Clinical Psychology Exam 1 Practice Questions With Correct Answers

Clinical Psychology Exam 1 Practice
Questions With Correct Answers

Which |of |the |following |statements |is |not |true |according |to |the |World |Health |Organization?
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A) |About |half |of |mental |disorders |begin |before |age |14

B) |Mental |disorders |increase |the |risk |for |physical |disorders

C) |Many |health |conditions |decrease |the |risk |for |mental |disorders |

D) |Stigma |prevents |many |people |from |seeking |mental |health |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C



Which |of |the |following |statements |is |accurate |regarding |mental |disorders |in |American |adults?
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A) |A |higher |percentage |of |adults |have |mood |disorders |than |anxiety |disorders |

B) |1 |in |4 |American |adults |suffers |from |a |mental |disorder |in |any |given |year |

C) |Mood |disorders |rarely |co-occur |with |anxiety |disorders |

D) |The |age |on |onset |for |schizophrenia |is |40 |for |both |men |and |women |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-B



The |Surgeon |General's |Report |on |Mental |Health |found |that:
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A) |1 |in |100 |children |and |adolescents |has |a |severe |mental |disorder |

B) |Fewer |than |1 |in |5 |children |and |adolescents |who |need |mental |health |services |actually |
receive |them |

C) |Most |children |receive |mental |health |services |through |the |educational |system |

D) |Mental |health |services |should |only |be |offered |to |adults |since |the |age |of |onset |for |most |
mental |disorders |is |25 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B

, In |military |personnel:
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A) |Combat |exposure |increases |the |risk |of |developing |Post-Traumatic |Stress |Disorder |(PTSD) |

B) |Deployment |is |the |critical |factor |for |developing |PTSD

C) |A |very |small |minority |of |military |personnel |believe |they |require |mental |health |services |

D) |Troops |deployed |to |Iraq |and |Afghanistan |have |higher |levels |of |PTSD |than |Vietnam |veterans
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Although |there |are |numerous |definitions |of |clinical |psychology, |what |is |the |common |theme |
that |ties |these |definitions |together |across |countries?
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A) |Clinical |psychology |only |takes |into |consideration |individual |factors |when |assessing |mental |
disorders |

B) |Clinical |psychology |is |more |focused |on |symptom |reduction |than |psychological |assessment |

C) |Clinical |psychology |is |primarily |interested |in |abnormal |functioning |

D) |Clinical |psychology |is |firmly |based |on |scientifically |supported |psychological |theories |and |
principles |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D



Critics |of |a |science-based |approach |to |clinical |psychology |argue |that:
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A) |There |are |too |many |design |flaws |in |studies |on |psychological |treatments

B) |Clinicians |have |a |better |understanding |of |clients' |problems |than |do |researchers |and |
consequently |have |a |better |sense |of |treatments |that |work |

C) |Each |individual's |unique |experiences |make |it |unlikely |that |generic |psychological |treatments |
could |alleviate |their |distress |

D) |Research |takes |too |much |time |to |do |and |by |the |time |data |is |available, |people |have |
developed |new |problems |in |response |to |an |ever-changing |society |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C