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A-level Psychology (AQA) — Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: 31 practice questions

31 original A-level Psychology (AQA) questions on Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, each with an explanation and its source. Topics: CBT and depression, OCD drug therapy, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: cognitive explanation of depression, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: behavioural explanation of phobia, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: maintenance of phobia, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: systematic desensitisation, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: flooding evaluation, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: CBT for depression, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: biological explanation of depression, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: diagnosis and classification, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: validity of diagnosis, Statistical infrequency and abnormality, Failure to function adequately, Cultural context in social norms, Limits of ideal mental health criteria, Separating phobia response domains, Depression characteristic domains, OCD obsessions and compulsions, Two-process model: acquisition and maintenance, Systematic desensitisation sequence, Choosing between phobia treatments, Flooding and treatment evaluation, Applying Beck’s negative triad, Ellis ABC: activating event versus belief, Disputing an irrational belief in CBT, Genetic vulnerability and non-determinism, Neural explanations and serotonin, SSRI mechanism in OCD drug therapy, Interpreting drug-treatment evidence, Comparing CBT and medication approaches, Designing a fair outcome comparison. Two free samples are below. Try 5 more free, no sign-up.

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Two Clinical Psychology and Mental Health questions with explanations

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Q1 CBT and depression

In cognitive therapy for depression, what is the purpose of identifying and challenging a negative automatic thought?

  1. To prove that depression has no biological influences.
  2. To make the person suppress every emotion.
  3. To evaluate the thought against evidence and develop a more balanced interpretation.
  4. To replace therapy with a diagnosis.
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Answer: C. Cognitive therapy helps a client examine the evidence for negative thoughts and consider more balanced alternatives; it does not claim that depression has only one cause.

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Q2 OCD drug therapy

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are used to treat OCD. What is their intended action?

  1. They increase dopamine breakdown in every brain region.
  2. They permanently remove compulsions within one dose.
  3. They prevent neurons from communicating.
  4. They increase the availability of serotonin at synapses by reducing its reuptake.
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Answer: D. SSRIs inhibit serotonin reuptake, increasing serotonin availability in the synaptic cleft. Effects and suitability vary, and treatment can have side effects.

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