Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is mainly used today for:

  1. AMild anxiety in students who have not yet tried any other treatment
  2. BSpecific phobias
  3. CSevere depression that has not responded to other treatments
  4. DADHD in children
2.Easy

Which manual is widely used to classify mental disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association?

  1. AMMPI-2
  2. BDSM-5 (DSM-5-TR)
  3. CWAIS-IV
  4. DICD-11
3.Easy

Which professional can prescribe medication in most countries?

  1. AA psychiatrist
  2. BA counsellor
  3. CA clinical psychologist in most countries
  4. DA psychotherapist without medical training
4.Medium

Clozapine is typically reserved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia because:

  1. AIt can cause agranulocytosis, so regular blood monitoring is required
  2. BIt cannot be taken as tablets
  3. CIt only works on negative symptoms
  4. DIt is the least effective antipsychotic available, so it is a last resort
5.Medium

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

  1. AOneself, the world and the future
  2. BParents, friends and teachers
  3. CBody, mind and spirit
  4. DOne's past, present and future only
6.Medium

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

  1. AIn OCPD, intrusive unwanted thoughts trigger rituals that the person recognises as excessive
  2. BIn OCPD, perfectionism and rigidity are usually experienced as acceptable parts of the self
  3. COCPD is a psychotic disorder
  4. DOCPD always involves hand washing
7.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. COnce a label is applied, normal behaviour tends to be interpreted as a sign of the disorder
  4. DNote-taking is a recognised symptom of schizophrenia, so the staff were right to record it as such
8.Hard

An interview that follows a fixed set of questions in a fixed order to reach a diagnosis is called:

  1. AA structured clinical interview
  2. BA projective test
  3. CA free association session
  4. DAn unstructured interview

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Severe depression that has not responded to other treatments
  2. 2. B · DSM-5 (DSM-5-TR)
  3. 3. A · A psychiatrist
  4. 4. A · It can cause agranulocytosis, so regular blood monitoring is required
  5. 5. A · Oneself, the world and the future
  6. 6. B · In OCPD, perfectionism and rigidity are usually experienced as acceptable parts of the self
  7. 7. C · Once a label is applied, normal behaviour tends to be interpreted as a sign of the disorder
  8. 8. A · A structured clinical interview

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