Question 1

From an evolutionary perspective, what concept explains the easy acquisition of a fear of spiders or snakes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vicarious conditioning 
B)  Defense mechanisms 
C)  Prepared learning 
D)  Behavioral inhibition 
A)  Vicarious conditioning 
B)  Defense mechanisms 
C)  Prepared learning 
D)  Behavioral inhibition

Question 2

Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction. 
B)  There is something wrong with their fight or flight system. 
C)  They are cognitively unable to make any other decision due to their disorder. 
D)  Their low self-esteem causes them to choose not to fight their fear. 
A)  Avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction. 
B)  There is something wrong with their fight or flight system. 
C)  They are cognitively unable to make any other decision due to their disorder. 
D)  Their low self-esteem causes them to choose not to fight their fear.

Question 3

When Kenneth was a young boy he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has an uncontrollable and intense fear of not only dentists but physicians, too. This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  generalization in classical conditionin 
B)  observational conditioning 
C)  secondary gain 
D)  the inflation effect 
A)  generalization in classical conditionin 
B)  observational conditioning 
C)  secondary gain 
D)  the inflation effect

Question 4

Persistent and recurrent thoughts are ________

Accepted Answer

A)  compulsions. 
B)  delusions. 
C)  hallucinations. 
D)  obsessions. 
A)  compulsions. 
B)  delusions. 
C)  hallucinations. 
D)  obsessions.

Question 5

What do all of the compulsions seen in OCD have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all take 15 to 20 minutes to perform. 
B)  All involve counting. 
C)  They are engaged in as means of alleviating tension. 
D)  There is little desire to engage in the compulsion. 
A)  They all take 15 to 20 minutes to perform. 
B)  All involve counting. 
C)  They are engaged in as means of alleviating tension. 
D)  There is little desire to engage in the compulsion.

Question 6

Which of the following have studies of control in humans and monkeys provided support for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genes play only a minimal role in the development of generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  Early experiences with mastery and control may serve as protective factors, decreasing the likelihood of developing generalized anxiety disorder. 
C)  Exposure to uncontrollable events does not increase the chances of developing generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  The comorbidity of specific phobias and generalized anxiety disorder. 
A)  Genes play only a minimal role in the development of generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  Early experiences with mastery and control may serve as protective factors, decreasing the likelihood of developing generalized anxiety disorder. 
C)  Exposure to uncontrollable events does not increase the chances of developing generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  The comorbidity of specific phobias and generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 7

That humans have evolved to fear certain objects or situations because they pose real threats is called __________ learning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of That humans have evolved to fear certain...

Question 8

__________ are more likely to suffer from social phobia than _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are more likely to suffer from...

Question 9

Thought-action fusion is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  a psychotic symptom that helps distinguish between anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders. 
B)  support for the preparedness theory of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  the belief that thinking about something is as bad as actually doing it. 
D)  the reason why trying to suppress unwanted thoughts often causes an increase in those thoughts. 
A)  a psychotic symptom that helps distinguish between anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders. 
B)  support for the preparedness theory of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  the belief that thinking about something is as bad as actually doing it. 
D)  the reason why trying to suppress unwanted thoughts often causes an increase in those thoughts.

Question 10

Evolutionary preparedness explains ________

Accepted Answer

A)  why phobic people are likely to maintain their avoidance behavior. 
B)  how the inflation effect works. 
C)  why cognitive variables are so important in phobias. 
D)  why some types of phobias are much more common than others. 
A)  why phobic people are likely to maintain their avoidance behavior. 
B)  how the inflation effect works. 
C)  why cognitive variables are so important in phobias. 
D)  why some types of phobias are much more common than others.

Question 11

Which one of the following symptoms is not associated with generalized anxiety in the Yoruba culture of Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Worry 
B)  Dreams 
C)  Bodily complaints 
D)  Panic attacks 
A)  Worry 
B)  Dreams 
C)  Bodily complaints 
D)  Panic attacks

Question 12

Which of the following is a disadvantage of treating GAD with a benzodiazepine?

Accepted Answer

A)  A therapeutic response is not seen for several weeks. 
B)  There is a high risk of overdose. 
C)  Such drugs can create physical and psychological dependence. 
D)  The somatic symptoms are not treated. 
A)  A therapeutic response is not seen for several weeks. 
B)  There is a high risk of overdose. 
C)  Such drugs can create physical and psychological dependence. 
D)  The somatic symptoms are not treated.

Question 13

Which of the following is characteristic of the obsessions seen in OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  The obsessions serve to alleviate the anxiety created by the compulsions. 
B)  The obsessions are clearly related to a traumatic life event. 
C)  The obsessions are rarely related to the compulsions exhibited. 
D)  Individuals with OCD know that their obsessions are irrational. 
A)  The obsessions serve to alleviate the anxiety created by the compulsions. 
B)  The obsessions are clearly related to a traumatic life event. 
C)  The obsessions are rarely related to the compulsions exhibited. 
D)  Individuals with OCD know that their obsessions are irrational.

Question 14

Most individuals diagnosed with social phobia ________

Accepted Answer

A)  can identify the origin of their social phobia. 
B)  have no other anxiety or mood disorders. 
C)  are men. 
D)  abuse alcohol. 
A)  can identify the origin of their social phobia. 
B)  have no other anxiety or mood disorders. 
C)  are men. 
D)  abuse alcohol.

