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

A maladaptive reaction in adapting to an identified stressor that develops within a few months of the onset of the stressor is called ________.

The potentially most incapacitating type of phobia is ________.

Reuban is taught to tolerate the anxiety triggered by being prevented from performing his compulsive hand washing.This is an example of __________.

Women are at higher risk for posttraumatic stress disorder than men due to all of the following reasons EXCEPT __________.

All day long,Tyrone keeps hearing in his mind the jingle to a television commercial he watched last night.Though he doesn't even like the jingle,he cannot seem to get it out of his head and it is beginning to get him angry.Tyrone's thoughts of the television jingle are a(n)________.

Constant stress as a result of severe and chronic posttraumatic stress disorder may ultimately make the hippocampus larger.

Describe various methods for treating anxiety disorders.

Catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily sensations may set into motion a spiralling cycle of anxiety that culminates in full-fledged panic attacks.

Fear of places and situations in which it might be difficult or embarrassing to escape in case of a fear,worry,panic or anxiety attack is called ________.

Cognitive-behaviour therapists are likely to treat generalized anxiety with each of the following EXCEPT ________.

Kate has an excessive,unrealistic fear of heights.Her phobia is ________.

For a phobia to occur,there must always be a prior aversive experience with the phobic stimulus.

Some people are suddenly overtaken by feelings of panic,even though there is no external threat.

Anxiety sensitivity refers to fear of ________.

Define and describe panic disorder,and explain the differences between panic attacks and other forms of anxiety.

According to the two-factor model,phobias are acquired by ________.

Reba is always looking over her shoulder and is overly aware of her surroundings.She is exhibiting __________.

Social anxiety disorder is also known as __________ disorder.

Anxiety encompasses all of the following features EXCEPT __________.

Cognitive models of panic disorder posit that _______ involve(s)catastrophic misinterpretations of such bodily sensations as heart palpitations,dizziness,or light-headedness.