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End Semester Examination September/October - 20 19
BSc Psychology (Honours) V SEMESTER
Code: BPSY531 Max.Marks: 50
Course: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Duration: 2Hrs
SECTION A
Answer any five of the following 5X2=10
1 Define clinical psychology according to APA.
2 State the disadvantages of following a linear model to the understanding of
psychopathology.
3 Justify the role of certain emotions like anger on psychopathology.
4 Differentiate between assessment and testing.
5 Differentiate between statistical and clinical significance.
6 N ame any two national associations for psychologists in India.
SECTION B
Answer any four of the following 4X5=20
7 Trace the role of moral treatment movement of clinical psychology.
8 Discuss the influence of socio-cultural factors on psychopathology.
9 Discuss cross- sectional design and longitudinal designs as research strategies used
in prevention research for examining psychopathology across time.
10 A researcher has to explore a relatively unknown disorder.Which is the best way to
do so and give reasons for your suggestion.
11 'Standardization ensures that all people being compared within a framework are
subject to the same set of criteria'. Discuss with respect to the subject of psychology
in the Indian scenario.
SECTION C
Answer any one of the following 1X10 =10
12 Explicate and evaluate the utility of neuro-psychological testing, neuro-imaging and
psycho-physiological assessments
13 Elaborate on how the findings of a clinical assessment should be communicated
effectively highlighting the recommendations made by Sattler.
SECTION D
Answer the following 1X10 =10
14 Gerry was 21 when he experienced his first episode of mania while at university.
After a night out, he was unable to to get to sleep. Over the next couple of days, his
friends noticed that he was becoming more and more hyper in that he was very
excitable and was speaking really quickly about all sorts of plans and ideas. Gerry’s
friends began to get worried on the third day when Gerry came to chat with them
about his ideas at 4 in the morning. By the following evening, Gerry was becoming
increasingly paranoid and began accusing his flatmates of spying on him. Gerry’s
flatmates called his mum who in turn called their general practitioner. Gerry was
referred to a psychiatrist and it was agreed he needed an in-patient admission to
stabilize his mood. Gerry spent two weeks in hospital where he was treated with
medication and his mood stabilized. After a couple of weeks, he felt ready to return
to university but things began to get difficult again. He was struggling with
motivation and was unable to keep up with the workload. His friends were managing
well and he began to feel like the odd one out. Over the next few days, his mood
became lower and so he went back to see his general practitioner, who prescribed
a course of anti-depressant medication. The period of low mood lasted three to four
months and eventually lifted. Over the course of the next four years, Gerry had
further two episodes of mania and one episode of depression. He was becoming
increasingly worried that he might lose his job in sales as he had a number of
periods of absence, and this is the reason he sought psychological help.
As a clinical psychology student,
a. From the description of the case given, what would your probable diagnosis be?
Justify.(3 marks)
b. What are the essential assessment procedures you would adopt for this case?(3
marks)
c. Based on your diagnosis, suggest appropriate interventions and delineate the
reasons for the same.(4 marks).