Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

Delirium is best described as:

1. AAn acute, fluctuating disturbance of attention and awareness
2. BA fixed fear of a specific object
3. CA slow, progressive decline in memory and thinking over several years
4. DA lifelong intellectual disability

Which disorder involves recurrent, unexpected panic attacks followed by persistent worry about further attacks?

1. ASpecific phobia
2. BGeneralised anxiety disorder
3. CPanic disorder
4. DAdjustment disorder

Which test is a projective test in which people describe what they see in inkblots?

1. AThe MMPI-2
2. BThe Beck Depression Inventory
3. CThe Rorschach test
4. DThe WAIS-IV

Which is a main criticism of defining abnormality as deviation from social norms?

1. AIt ignores how rare or statistically unusual a behaviour is
2. BIt only applies to children
3. CIt requires expensive brain scans
4. DNorms vary across cultures and change over time

In suicide risk assessment, which factor is one of the strongest predictors of a future suicide attempt?

1. ABeing a university student
2. BTalking openly to a therapist
3. CA previous suicide attempt
4. DHaving a large circle of friends

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) increase serotonin in the synapse by:

1. ASpeeding up the breakdown of serotonin by monoamine oxidase enzymes
2. BBlocking the reuptake of serotonin into the presynaptic neuron
3. CDestroying serotonin receptors
4. DBlocking dopamine release

A patient with schizophrenia stays motionless in an awkward posture for hours and resists attempts to move him. Which symptom cluster does this describe?

1. ATardive dyskinesia
2. BCatatonia
3. CAlogia
4. DThought broadcasting

Learned helplessness (Seligman) was proposed as a model for:

1. ASpecific phobias
2. BDepression
3. CSchizophrenia
4. DAutism spectrum disorder