Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

Which psychological therapy was founded by Sigmund Freud?

1. ABehaviour therapy
2. BPsychoanalysis
3. CRational emotive behaviour therapy
4. DClient-centred therapy

Hypomania differs from mania mainly because hypomania:

1. ALasts for at least two years with numerous periods of mild symptoms
2. BInvolves low mood and loss of interest
3. CIs less severe and does not cause marked impairment or psychosis
4. DAlways requires hospital admission

In psychodynamic therapy, transference refers to:

1. AThe transfer of a client to a new clinic
2. BThe client redirecting feelings about important past figures onto the therapist
3. CThe client moving from one therapy to another
4. DThe therapist directing his or her own feelings about past figures onto the client

Rosenhan's study "On being sane in insane places" raised concerns about:

1. AThe ethics of animal research
2. BThe effectiveness of CBT
3. CThe safety of antidepressants
4. DThe validity of psychiatric diagnosis

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

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

According to Clark's cognitive model of panic, panic attacks arise from:

1. AUnconscious conflict between the id and the superego over forbidden impulses
2. BCatastrophic misinterpretation of normal bodily sensations
3. CA shortage of rewarding activities in daily life
4. DFear of evaluation by other people

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

Research on cultural factors shows that the Japanese syndrome taijin kyofusho mainly involves fear of:

1. ABeing possessed by spirits
2. BLosing one's soul after a sudden fright, leading to weakness and loss of appetite
3. COffending or embarrassing others through one's appearance or behaviour
4. DThe genitals retracting into the body