Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

A phobia is best described as:

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

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is an example of:

1. AA projective storytelling test
2. BA self-report personality inventory
3. CA neuroimaging technique
4. DAn intelligence test

Which is a core symptom of major depressive disorder?

1. AElevated, euphoric mood for a week
2. BLoss of interest or pleasure in most activities
3. CHearing voices that others cannot hear, most days for two weeks
4. DRepeated hand washing

In the two-factor model of phobias (Mowrer), how is a phobia maintained?

1. AThe fear is learned by watching others only
2. BPositive reinforcement of fear by rewards
3. CPunishment of approach behaviour by others, which strengthens the fear itself
4. DAvoidance reduces anxiety, which negatively reinforces the avoidance

Which of these is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

1. APoverty of speech
2. BFlat affect
3. CSocial withdrawal
4. DDelusions

A man is socially inhibited, feels inadequate and avoids jobs involving contact with people because he fears criticism, though he wants close relationships. Which disorder fits best?

1. AAntisocial personality disorder
2. BHistrionic personality disorder
3. CAvoidant personality disorder
4. DSchizoid personality disorder

An interview that follows a fixed set of questions in a fixed order to reach a diagnosis is called:

1. AA projective test
2. BA structured clinical interview
3. CAn unstructured interview
4. DA free association session

A soldier develops PTSD while most comrades exposed to the same battle do not. Which model best explains this difference?

1. AThe token economy model
2. BThe medical model of infection
3. CThe diathesis–stress model
4. DThe statistical infrequency model