Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) was developed by:

  1. AAlbert Ellis
  2. BAaron Beck
  3. CCarl Rogers
  4. DJoseph Wolpe
2.Easy

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

  1. AA neuroimaging technique
  2. BA self-report personality inventory
  3. CAn intelligence test
  4. DA projective storytelling test
3.Easy

Systematic desensitisation is mainly used to treat:

  1. APersonality disorders
  2. BPhobias
  3. CSchizophrenia
  4. DDementia
4.Medium

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

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

Which feature distinguishes generalised anxiety disorder from panic disorder?

  1. ASudden attacks of intense fear peaking within minutes
  2. BRepetitive rituals
  3. CPersistent, excessive worry about many everyday matters
  4. DFear of a single specific object, such as spiders or heights
6.Medium

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

  1. ABody, mind and spirit
  2. BOneself, the world and the future
  3. CParents, friends and teachers
  4. DOne's past, present and future only
7.Hard

Why did DSM-5 replace "substance abuse" and "substance dependence" with a single "substance use disorder"?

  1. ADependence was found not to exist
  2. BThe WHO banned the terms
  3. CThe two categories were found to reflect one dimension better described by severity levels
  4. DAbuse was reclassified as a personality disorder, while dependence became a purely medical condition
8.Hard

A man who hears the word "thud" is admitted to hospital, then behaves normally. Staff record his note-taking as "engages in writing behaviour". In Rosenhan's study, what does this illustrate?

  1. APseudopatients developed real symptoms in hospital
  2. BStaff deliberately falsified records
  3. CNote-taking is a recognised symptom of schizophrenia, so the staff were right to record it as such
  4. DOnce a label is applied, normal behaviour tends to be interpreted as a sign of the disorder

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Albert Ellis
  2. 2. B · A self-report personality inventory
  3. 3. B · Phobias
  4. 4. C · Symptoms are faked for an obvious external reward such as money or avoiding work
  5. 5. C · Persistent, excessive worry about many everyday matters
  6. 6. B · Oneself, the world and the future
  7. 7. C · The two categories were found to reflect one dimension better described by severity levels
  8. 8. D · Once a label is applied, normal behaviour tends to be interpreted as a sign of the disorder

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