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

Compulsive behaviour can give long-term relief for obsessions.

Some people are so fearful of leaving their homes they are unable to venture outside even to mail a letter.

The most rigorous studies to date indicate that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)works ________ and is _______ than other cognitive-behavioural treatments.

Women are ________ men to experience agoraphobia

EMDR has been used mainly to treat __________ disorder.

The line between obsessions and the firmly held but patently false beliefs that are labelled delusions,which are found in schizophrenia,is sometimes less than clear.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three classifications of phobias contained within the DSM-5?

Ollie has been taking rapid,shallow breaths.He suddenly begins to experience the following: dizziness,numbness in his arms and legs,sensations of cold,tingling,and anxiety.He is most likely experiencing ________.

Garth spends hours checking and rechecking the doors and windows to his house to make sure they are completely locked and secured before he leaves for work in the morning.This is the only way he can prevent himself from being overwhelmed by anxiety and fear that he left something unlocked as he drives to the office.Garth is suffering from ________ disorder.

Explain how a person's shyness may contribute to a misdiagnosis of social anxiety disorder.

Jean-Marc is constantly anxious.To relieve his anxiety he counts silently to himself.He may count his breaths per minute,or he may just count the seconds as they tick by.Just the act of counting seems to relieve his anxiety.Jean-Marc's counting behaviours represent a(n)________.

Adrian is always re-checking his to see if his doors are locked.This action represents the __________ component of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

It is suspected that all of the following areas of the brain may be involved in panic disorder EXCEPT the __________.

Heightened arousal in the anxiety circuit is suspected of playing a key role in ________.

Nelly uses stairs to avoid her anxiety about using an elevator.These coping activities will likely ___________ her avoidance behaviour.

Women are ________ as likely as men to be afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Describe various learning methods for treating anxiety disorders.

Men are more than twice as likely as women to develop posttraumatic stress syndrome.

Jean 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.During these attacks he imagines that he is completely losing control of himself.Jean's disorder is best described as ________.

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