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

Some research shows that people with a fear of spiders are more likely to purposefully search for spiders.

Studies show,as the cognitive model would predict,that panic-prone people have lowered awareness of and sensitivity to their internal physiological cues,such as heart palpitations.

Jules is a combat veteran who just returned from active duty in Afghanistan.Since his return he has been extremely anxious,disorganized,feeling "numb" or detached from himself and his surroundings,and unable to get his life together and obtain the medical help he needs.He is most likely suffering from ________ disorder.

A prolonged,delayed,maladaptive reaction to an extreme stressor,such as combat or a natural disaster,is ________ disorder.

Agoraphobia is sometimes accompanied by ________ disorder.

Latoya visits a therapist for treatment of her anxiety.Her therapist teaches her to relax on a couch while working her way through a fear-stimulus hierarchy.Eventually,she is able to remain calm in each of the situations presented in the hierarchy.Her therapist used a technique called ________.

In the classical conditioning model of posttraumatic stress disorder,sights,smells,and sounds associated with the original traumatic event serve as ________.

Mohamed has moved from home to go to school but has not been attending his classes.He stays in his dormitory and cries,feeling that his situation is hopeless.He is likely experiencing an adjustment disorder with __________.

The two-factor model of how phobias are acquired was developed by ________.

Peering over a virtual ledge 20 storeys up has helped some people overcome their fear of actual heights.

In a Canadian study of Winnipeg residents,the most common type of traumatic event experienced by both men and women was a(n)__________.

The most widely used cognitive technique is Beck's cognitive therapy,which seeks to identify dysfunctional or distorted beliefs and replace them with rational or adaptive alternatives.

Define and describe generalized anxiety disorder.

Discuss historical changes in the classification of anxiety disorders.

________ therapy has emerged as the treatment of choice for panic disorder.

Generalized anxiety disorder frequently occurs with mood disorders and other anxiety disorders.

Systematic desensitization was developed by ________.

Emile pairs dogs with pain because he was bitten by a dog win his early childhood.A behaviourist would explain his phobia of dogs as being the result of __________.

Mylène has an excessive,unrealistic fear of tight,enclosed spaces.Her phobia is ________.

Create a chart to describe the three types of features that encompass anxiety.Provide three examples of each feature.