Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

In behaviour therapy, flooding means:

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

Which is a core symptom of major depressive disorder?

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

Which brain changes are classically associated with Alzheimer's disease?

1. AEnlarged thyroid and raised cortisol
2. BLoss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra only
3. CDemyelination of the spinal cord
4. DAmyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles

In Ellis's ABC model, what does "B" stand for?

1. ABodily sensations during stress
2. BBeliefs about the activating event
3. CBehaviour that follows the event
4. DBackground of the client

Validity scales on the MMPI are designed to detect:

1. AThe client's intelligence level
2. BInconsistent, exaggerated or defensive answering
3. CBrain damage
4. DWhich therapy will work best

Exposure and response prevention is the main psychological treatment for:

1. AOCD
2. BInsomnia
3. CADHD
4. DBipolar disorder

The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia is supported by the observation that:

1. ASerotonin levels alone predict symptoms
2. BAntipsychotics increase dopamine activity in the mesolimbic pathway and reduce symptoms
3. CAll patients respond equally well to antidepressants
4. DDrugs that increase dopamine, such as amphetamines, can trigger psychotic symptoms

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 statistical infrequency model
3. CThe diathesis–stress model
4. DThe medical model of infection