Question 1

What disorder does GAD appear to be most related to?

Accepted Answer

A)  PTSD 
B)  Panic disorder 
C)  Specific phobia 
D)  Major depression 
A)  PTSD 
B)  Panic disorder 
C)  Specific phobia 
D)  Major depression

Question 2

Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of contamination 
B)  Counting over and over 
C)  Hand washing 
D)  Double checking locked doors 
A)  Fear of contamination 
B)  Counting over and over 
C)  Hand washing 
D)  Double checking locked doors

Question 3

Body dysmorphic disorder is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to be seen in men. 
B)  more likely to be seen in women. 
C)  equally likely to be seen in men or women. 
D)  most likely to be seen in children. 
A)  more likely to be seen in men. 
B)  more likely to be seen in women. 
C)  equally likely to be seen in men or women. 
D)  most likely to be seen in children.

Question 4

Which brain structure is recognized as playing a central role in panic attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala 
B)  Cerebellum 
C)  Hippocampus 
D)  Locus coeruleus 
A)  Amygdala 
B)  Cerebellum 
C)  Hippocampus 
D)  Locus coeruleus

Question 5

Neurobiological factors involved in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder provide evidence for the hypothesis that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  both disorders are caused by an excess of the GABA neurotransmitter. 
B)  fear and anxiety are fundamentally distinct. 
C)  the two disorders are genetically identical. 
D)  panic may be an acute version of generalized anxiety disorder. 
A)  both disorders are caused by an excess of the GABA neurotransmitter. 
B)  fear and anxiety are fundamentally distinct. 
C)  the two disorders are genetically identical. 
D)  panic may be an acute version of generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 6

Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning provides a theoretical rationale for an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. What is this treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Response activation therapy 
B)  Exposure prevention therapy 
C)  Response provocation therapy 
D)  Exposure therapy with response prevention 
A)  Response activation therapy 
B)  Exposure prevention therapy 
C)  Response provocation therapy 
D)  Exposure therapy with response prevention

Question 7

Which of the following is true of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly six times more women than men suffer from OCD. 
B)  This disorder tends to begin in adolescence or early adulthood, but is not uncommon in children. 
C)  Once thought to be a fairly common disorder, with new diagnostic criteria, it is seen as quite rare. 
D)  Although most people have both obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals, rarely are the two issues related. 
A)  Nearly six times more women than men suffer from OCD. 
B)  This disorder tends to begin in adolescence or early adulthood, but is not uncommon in children. 
C)  Once thought to be a fairly common disorder, with new diagnostic criteria, it is seen as quite rare. 
D)  Although most people have both obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals, rarely are the two issues related.

Question 8

According to the behavioral viewpoint, compulsions are repeated because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  they act of engaging in the behavior is pleasurable. 
B)  they serve to reduce anxiety. 
C)  they are reflexive responses that can't be controlled. 
D)  they permit the expression of repressed urges. 
A)  they act of engaging in the behavior is pleasurable. 
B)  they serve to reduce anxiety. 
C)  they are reflexive responses that can't be controlled. 
D)  they permit the expression of repressed urges.

Question 9

Persistent and recurrent intrusive thoughts are___________, whereas overt repetitive behaviors that are performed as lengthy rituals are____________.

Accepted Answer

obsessions

Question 10

Martin is afraid to fly. He knows his boss wants him to take a trip for the business. Martin feels miserable, because he wants to keep his job but cannot even imagine getting on a plane. The most likely diagnosis for Martin is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  agoraphobia without history of panic disorder. 
B)  social phobia. 
C)  specific phobia, situation type. 
D)  panic disorder with agoraphobia. 
A)  agoraphobia without history of panic disorder. 
B)  social phobia. 
C)  specific phobia, situation type. 
D)  panic disorder with agoraphobia.

Question 11

The main way to tell someone is having a panic attack rather than just in a state of fear is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  whether he or she thinks about what is happening. 
B)  whether he or she shows physiological changes such as increased heart rate. 
C)  if he or she has a subjective belief that something awful is about to happen. 
D)  if he or she feels a strong urge to flee. 
A)  whether he or she thinks about what is happening. 
B)  whether he or she shows physiological changes such as increased heart rate. 
C)  if he or she has a subjective belief that something awful is about to happen. 
D)  if he or she feels a strong urge to flee.

Question 12

Amber feels anxious almost all the time. She finds herself worrying that her husband will leave her (although he has never shown any indication that he would), that she chose the wrong job, that her children might not be safe at their school, and that she might get sick and leave her family in financial ruin. She calls her husband almost every day to find out when he will be home. She complains to her physician that she is always tired but cannot sleep or relax. Amber's most likely diagnosis is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  generalized social phobia. 
C)  panic disorder with agoraphobia. 
D)  obsessive compulsive disorder. 
A)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  generalized social phobia. 
C)  panic disorder with agoraphobia. 
D)  obsessive compulsive disorder.

Question 13

People with body dysmorphic disorder ________

Accepted Answer

A)  overemphasize and show tremendous attention to information relating to attractiveness. 
B)  underemphasize and show little attention to information relating to attractiveness. 
C)  underemphasize and show little attention to information relating to politics. 
D)  overemphasize and show tremendous attention to information relating to politics. 
A)  overemphasize and show tremendous attention to information relating to attractiveness. 
B)  underemphasize and show little attention to information relating to attractiveness. 
C)  underemphasize and show little attention to information relating to politics. 
D)  overemphasize and show tremendous attention to information relating to politics.

Question 14

Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves. Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both boys are likely to develop a phobia because of the traumatic nature of the event. 
B)  Casey is more likely to develop a phobia because his schema of dogs has been violated. 
C)  Casey is less likely to develop a phobia because he has had lots of earlier positive experiences with dogs. 
D)  It will depend on which boy is more sensitive to pain. 
A)  Both boys are likely to develop a phobia because of the traumatic nature of the event. 
B)  Casey is more likely to develop a phobia because his schema of dogs has been violated. 
C)  Casey is less likely to develop a phobia because he has had lots of earlier positive experiences with dogs. 
D)  It will depend on which boy is more sensitive to pain.

Question 15

Which of the following phobias is a 10-year-old boy most likely to suffer from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal phobia 
B)  Driving phobia 
C)  Claustrophobia 
D)  Social phobia 
A)  Animal phobia 
B)  Driving phobia 
C)  Claustrophobia 
D)  Social phobia

Question 16

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder ________

Accepted Answer

A)  experience obsessions, but compulsions are relatively rare. 
B)  experience compulsions, but obsessions are relatively rare. 
C)  experience both obsessions and compulsions. 
D)  develop compulsions in childhood, and obsessions in adolescence or adulthood. 
A)  experience obsessions, but compulsions are relatively rare. 
B)  experience compulsions, but obsessions are relatively rare. 
C)  experience both obsessions and compulsions. 
D)  develop compulsions in childhood, and obsessions in adolescence or adulthood.

Question 17

Neurotic behavior is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  maladaptive and means that a person is out of touch with reality. 
B)  a current term, used to describe many disorders in the DSM-5. 
C)  what we now refer to as "hysteria." 
D)  maladaptive but means that a person is not out of touch with reality. 
A)  maladaptive and means that a person is out of touch with reality. 
B)  a current term, used to describe many disorders in the DSM-5. 
C)  what we now refer to as "hysteria." 
D)  maladaptive but means that a person is not out of touch with reality.

Question 18

People suffering from koro ________

Accepted Answer

A)  fear their vagina will fill up with mucus and become inert. 
B)  fear their penis will retract within the body, which then leads to their own death. 
C)  fear bees are living within their internal genitalia. 
D)  fear extraterrestrial beings are living within their bodies. 
A)  fear their vagina will fill up with mucus and become inert. 
B)  fear their penis will retract within the body, which then leads to their own death. 
C)  fear bees are living within their internal genitalia. 
D)  fear extraterrestrial beings are living within their bodies.

Question 19

If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  suppressed the activity of the locus coeruleus in the brain stem and the central gray in the midbrain. 
B)  decreased GABA levels while increasing norepinephrine. 
C)  increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin. 
D)  decreased serotonin levels and suppressed activity in the locus coeruleus. 
A)  suppressed the activity of the locus coeruleus in the brain stem and the central gray in the midbrain. 
B)  decreased GABA levels while increasing norepinephrine. 
C)  increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin. 
D)  decreased serotonin levels and suppressed activity in the locus coeruleus.

Question 20

_____________ are persistent and strong fears triggered by specific objects or situations that are unreasonable.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ are persistent and strong fears triggered...

What disorder does GAD appear to be most related to?

Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

Body dysmorphic disorder is ________

Which brain structure is recognized as playing a central role in panic attacks?

Neurobiological factors involved in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder provide evidence for the hypothesis that ________

Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning provides a theoretical rationale for an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. What is this treatment?

Which of the following is true of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

According to the behavioral viewpoint, compulsions are repeated because ________

Persistent and recurrent intrusive thoughts are_, whereas overt repetitive behaviors that are performed as lengthy rituals are__.

Martin is afraid to fly. He knows his boss wants him to take a trip for the business. Martin feels miserable, because he wants to keep his job but cannot even imagine getting on a plane. The most likely diagnosis for Martin is ________

The main way to tell someone is having a panic attack rather than just in a state of fear is ________

People with body dysmorphic disorder ________

Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves. Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?

Which of the following phobias is a 10-year-old boy most likely to suffer from?

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder ________

Neurotic behavior is ________

People suffering from koro ________

If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that ________

_____________ are persistent and strong fears triggered by specific objects or situations that are unreasonable.

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Exam 6: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

What disorder does GAD appear to be most related to?

Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

Body dysmorphic disorder is ________

Which brain structure is recognized as playing a central role in panic attacks?

Neurobiological factors involved in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder provide evidence for the hypothesis that ________

Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning provides a theoretical rationale for an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. What is this treatment?

Which of the following is true of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

According to the behavioral viewpoint, compulsions are repeated because ________

Persistent and recurrent intrusive thoughts are___________, whereas overt repetitive behaviors that are performed as lengthy rituals are____________.

Martin is afraid to fly. He knows his boss wants him to take a trip for the business. Martin feels miserable, because he wants to keep his job but cannot even imagine getting on a plane. The most likely diagnosis for Martin is ________

The main way to tell someone is having a panic attack rather than just in a state of fear is ________

People with body dysmorphic disorder ________

Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves. Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?

Which of the following phobias is a 10-year-old boy most likely to suffer from?

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder ________

Neurotic behavior is ________

People suffering from koro ________

If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that ________

_____________ are persistent and strong fears triggered by specific objects or situations that are unreasonable.

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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Persistent and recurrent intrusive thoughts are_, whereas overt repetitive behaviors that are performed as lengthy rituals are__.