Exam 5: Anxiety Disorders

After viewing tapes of monkeys apparently showing fear of snakes, lambs, and flowers, monkeys who viewed these tapes were only fearful of snakes. This provides only partial support for ________ but better support for ________.

Carlos experiences chronic, uncontrollable worry. Psychoanalytic theory would view the source of his anxiety as

In order to be diagnosed with agoraphobia, a person must avoid at least _______ situation(s)where a panic attack may occur:

Most people experience anxiety at some point(s)in their lives. What differentiates "regular" anxiety from an anxiety disorder?

When the autonomic nervous system is more readily activated by a variety of stimuli, it is referred to as

d-cycloserine (DCS)can be used in conjunction with exposure to extinguish fears, however it's not perfect. Which statement best sums up the possible outcomes of exposure combined with DCS?

Systematic desensitization consists of

Anxiety has two components:

Behaviourism is to avoidance as psychoanalytic is to:

When Simon feels his heart racing and his muscles getting tense, he is experiencing the ________ components of anxiety.

What is the goal of mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches for treating anxiety disorders?

Joyce tends to be a bit skittish - she never quite feels comfortable, whether she is with others or alone. She tends to worry that something bad is going to happen, but she can't isolate a specific event. Joyce most likely experiences:

Why is generalized anxiety disorder difficult to treat? What do you think the best treatment would be? Explain why?

Which of the following therapies has become discouraged for the treatment of blood-and-injection phobias because of its increased tendency to cause fainting?

Anxiety is mainly defined based on physiological arousal.

Repression is a central component of the psychoanalytic conceptualization of anxiety disorders.

Jen is in her third year at university. She was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder when she was in high school and now finds that in addition to anticipating negative social experiences, she also experiences intrusive thoughts about negative social experiences she has had. This is referred to as:

Sally startles easily, whereas it takes a lot to rile her sister Rose. Which sister is more likely to have a specific phobia?

Generalized anxiety disorder is likely caused by a serotonin imbalance.

Panic disorder has been linked to several physical conditions, such as asthma. Lehrer et al. (2008)reported that in people experiencing both: