Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

In behaviour therapy, flooding means:

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

Which term describes the mental strategies, proposed in psychoanalytic theory, that protect the ego from anxiety?

1. ADefence mechanisms
2. BConditioned responses
3. CCognitive distortions
4. DSafety behaviours

Anorexia nervosa is characterised by:

1. ARegular binges without any compensatory behaviour
2. BEating non-food substances such as soil or chalk
3. CRecurrent binges followed by self-induced vomiting at a normal or above-normal body weight
4. DRestricted intake, significantly low body weight and intense fear of gaining weight

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

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

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

1. ASymptoms are faked for an obvious external reward such as money or avoiding work
2. BSymptoms are produced unconsciously without any intention
3. CThe person truly has a physical illness
4. DThe person seeks to take on the sick role itself, without any obvious external gain

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

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

Why is the medical model of mental illness criticised by proponents of the psychological approaches?

1. AIt rejects the use of medication entirely
2. BIt denies that the brain and biological factors have any role in behaviour or emotion
3. CIt may overlook psychological and social causes and reduce people's sense of agency
4. DIt is based only on dream analysis

A client's binge eating occurs at least once a week for three months, with loss of control and distress, but no vomiting, laxatives or excessive exercise. Which diagnosis fits?

1. AAnorexia nervosa, binge-purge type
2. BBulimia nervosa
3. CAvoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
4. DBinge-eating disorder