Question 15

The cognitive model does not account for ________

Accepted Answer

A)  nocturnal panic attacks. 
B)  the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapies. 
C)  findings from panic provocation studies. 
D)  evidence of a role for genes in anxiety disorders. 
A)  nocturnal panic attacks. 
B)  the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapies. 
C)  findings from panic provocation studies. 
D)  evidence of a role for genes in anxiety disorders.

Question 16

One of the main functions that worry seems to serve in generalized anxiety disorder is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  it keeps people distracted from what is really bothering them. 
B)  it keeps people with the disorder feeling happier than if they didn't worry. 
C)  it prevents people with the disorder from developing depression. 
D)  it keeps people from feeling the emotional and physiological consequences of anxiety. 
A)  it keeps people distracted from what is really bothering them. 
B)  it keeps people with the disorder feeling happier than if they didn't worry. 
C)  it prevents people with the disorder from developing depression. 
D)  it keeps people from feeling the emotional and physiological consequences of anxiety.

Question 17

Which of the following is unique about OCD, as compared to other anxiety disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  It afflicts more men than women. 
B)  The incidence is about equal for men and women. 
C)  It usually begins in childhood. 
D)  It is a culture-bound disorder. 
A)  It afflicts more men than women. 
B)  The incidence is about equal for men and women. 
C)  It usually begins in childhood. 
D)  It is a culture-bound disorder.

Question 18

Which of the following explanations for Diana's scissors phobia would Freud be most likely to offer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constant warnings about the importance of not running with scissors have generalized to an overall fear of scissors. 
B)  Diana suffers from womb envy, creating an unconscious desire to harm her pregnant mother. 
C)  Diana's mother is a seamstress and Diana unconsciously wants to kill her. 
D)  Diana once saw her brother seriously injured by a sharp object. 
A)  Constant warnings about the importance of not running with scissors have generalized to an overall fear of scissors. 
B)  Diana suffers from womb envy, creating an unconscious desire to harm her pregnant mother. 
C)  Diana's mother is a seamstress and Diana unconsciously wants to kill her. 
D)  Diana once saw her brother seriously injured by a sharp object.

Question 19

Which of the following seems to be the best treatment for phobias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exposure therapy 
B)  Psychoanalysis 
C)  Cognitive restructuring 
D)  Family therapy 
A)  Exposure therapy 
B)  Psychoanalysis 
C)  Cognitive restructuring 
D)  Family therapy

Question 20

Which of the following provides evidence against a role for inherited factors in the development of phobias?

Accepted Answer

A)  The high concordance rate seen in fraternal twins 
B)  The impact of nonshared environmental factors 
C)  The preparedness hypothesis 
D)  The early onset of many phobic reactions 
A)  The high concordance rate seen in fraternal twins 
B)  The impact of nonshared environmental factors 
C)  The preparedness hypothesis 
D)  The early onset of many phobic reactions

From an evolutionary perspective, what concept explains the easy acquisition of a fear of spiders or snakes?

Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?

When Kenneth was a young boy he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has an uncontrollable and intense fear of not only dentists but physicians, too. This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of ________

Persistent and recurrent thoughts are ________

What do all of the compulsions seen in OCD have in common?

Which of the following have studies of control in humans and monkeys provided support for?

That humans have evolved to fear certain objects or situations because they pose real threats is called __________ learning.

are more likely to suffer from social phobia than ___.

Thought-action fusion is ________

Evolutionary preparedness explains ________

Which one of the following symptoms is not associated with generalized anxiety in the Yoruba culture of Nigeria?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of treating GAD with a benzodiazepine?

Which of the following is characteristic of the obsessions seen in OCD?

Most individuals diagnosed with social phobia ________

The cognitive model does not account for ________

One of the main functions that worry seems to serve in generalized anxiety disorder is ________

Which of the following is unique about OCD, as compared to other anxiety disorders?

Which of the following explanations for Diana's scissors phobia would Freud be most likely to offer?

Which of the following seems to be the best treatment for phobias?

Which of the following provides evidence against a role for inherited factors in the development of phobias?

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From an evolutionary perspective, what concept explains the easy acquisition of a fear of spiders or snakes?

Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?

When Kenneth was a young boy he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has an uncontrollable and intense fear of not only dentists but physicians, too. This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of ________

Persistent and recurrent thoughts are ________

What do all of the compulsions seen in OCD have in common?

Which of the following have studies of control in humans and monkeys provided support for?

That humans have evolved to fear certain objects or situations because they pose real threats is called __________ learning.

__________ are more likely to suffer from social phobia than _____________.

Thought-action fusion is ________

Evolutionary preparedness explains ________

Which one of the following symptoms is not associated with generalized anxiety in the Yoruba culture of Nigeria?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of treating GAD with a benzodiazepine?

Which of the following is characteristic of the obsessions seen in OCD?

Most individuals diagnosed with social phobia ________

The cognitive model does not account for ________

One of the main functions that worry seems to serve in generalized anxiety disorder is ________

Which of the following is unique about OCD, as compared to other anxiety disorders?

Which of the following explanations for Diana's scissors phobia would Freud be most likely to offer?

Which of the following seems to be the best treatment for phobias?

Which of the following provides evidence against a role for inherited factors in the development of phobias?

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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are more likely to suffer from social phobia than ___.