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

We're more likely to learn to fear spiders than rabbits,for example.This model is called prepared conditioning.

The availability of a companion is generally helpful in the treatment of agoraphobia.

About ________% of adults will suffer posttraumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives.

Exposing panic-prone people to the sensations that precede panic attacks to help them build up a tolerance to the sensations and to teach them that the sensations do not necessarily signal an oncoming attack is a technique most likely to be used by a ________ therapist.

Some researchers have concluded that EMDR is a simple form of __________ therapy.

Danika suffers from stage fright.This is a type of ________.

One thing that all the psychological approaches to treating anxiety disorders have in common is that they encourage clients to ________.

For months,as Erfan drives to work,he has been plagued by worries that he forgot to lock the door,close the windows,or turn off the stove in his house.Several times,he has even had to return home and double-check the house before he could get rid of these troubling fears.Erfan's worries represent ________.

If you have been having trouble concentrating on your schoolwork because of the breakup of a recent relationship,you could be experiencing a psychological disorder,such as an adjustment disorder.

Which is NOT a problem with the use of drugs to treat anxiety disorders?

Jackson suffers from an anxiety disorder.His therapist helps him explore how his anxiety stems from incongruence between his true self and his social facade.The therapist helps Jackson get in touch with and express his genuine talents and feelings.Jackson's therapist is using the ________ model to conceptualize his problem.

Bernie is standing in a shopping mall when he begins to have difficulty breathing.He feels his heart pounding,feels weak and dizzy,and notices that he is perspiring heavily.He feels like he might be having a heart attack.At the very least,he senses he is losing control and is afraid that if he's not having a heart attack,he is going "crazy." Assuming that Bernie is not having an actual heart attack,he is most likely suffering from ________.

Some people who experience panic attacks believe they are having a heart attack,even though there is nothing wrong with their heart.

According to the psychodynamic perspective,phobias develop through the use of ________.

The word phobia comes from the Greek word phobos,meaning fear.

Lydia has a persistent fear that she is going to publicly embarrass or humiliate herself with some unintended behavioural mistake.She is overly critical of her own behaviour,fears criticism by others,and experiences over-arousal in interactions with others.She is best diagnosed as having ________.

Phobic avoidance behaviour is acquired and maintained by means of classical conditioning.

Acute stress disorder is sometimes characterized by extreme anxiety and by displacement,that is,feelings of detachment from oneself or one's environment.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder afflicts between ________ % of adults at some point in their lives.

Before Remi can leave for work each morning,he spends hours checking and rechecking to see if he has shut off all the appliances and locked the windows and doors of his home.Remi's behaviours represent ________.