Clinical psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Tolerance to a substance means that:

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

Which test is a projective test in which people describe what they see in inkblots?

  1. AThe WAIS-IV
  2. BThe Beck Depression Inventory
  3. CThe MMPI-2
  4. DThe Rorschach test
3.Easy

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

  1. AWAIS-IV
  2. BDSM-5 (DSM-5-TR)
  3. CICD-11
  4. DMMPI-2
4.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 predicts that antidepressants improve mood within a few hours of a dose
  3. CIt links depression to low monoamine activity but struggles to explain the delayed drug response
  4. DIt has been fully confirmed by direct measurements of serotonin levels in the brains of living patients
5.Medium

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

  1. AGenes alone
  2. BStress alone
  3. CAn underlying vulnerability combined with environmental stress
  4. DPoor parenting alone
6.Medium

A person avoids buses, shops, open car parks and queues because escape might be difficult if they panic. Which diagnosis fits best?

  1. AAgoraphobia
  2. BGeneralised anxiety disorder
  3. CSocial anxiety disorder
  4. DClaustrophobia as a specific phobia
7.Hard

A student believes "If I'm not perfect, I'm worthless." In Beck's model, this belief is best classed as:

  1. AA defence mechanism called sublimation, which channels distress into socially valued work
  2. BA hallucination that requires antipsychotics
  3. CA dysfunctional assumption or core belief that makes the person vulnerable
  4. DA negative symptom of schizophrenia
8.Hard

Concordance rates for schizophrenia are higher in identical than in fraternal twins. What does this suggest?

  1. ASchizophrenia is caused entirely by genes
  2. BGenes contribute to the risk, but the environment also matters
  3. CTwins are more likely than other siblings to be misdiagnosed by clinicians
  4. DThe environment plays no role

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Increasing amounts are needed to achieve the same effect
  2. 2. D · The Rorschach test
  3. 3. B · DSM-5 (DSM-5-TR)
  4. 4. C · It links depression to low monoamine activity but struggles to explain the delayed drug response
  5. 5. C · An underlying vulnerability combined with environmental stress
  6. 6. A · Agoraphobia
  7. 7. C · A dysfunctional assumption or core belief that makes the person vulnerable
  8. 8. B · Genes contribute to the risk, but the environment also matters

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