Exam 6: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Generalized anxiety disorder is likely caused by a serotonin imbalance.

In verifying the hypothesis that individuals with OCD have memory deficits, Cuttler and Graf (2009) found the following:

Cook and Mineka's study of prepared learning and observational learning showed that monkeys:

Wolitzky-Taylor et al.'s (2008) meta-analysis of 33 randomized-controlled trials of the treatment of specific phobias stated that:

RCMP officer Bob Bilodeau experiences flashbacks and nightmares about men on the road, a recollection of his experiences in Yugoslavia, where carjackings and robberies were frequent. His symptoms are most consistent with:

According to Rachman (2002), the 3 "multipliers" that increase the intensity and frequency of compulsive checking include the following EXCEPT:

Klinger and colleagues (2005) have shown that virtual reality (VR) exposure is just as effective as ___________ for treating phobias

Iris was in an automobile accident. She goes to a psychologist who established that her symptoms lasted for three weeks. If she experienced nightmares, flashbacks, headaches, and ruminated about the accident, she would likely receive which diagnosis?

A factor that contributed to the PTSD among workers cleaning up the Swissair disaster off the Eastern coast of Canada was:

Leticia was working out when she was suddenly seized by panic. She remembers her heart beating really fast, sweating, and feeling short of breath. Now, whenever she thinks about going to the gym, she remembers that feeling and does not go. This is best explained by:

Research by Olsson and Phelps (2004) suggests that Pavlovian conditioning and observational learning

According to Clark's analysis of faulty appraisals that contribute to obsessions, people with obsessions overestimate:

Wallace and Alden (1997) and Moscovitch et al. (2009) found that socially anxious people:

Acrophobia is a fear of:

The study of Little Albert's phobia of a white rat

Teachman and Woody (2003) found that spider phobia

When exposed to the same trauma, PTSD is:

A meta-analysis conducted by Bradley et al. (2005) shed light on the utility of psychotherapy for treating PTSD. The results showed that:

When presented with dirty items, Rauch et al. (1994) found that people with contamination fears resulting from OCD show increased regional blood flow to the:

Generalized anxiety disorder is the most difficult disorder to treat.