Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Lithium is mainly used in the treatment of:

  1. ASpecific phobia
  2. BAnorexia nervosa
  3. CADHD
  4. DBipolar disorder
2.Easy

Which psychological therapy was founded by Sigmund Freud?

  1. ARational emotive behaviour therapy
  2. BBehaviour therapy
  3. CPsychoanalysis
  4. DClient-centred therapy
3.Easy

Carl Rogers' person-centred therapy emphasises which therapist quality?

  1. AUnconditional positive regard
  2. BDirective interpretation of dreams
  3. CChallenging irrational beliefs
  4. DSystematic use of rewards
4.Medium

The diathesis–stress model proposes that mental disorders arise from:

  1. APoor parenting alone
  2. BStress alone
  3. CAn underlying vulnerability combined with environmental stress
  4. DGenes alone
5.Medium

Benzodiazepines reduce anxiety mainly by:

  1. ABlocking dopamine D2 receptors
  2. BInhibiting monoamine oxidase
  3. CBlocking serotonin reuptake into presynaptic neurons
  4. DEnhancing the effect of GABA at GABA-A receptors
6.Medium

Which statement about the monoamine hypothesis of depression is most accurate?

  1. AIt proves that depression is caused only by low dopamine in the frontal lobe
  2. BIt has been fully confirmed by direct measurements of serotonin levels in the brains of living patients
  3. CIt links depression to low monoamine activity but struggles to explain the delayed drug response
  4. DIt predicts that antidepressants improve mood within a few hours of a dose
7.Hard

A man says that a famous singer is secretly in love with him and sends him coded messages through her songs. Apart from this, his thinking and behaviour are normal, with no hallucinations. Which diagnosis fits best?

  1. ASchizophrenia, paranoid type
  2. BBipolar disorder with mania
  3. CDelusional disorder, erotomanic type
  4. DNarcissistic personality disorder
8.Hard

A therapist helps a client with panic disorder deliberately bring on dizziness by spinning in a chair, without using safety behaviours. What is this technique called and why is it used?

  1. AInteroceptive exposure, so the client learns bodily sensations are not dangerous
  2. BFree association, so unconscious fears come to light
  3. CFlooding, so the client forgets their trauma
  4. DAversion therapy, so the client learns to associate panic with physical discomfort

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Bipolar disorder
  2. 2. C · Psychoanalysis
  3. 3. A · Unconditional positive regard
  4. 4. C · An underlying vulnerability combined with environmental stress
  5. 5. D · Enhancing the effect of GABA at GABA-A receptors
  6. 6. C · It links depression to low monoamine activity but struggles to explain the delayed drug response
  7. 7. C · Delusional disorder, erotomanic type
  8. 8. A · Interoceptive exposure, so the client learns bodily sensations are not dangerous

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