Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A token economy is a treatment based on:

  1. AOperant conditioning
  2. BClassical conditioning
  3. CPsychoanalytic interpretation
  4. DHumanistic self-actualisation
2.Easy

In behaviour therapy, flooding means:

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

Which symptom is characteristic of a manic episode?

  1. AFeeling slowed down, hopeless and unable to enjoy activities
  2. BDecreased need for sleep and inflated self-esteem
  3. CPersistent fear of specific objects
  4. DRepeated checking of locks
4.Medium

The key difference between factitious disorder and malingering is that in malingering:

  1. ASymptoms are produced unconsciously without any intention
  2. BThe person truly has a physical illness
  3. CSymptoms are faked for an obvious external reward such as money or avoiding work
  4. DThe person seeks to take on the sick role itself, without any obvious external gain
5.Medium

In Beck's cognitive model of depression, the "cognitive triad" consists of negative views about:

  1. AOne's past, present and future only
  2. BBody, mind and spirit
  3. CParents, friends and teachers
  4. DOneself, the world and the future
6.Medium

Which statement best distinguishes obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) from OCD?

  1. AOCPD always involves hand washing
  2. BOCPD is a psychotic disorder
  3. CIn OCPD, intrusive unwanted thoughts trigger rituals that the person recognises as excessive
  4. DIn OCPD, perfectionism and rigidity are usually experienced as acceptable parts of the self
7.Hard

Why is the medical model of mental illness criticised by proponents of the psychological approaches?

  1. AIt may overlook psychological and social causes and reduce people's sense of agency
  2. BIt is based only on dream analysis
  3. CIt rejects the use of medication entirely
  4. DIt denies that the brain and biological factors have any role in behaviour or emotion
8.Hard

Which statement about the placebo effect in antidepressant trials is most accurate?

  1. APlacebo response is so strong that antidepressants have never shown any benefit over it in trials
  2. BPlacebos work only in physical illnesses
  3. CPlacebo effects never occur in depression
  4. DPlacebo response rates are substantial, so trials need control groups to show drug effects

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Operant conditioning
  2. 2. B · Exposing the person to the most feared stimulus at once until anxiety falls
  3. 3. B · Decreased need for sleep and inflated self-esteem
  4. 4. C · Symptoms are faked for an obvious external reward such as money or avoiding work
  5. 5. D · Oneself, the world and the future
  6. 6. D · In OCPD, perfectionism and rigidity are usually experienced as acceptable parts of the self
  7. 7. A · It may overlook psychological and social causes and reduce people's sense of agency
  8. 8. D · Placebo response rates are substantial, so trials need control groups to show drug effects

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