Exam 5: Anxiety,Trauma-Related,and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Tony has thoughts about hating his younger brother and wishing he would die.He becomes anxious about these thoughts because he now thinks if anything really happened to his brother,it would be his fault.For no explainable reason,Tony starts mentally counting by odd numbers each time he walks past his brother's room and discovers that this activity makes him less anxious.How would you describe Tony's behaviour?

Your friend was a recent victim of a sexual assault.According the DSM 5,at what point can a diagnoses of PTSD be made?

A relative who suffers from panic disorder asks you what treatment would have the most long-lasting benefits.Because you have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication,what would you say?

When treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder,how effective is combining exposure and ritual prevention (ERP)with medication?

What is the most prevalent psychological disorder in the general population?

George has episodes of sheer terror when riding on subway trains.He breaks into a cold sweat and often feels like he is about to have a heart attack.George imagines he is losing control of himself during these attacks.What is George most likely experiencing?

A young child has thoughts about hating her younger brother and wishing he would die.She becomes very anxious about these thoughts because she has developed the idea that if anything really happened to him,it would be her fault.Which pattern of thinking is she exhibiting?

What is the term for behaviours that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)perform because they believe they will help their obsession,when in reality the behaviours have no effect?

What is the approximate sex ratio of individuals who experience social phobia at some point in their lives?

According to British neuropsychologist Jeffrey Gray,what part of the brain regulates the fight/flight system?

Drugs that inhibit the reuptake of serotonin have been found to be moderately effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Which of the following is a problem with using pharmacological treatments?

To address panic symptoms,a panic-control treatment (PCT)was developed at one of Barlow's clinics.Which of the following would be included in this therapy?

What does research by Johnson and colleagues (2000)on cigarette smoking by teenagers and anxiety disorders suggest?

The term "agoraphobia" is derived from the Greek word agora.What does agora mean?

What does "interoceptive avoidance" refer to?

A teenage girl had been feeling depressed and having panic attacks.Her doctor prescribed medication. She was sitting in her room feeling very depressed,so to cheer her up,a friend suggested that they go to an exercise class.Shortly after the warm-up started,however,she had another panic attack.What is the best explanation for this occurrence?

What did Clark and Purdon's research show had a link to obsessive-compulsive disorder?

What does the term "thought-action fusion" mean when used to describe the obsessional thinking pattern of persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder?

According to one model of the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),what is necessary for an individual to develop OCD?

Which of the following groups is generalized anxiety disorder most prevalent in?