Question 1

Cognitive therapy for the treatment of specific phobias is limited by the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) some patients have difficulty becoming deeply relaxed. 
B) people with phobias often become too frightened to discuss their fears directly. 
C) many fears are based on real experiences and thus are not in fact irrational. 
D) phobics see their fears as rational. 
A) some patients have difficulty becoming deeply relaxed. 
B) people with phobias often become too frightened to discuss their fears directly. 
C) many fears are based on real experiences and thus are not in fact irrational. 
D) phobics see their fears as rational.

Question 2

Ted is fearful of most social situations, whereas Andrea is primarily fearful of giving speeches. Given this, one could infer:

Accepted Answer

A) That Ted's fear began at an earlier age 
B) That Ted may be less likely to abuse alcohol 
C) That Andrea has less impairment 
D) That Andrea's fear began at an earlier age 
A) That Ted's fear began at an earlier age 
B) That Ted may be less likely to abuse alcohol 
C) That Andrea has less impairment 
D) That Andrea's fear began at an earlier age

Question 3

Acrophobia is a fear of:

Accepted Answer

A) Water 
B) Spiders 
C) Heights 
D) Airplanes 
A) Water 
B) Spiders 
C) Heights 
D) Airplanes

Question 4

Physical illness, such as mitral valve prolapse or inner ear disease, causes _____________ cases of panic disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) the majority of 
B) a minority of 
C) no 
D) about half the 
A) the majority of 
B) a minority of 
C) no 
D) about half the

Question 5

Psychoanalytic therapy for anxiety disorders will center on resolving:

Accepted Answer

A) The Oedipal of Electra Complex 
B) Repressed conflicts 
C) Fixation at the anal stage 
D) The client's overreliance on denial and sublimation 
A) The Oedipal of Electra Complex 
B) Repressed conflicts 
C) Fixation at the anal stage 
D) The client's overreliance on denial and sublimation

Question 6

The most common specific phobia is fear of heights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

There are over 100 known phobias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Somers et al. (2006)reviewed the results of 41 international epidemiological studies and found that the one-year and lifetime prevalence rates for total anxiety disorders were _____ respectively.

Accepted Answer

A) 3)1% and 6.6% 
B) 7)4% and 14.1% 
C) 10.6% and 16.6% 
D) 11.2% and 18.2% 
A) 3)1% and 6.6% 
B) 7)4% and 14.1% 
C) 10.6% and 16.6% 
D) 11.2% and 18.2%

Question 9

Which type of metacognitive beliefs about worry may be linked to generalized anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Positive beliefs, such as thinking that worry can help solve problems 
B) Negative beliefs, such as thinking that worrying is dangerous 
C) Uncertainty beliefs, such as thinking that worrying is uncertain 
D) None of the above 
A) Positive beliefs, such as thinking that worry can help solve problems 
B) Negative beliefs, such as thinking that worrying is dangerous 
C) Uncertainty beliefs, such as thinking that worrying is uncertain 
D) None of the above

Question 10

"This patient has a phobia of elevators rather than animals because he is really afraid of achievement (rising up in the world)." This statement would most likely be made by a clinician from which paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Humanist 
D) Behavioural 
A) Biological 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Humanist 
D) Behavioural

Question 11

In Canada, what is the most common class of psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Mood disorders 
B) Anxiety disorders 
C) Anxiety and eating disorders 
D) Eating and mood disorders 
A) Mood disorders 
B) Anxiety disorders 
C) Anxiety and eating disorders 
D) Eating and mood disorders

Question 12

In Freud's case of Little Hans, the boy was afraid of:

Accepted Answer

A) Spiders 
B) Social interaction 
C) Horses 
D) Snakes 
A) Spiders 
B) Social interaction 
C) Horses 
D) Snakes

Question 13

Watson and Rayner used ________ to condition a fear of white rats in Little Albert.

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) observational learning 
C) classical conditioning 
D) all of the above 
A) operant conditioning 
B) observational learning 
C) classical conditioning 
D) all of the above

Question 14

The etiology of phobias, according to behavioural theories, involve

Accepted Answer

A) prolonged exposure to the feared object or situation. 
B) modeling. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) learning. 
A) prolonged exposure to the feared object or situation. 
B) modeling. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) learning.

