Exam 3: Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

Thinking that something dreadful is going to happen with no clear cause would be an example of a __________ feature of anxiety.

Various phobias are related to all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Behavioural therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder has been found to be less effective than drug therapy.

Which of the following is NOT true of panic attacks?

Entering increasingly stressful situations until the urge to escape has lessened is an example of __________ therapy.

In the DSM-5,neuroticism is considered a mild type of anxiety disorder.

Persistent fears of objects or situations that are out of proportion to the threat posed by them are the central feature of ________ disorder.

Rama visits a therapist for treatment of his social anxiety disorder.His therapist points out how Rama is making errors in how he judges situations and people's responses to him.He points out that Rama dwells on his own weaknesses and flaws and catastrophizes disappointments into disasters.Rama's therapist is most likely a ________ therapist.

Breathing retraining to restore normal levels of carbon dioxide in the blood would be a method used to assist persons with ___________ disorder.

In acute and posttraumatic stress disorders,the traumatic event may be re-experienced in various ways.There can be intrusive memories,recurrent disturbing dreams,or the feeling that the event is indeed recurring (as in __________ the event).

Although women generally encounter more traumatic experiences,men are more likely to develop PTSD in response to trauma.

Intense,unrealistic fears of being judged negatively by others when in public situations are called ________.

Considering obsessive-compulsive disorder,women are more likely to have unwanted sexual thoughts and men are more likely to have unwanted harm-related thoughts.

The fact that panic attacks often seem to come out of the blue suggests a significant biological component.

Blood phobias and injection phobias typically develop during ________.

Vlad is asked to introduce himself at the beginning of a new semester.His heart races and he develops "butterflies" in his stomach.He believes he is having a heart attack and that he may actually die on the spot.His tendency to misinterpret his physical response to anxiety is a key feature to __________.

Constant stress as a result of severe and chronic posttraumatic stress disorder may ultimately affect the hippocampus,making it __________.

Most children with fears of specific situations or objects go on to develop phobias.

Systematic desensitization is a gradual process.Clients learn to handle progressively more disturbing stimuli while they remain relaxed.About 10 to 20 stimuli are arranged in a sequence;this sequence is called a __________.

For people with panic disorder,it is helpful to remove the trigger or source of panic.