Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

Systematic desensitisation is mainly used to treat:

1. ASchizophrenia
2. BDementia
3. CPersonality disorders
4. DPhobias

Tolerance to a substance means that:

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

Hallucinations are:

1. AFirmly held false beliefs
2. BRapid shifts in mood
3. CPerceptions without an external stimulus
4. DMemory gaps after stress

According to the duty established in the Tarasoff case in California, a therapist may need to:

1. AKeep all information confidential under every circumstance, whatever the risk to others
2. BRefuse to treat clients with a history of violence
3. CReport every client who expresses anger
4. DTake steps to protect an identifiable person whom a client seriously threatens

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

The therapeutic alliance refers to:

1. AThe collaborative bond and agreement on goals and tasks between therapist and client
2. BA group of therapists who share referrals
3. CThe client's diagnosis, as agreed independently by two psychiatrists at the initial assessment
4. DA legal contract between a clinic and an insurer

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) was originally developed for:

1. ABipolar disorder
2. BBorderline personality disorder with self-harm
3. CSpecific phobias
4. DDementia

Which brain finding has been repeatedly reported in groups of people with schizophrenia compared with controls?

1. AA tumour in the pituitary gland
2. BAn enlarged frontal lobe in all patients
3. CA complete absence of the hippocampus
4. DEnlarged lateral ventricles