Question 15

Results from Mental Health Supplement of the Ontario Health Survey indicated that anxiety disorders were most common among:

Accepted Answer

A) Younger men 
B) Younger women 
C) Older men 
D) Older women 
A) Younger men 
B) Younger women 
C) Older men 
D) Older women

Question 16

Relaxing the diagnostic criteria for GAD would likely result in:

Accepted Answer

A) Little change in diagnostic rates, as there is already high prevalence 
B) Little change in diagnostic rates, as there is a bimodal distribution of subclinical and clinical GAD. 
C) Doubling the rate of people diagnosed with the disorder 
D) It's impossible to predict as there is not good data on people with subclinical GAD 
A) Little change in diagnostic rates, as there is already high prevalence 
B) Little change in diagnostic rates, as there is a bimodal distribution of subclinical and clinical GAD. 
C) Doubling the rate of people diagnosed with the disorder 
D) It's impossible to predict as there is not good data on people with subclinical GAD

Question 17

The fear-of-fear hypothesis suggests that agoraphobia is caused by people being afraid of being afraid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which part of the brain may be implicated in generalized anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) The limbic system 
B) The hippocampus 
C) The cingulated cortex 
D) The posterior hypothalamus 
A) The limbic system 
B) The hippocampus 
C) The cingulated cortex 
D) The posterior hypothalamus

Question 19

When imagining social criticism, socially anxious subjects express negative and pessimistic thoughts. This is evidence for a(n)_______________ theory of social anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) avoidance conditioning 
B) vicarious learning 
C) social skills deficit 
D) cognitive 
A) avoidance conditioning 
B) vicarious learning 
C) social skills deficit 
D) cognitive

Question 20

Self-medication in anxiety disorders has been linked with:

Accepted Answer

A) Mood disorders 
B) Sexual disorders 
C) Personality disorders 
D) Genetic factors 
A) Mood disorders 
B) Sexual disorders 
C) Personality disorders 
D) Genetic factors

Cognitive therapy for the treatment of specific phobias is limited by the fact that

Ted is fearful of most social situations, whereas Andrea is primarily fearful of giving speeches. Given this, one could infer:

Acrophobia is a fear of:

Physical illness, such as mitral valve prolapse or inner ear disease, causes _____________ cases of panic disorder.

Psychoanalytic therapy for anxiety disorders will center on resolving:

The most common specific phobia is fear of heights.

There are over 100 known phobias.

Somers et al. (2006)reviewed the results of 41 international epidemiological studies and found that the one-year and lifetime prevalence rates for total anxiety disorders were _____ respectively.

Which type of metacognitive beliefs about worry may be linked to generalized anxiety disorder?

"This patient has a phobia of elevators rather than animals because he is really afraid of achievement (rising up in the world)." This statement would most likely be made by a clinician from which paradigm?

In Canada, what is the most common class of psychological disorders?

In Freud's case of Little Hans, the boy was afraid of:

Watson and Rayner used ________ to condition a fear of white rats in Little Albert.

The etiology of phobias, according to behavioural theories, involve

Results from Mental Health Supplement of the Ontario Health Survey indicated that anxiety disorders were most common among:

Relaxing the diagnostic criteria for GAD would likely result in:

The fear-of-fear hypothesis suggests that agoraphobia is caused by people being afraid of being afraid.

Which part of the brain may be implicated in generalized anxiety disorder?

When imagining social criticism, socially anxious subjects express negative and pessimistic thoughts. This is evidence for a(n)_______________ theory of social anxiety.

Self-medication in anxiety disorders has been linked with:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

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Exam 5: Anxiety Disorders

Cognitive therapy for the treatment of specific phobias is limited by the fact that

Ted is fearful of most social situations, whereas Andrea is primarily fearful of giving speeches. Given this, one could infer:

Acrophobia is a fear of:

Physical illness, such as mitral valve prolapse or inner ear disease, causes _____________ cases of panic disorder.

Psychoanalytic therapy for anxiety disorders will center on resolving:

The most common specific phobia is fear of heights.

There are over 100 known phobias.

Somers et al. (2006)reviewed the results of 41 international epidemiological studies and found that the one-year and lifetime prevalence rates for total anxiety disorders were _____ respectively.

Which type of metacognitive beliefs about worry may be linked to generalized anxiety disorder?

"This patient has a phobia of elevators rather than animals because he is really afraid of achievement (rising up in the world)." This statement would most likely be made by a clinician from which paradigm?

In Canada, what is the most common class of psychological disorders?

In Freud's case of Little Hans, the boy was afraid of:

Watson and Rayner used ________ to condition a fear of white rats in Little Albert.

The etiology of phobias, according to behavioural theories, involve

Results from Mental Health Supplement of the Ontario Health Survey indicated that anxiety disorders were most common among:

Relaxing the diagnostic criteria for GAD would likely result in:

The fear-of-fear hypothesis suggests that agoraphobia is caused by people being afraid of being afraid.

Which part of the brain may be implicated in generalized anxiety disorder?

When imagining social criticism, socially anxious subjects express negative and pessimistic thoughts. This is evidence for a(n)_______________ theory of social anxiety.

Self-medication in anxiety disorders has been linked with:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters