Exam 5: Anxiety, Trauma and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive

A psychological disorder in children characterized by unrealistic and persistent worry that something will happen to their parents, which may result in refusal to leave home, is called

In regard to OCD, when the term "magical" is used to refer to compulsive acts, it means

Anxiety is thought to be a state, while fear is more .

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often accompanied by all of the following EXCEPT _______.

The area of the brain most often associated with anxiety is the .

A teenage girl had recently been having panic attacks while shopping at the mall. She was sitting in her room feeling very depressed. To cheer her up, a friend suggested that they both go to an exercise class. Shortly after the warm-up started, however, she had another panic attack. What is the best explanation for this occurrence?

What is one factor that distinguishes between traditional exposure-based treatments for panic disorder and the more recent panic control treatment (PCT) developed at one of Barlow's clinics?

Mrs. Pan has an anxiety disorder in which she has occasional panic attacks when shopping at the mall. This type of panic attack is referred to as _______________.

The overall prevalence for body dysmorphic disorder in the general population is about .

Tonia's house is almost unimaginable! She has piles of junk (she calls it "treasures") piled from floor to ceiling in virtually every room. There is a narrow pathway that she can use to walk from room to room. All of her furniture is covered in various items, so she has one small folding chair that she takes with her when she wants to sit down. Her bed has one small area that is clear enough for her to sleep. There is a foul odor in the house, mold growing under her piles of possessions, and she never has visitors. When Tonia tries to get rid of any possessions, she experiences tremendous anxiety and gives up quickly. Which diagnosis would best suit Tonia?

Which of the following people living in the United States is most likely to develop GAD?

Which of the following characterizes the mood-state known as anxiety?

Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display a characteristic set of symptoms including all of the following EXCEPT

Barlow and others (1992) developed a cognitive-behavioral treatment for GAD that helps the patient

People with GAD

Research by Lundh and Öst (1996) and Mogg (2004) demonstrated that social phobics presented with pictures of faces were more likely to remember expressions.

The compulsions that an individual with OCD uses to suppress disastrous consequences or ward off intrusive thoughts can be either

Stressful life events-such as marriage, divorce, familial death, or academic pressures-trigger our vulnerabilities to anxiety. These are examples of a contribution.

Anxiety is closely related to which of the following psychological disorders?

Evidence now suggests that agoraphobic avoidance behavior is one component of