Exam 5: Anxiety Disorders

You are told about a child who has shown behavior consistent with "separation anxiety." In order to determine if the child actually has a disorder or whether the behavior is normal,you would first need to know

"Pa-leng" is

Research studies have shown that combining exposure and ritual prevention (ERP)with medication when treating patients with OCD

Anxiety is

The main difference between situational phobia and panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA)is

Panic attacks tend to occur most often

In the general population,approximately __________ of people have specific fears severe enough to be diagnosed as phobias.

Which of the following procedures is NOT part of Barlow's panic control treatment (PCT)?

Rita suffers from a panic disorder.After she begins exercising,her heart rate increases.A cognitive theorist would predict that Rita would

The study most common obsession is related to ___________.

People with a psychological vulnerability to panic attacks tend to ________ normal physical sensations.

Acute stress disorder

Agoraphobic avoidance behavior appears to be determined by

In regard to a type of thinking pattern found in some patients with OCD,which of the following would be an example of thought-action fusion?

Fear activates a

When people are anxious,they

The phenomenon known as "isolated sleep paralysis" is most likely to occur in _________ who suffer from panic disorder.

Elliot constantly worries about his health,his finances,his job security,and the stability of his marriage.Often,his worries keep him awake at night,causing him to be so fatigued at work that he cannot perform his duties adequately.His wife is becoming frustrated with him,since he is so preoccupied with his worries that he is unable to do the dinner dishes when it is his turn.Elliot's problem might be diagnosed as

Discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder,and explain the concept of thought-action fusion.

Which of the following people is most likely to develop PTSD?