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

Gina has social phobia. Now, in an effort to overcome her social fear, she is awkward, frequently commits faux pas by avoiding eye contact and struggling to respond effectively when given compliments. This is an illustration of:

Most people experience anxiety at some point(s) in their lives. What differentiates "regular" anxiety from an anxiety disorder?

Ted is fearful of most social situations, whereas Andrea is primarily fearful of giving speeches. Given this, one could infer:

PET scan studies have found ___________ in patients diagnosed with OCD.

"Virtual Iraq" is used:

Researchers are interested to find out whether the beneficial effects of randomized-controlled trials (RTc) show to be effective in real-world clinical practices. van Ingen et al. (2009) found in their meta-analysis of 11 effectiveness studies on the treatment of anxiety disorders that:

Beal (1995) conducted a follow-up study of Canadian World War II Veterans. Findings revealed that:

Relaxation plus exposure is NOT recommended as a treatment for:

Males are at higher risk of developing PTSD.

Agoraphobia is characterized by a fear of

In addition to his PTSD, Lt. General Romeo Dallaire has acknowledged:

In the case study of Margot Paul, the elderly woman from P.E.I. who suffered from agoraphobia, Margot traced her anxiety back to:

Self-medication in anxiety disorders has been linked with:

If an obsession is "ego-dystonic", the person believes that the obsession:

Rapee and Heimberg (1997) theorize that perfectionism and an attentional focus on perceived criticism combines with ________ to produce social phobia .

Cognitive-behavioural models of social phobia link social phobia with:

When imagining social criticism, socially anxious subjects express negative and pessimistic thoughts. This is evidence for a(n) _______________ theory of social anxiety.

In a panic-induction study, Bradwejn, Koszycki, and Shriqui (1991) found that intravenous injections of CCK had which of the following effects?

Which of the following has been implicated in PTSD?

Fewer than 20% of university students with anxiety disorders seek treatment.