressure
  5. 5. C · Take steps to protect an identifiable person whom a client seriously threatens
  6. 6. A · Statistical infrequency
  7. 7. C · Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
  8. 8. B · Traits vary continuously, and categories overlap with arbitrary cut-offs

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