Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A phobia is best described as:

  1. AA sudden memory of a traumatic event
  2. BA general, persistent worry about many everyday things and events
  3. CA belief that one has a serious illness
  4. DAn intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation
2.Easy

Social anxiety disorder is centred on fear of:

  1. ABeing scrutinised and negatively evaluated by others
  2. BHaving a serious undiagnosed illness
  3. COpen spaces, crowds and public transport where escape is difficult
  4. DContamination by germs and dirt
3.Easy

Tolerance to a substance means that:

  1. AIncreasing amounts are needed to achieve the same effect
  2. BUnpleasant symptoms appear when the substance is stopped
  3. CThe person no longer craves the substance
  4. DThe substance has no effect from the start
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

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

  1. ATalking openly to a therapist
  2. BHaving a large circle of friends
  3. CA previous suicide attempt
  4. DBeing a university student
6.Medium

Motivational interviewing is especially used to help clients who:

  1. AHave hallucinations that need immediate medication and hospital care
  2. BNeed a formal diagnosis for insurance
  3. CFear a single specific object
  4. DFeel ambivalent about changing a behaviour such as drinking
7.Hard

A 22-year-old has had hallucinations and delusions for two months, after which they fully resolve. No mood episode occurred. Which diagnosis fits best?

  1. ABrief psychotic disorder
  2. BSchizophreniform disorder
  3. CSchizoaffective disorder
  4. DSchizophrenia
8.Hard

Ayllon and Azrin introduced a token economy on a psychiatric ward. What was the main finding and limitation?

  1. APatients' hallucinations disappeared permanently, and the gains lasted after discharge
  2. BTarget behaviours increased, but gains often did not generalise outside the ward
  3. CThe method cured schizophrenia within weeks
  4. DTokens had no effect on behaviour

Answer key

  1. 1. D · An intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation
  2. 2. A · Being scrutinised and negatively evaluated by others
  3. 3. A · Increasing amounts are needed to achieve the same effect
  4. 4. C · Symptoms are faked for an obvious external reward such as money or avoiding work
  5. 5. C · A previous suicide attempt
  6. 6. D · Feel ambivalent about changing a behaviour such as drinking
  7. 7. B · Schizophreniform disorder
  8. 8. B · Target behaviours increased, but gains often did not generalise outside the ward

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