Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is classified as a:

  1. APersonality disorder
  2. BDissociative disorder
  3. CNeurodevelopmental disorder
  4. DNeurocognitive disorder
2.Easy

Dissociative identity disorder was previously called:

  1. AConversion hysteria
  2. BMultiple personality disorder
  3. CSchizophrenia
  4. DBorderline personality disorder
3.Easy

Which is a core symptom of major depressive disorder?

  1. ALoss of interest or pleasure in most activities
  2. BElevated, euphoric mood for a week
  3. CRepeated hand washing
  4. DHearing voices that others cannot hear, most days for two weeks
4.Medium

Which treatment is recommended as first-line for chronic insomnia in adults?

  1. AElectroconvulsive therapy
  2. BCognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)
  3. CPsychoanalysis
  4. DLong-term daily benzodiazepines or other hypnotic drugs
5.Medium

Which feature distinguishes generalised anxiety disorder from panic disorder?

  1. APersistent, excessive worry about many everyday matters
  2. BFear of a single specific object, such as spiders or heights
  3. CSudden attacks of intense fear peaking within minutes
  4. DRepetitive rituals
6.Medium

Clozapine is typically reserved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia because:

  1. AIt can cause agranulocytosis, so regular blood monitoring is required
  2. BIt only works on negative symptoms
  3. CIt is the least effective antipsychotic available, so it is a last resort
  4. DIt cannot be taken as tablets
7.Hard

An older patient becomes confused over two days after starting a new medication, with attention that varies through the day. Her daughter says her memory was normal last week. What is the most appropriate interpretation?

  1. ADelirium, which needs a search for a physical or drug cause
  2. BNormal ageing
  3. CLate-onset schizophrenia
  4. DEarly Alzheimer's disease, which needs a referral to a memory clinic
8.Hard

A chronic heavy drinker develops confusion, an unsteady gait and abnormal eye movements. Which deficiency must be treated urgently?

  1. AVitamin C
  2. BThiamine (vitamin B1)
  3. CVitamin D
  4. DIron

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Neurodevelopmental disorder
  2. 2. B · Multiple personality disorder
  3. 3. A · Loss of interest or pleasure in most activities
  4. 4. B · Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)
  5. 5. A · Persistent, excessive worry about many everyday matters
  6. 6. A · It can cause agranulocytosis, so regular blood monitoring is required
  7. 7. A · Delirium, which needs a search for a physical or drug cause
  8. 8. B · Thiamine (vitamin B1)

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