Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A phobia is best described as:

  1. AA general, persistent worry about many everyday things and events
  2. BA sudden memory of a traumatic event
  3. CAn intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation
  4. DA belief that one has a serious illness
2.Easy

Which is a core symptom of major depressive disorder?

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

Which personality disorder cluster in DSM-5 is described as "odd or eccentric"?

  1. ACluster A
  2. BCluster D
  3. CCluster C
  4. DCluster B
4.Medium

Which defence mechanism is shown when someone with strong hostile feelings towards a colleague acts in an excessively friendly way towards them?

  1. ADisplacement
  2. BDenial
  3. CRationalisation
  4. DReaction formation
5.Medium

Motivational interviewing is especially used to help clients who:

  1. ANeed a formal diagnosis for insurance
  2. BFear a single specific object
  3. CFeel ambivalent about changing a behaviour such as drinking
  4. DHave hallucinations that need immediate medication and hospital care
6.Medium

According to Clark's cognitive model of panic, panic attacks arise from:

  1. AA shortage of rewarding activities in daily life
  2. BCatastrophic misinterpretation of normal bodily sensations
  3. CUnconscious conflict between the id and the superego over forbidden impulses
  4. DFear of evaluation by other people
7.Hard

A man says that a famous singer is secretly in love with him and sends him coded messages through her songs. Apart from this, his thinking and behaviour are normal, with no hallucinations. Which diagnosis fits best?

  1. ANarcissistic personality disorder
  2. BSchizophrenia, paranoid type
  3. CBipolar disorder with mania
  4. DDelusional disorder, erotomanic type
8.Hard

Expressed emotion research shows that relapse in schizophrenia is more likely when families show:

  1. AWarm, calm support
  2. BFrequent discussion of the weather
  3. CHigh criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement
  4. DLow levels of contact

Answer key

  1. 1. C · An intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation
  2. 2. A · Loss of interest or pleasure in most activities
  3. 3. A · Cluster A
  4. 4. D · Reaction formation
  5. 5. C · Feel ambivalent about changing a behaviour such as drinking
  6. 6. B · Catastrophic misinterpretation of normal bodily sensations
  7. 7. D · Delusional disorder, erotomanic type
  8. 8. C · High criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement

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