Question 1

Social phobics are likely to

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A)  be aggressive. 
B)  attribute events in their lives to external factors. 
C)  have been raised in a permissive environment. 
D)  attribute negative life events to internal, global, and stable factors. 
A)  be aggressive. 
B)  attribute events in their lives to external factors. 
C)  have been raised in a permissive environment. 
D)  attribute negative life events to internal, global, and stable factors. B

Question 2

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

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A)  A therapeutic response is not seen for several weeks. 
B)  There is a high risk of overdose. 
C)  Such drugs are frequently misused. 
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 are frequently misused. 
D)  The somatic symptoms are not treated. C

Question 3

Panic attacks, by definition,

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A)  are seen in individuals with panic disorder. 
B)  are unexpected ("uncued"). 
C)  require the presence of at least 4 of 13 characteristic symptoms. 
D)  are 30-60 minutes in duration. 
A)  are seen in individuals with panic disorder. 
B)  are unexpected ("uncued"). 
C)  require the presence of at least 4 of 13 characteristic symptoms. 
D)  are 30-60 minutes in duration. C

Question 4

Which of the following is a true statement about Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning?

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A)  It provides an explanation for the development of all anxiety disorders. 
B)  While it suggests mechanisms for the development of GAD, it does not account for the development of panic disorder and OCD. 
C)  It does not account for the effectiveness of extinction procedures in the treatment of OCD. 
D)  The two processes that it refers to are classical and operant conditioning. 
A)  It provides an explanation for the development of all anxiety disorders. 
B)  While it suggests mechanisms for the development of GAD, it does not account for the development of panic disorder and OCD. 
C)  It does not account for the effectiveness of extinction procedures in the treatment of OCD. 
D)  The two processes that it refers to are classical and operant conditioning.

Question 5

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

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A)  Animal phobia 
B)  Blood-injury phobia 
C)  Claustrophobia 
D)  Agoraphobia 
A)  Animal phobia 
B)  Blood-injury phobia 
C)  Claustrophobia 
D)  Agoraphobia

Question 6

Harold's panic attacks have become so severe that he has finally sought treatment. He sees a psychiatrist who writes Harold a prescription that should offer him some immediate relief. Which of the following drugs is Harold most likely to have been prescribed?

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A)  SSRIs 
B)  Tricyclics 
C)  Monamine oxidase inhibitors 
D)  Benzodiazepines 
A)  SSRIs 
B)  Tricyclics 
C)  Monamine oxidase inhibitors 
D)  Benzodiazepines

Question 7

Which of the following illustrates how cognitive variables may act to maintain acquired fears?

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A)  Jane no longer went to the park due to her fear of dogs. 
B)  Karen would think happy thoughts whenever she drove over a bridge. 
C)  Ryan's fear of heights caused him to always wonder just how high up he was in a building. 
D)  Melvin knew that his heart was racing because he was afraid. 
A)  Jane no longer went to the park due to her fear of dogs. 
B)  Karen would think happy thoughts whenever she drove over a bridge. 
C)  Ryan's fear of heights caused him to always wonder just how high up he was in a building. 
D)  Melvin knew that his heart was racing because he was afraid.

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

Tara believes that it is extremely important to be clean. She cleans her kitchen and bathroom daily and the rest of the house at least once every few days. She uses antibacterial soap and sterile water to clean. She says she wants people to be able to eat off her floors. Tara is very proud of her house and the way she keeps it. She

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A)  has obsessive compulsive disorder. 
B)  has specific phobia, situational type. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  has no disorder. 
A)  has obsessive compulsive disorder. 
B)  has specific phobia, situational type. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  has no disorder.

Question 10

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

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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 11

The cognitive model does not account for

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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 12

One of the best behavioral treatments for specific phobias is __________ therapy.

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The answer of One of the best behavioral treatments for...

Question 13

Which of the following is associated with a unique physiological response pattern?

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A)  Agoraphobia 
B)  Blood-injection-injury phobia 
C)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  Generalized anxiety disorder 
A)  Agoraphobia 
B)  Blood-injection-injury phobia 
C)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the five primary types of compulsive acts seen in individuals with OCD?

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A)  Cleaning 
B)  Fear of contamination 
C)  Fear of danger 
D)  Scanning 
A)  Cleaning 
B)  Fear of contamination 
C)  Fear of danger 
D)  Scanning

Question 15

Evolutionary preparedness explains

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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 16

Studies of preparedness and social phobia

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A)  find that angry faces act as fear-relevant stimuli. 
B)  reveal that an explicit perception of threat is necessary to evoke a sympathetic response. 
C)  do not provide justification for the seemingly irrational nature of social phobia. 
D)  provide an explanation for why such a maladaptive behavioral response persists. 
A)  find that angry faces act as fear-relevant stimuli. 
B)  reveal that an explicit perception of threat is necessary to evoke a sympathetic response. 
C)  do not provide justification for the seemingly irrational nature of social phobia. 
D)  provide an explanation for why such a maladaptive behavioral response persists.

Question 17

What differences in life experiences can lessen the likelihood that someone will develop a phobia?

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Previous positive or nontraumatic experi

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

How do cognitive factors affect the onset and maintenance of social phobia?
Explain and provide 3 specific examples to illustrate your understanding.

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Cognitive factors play a role in both th

Question 20

Research on the role of genetics in the development of OCD suggests that

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A)  there may be "neurotic" personality factors that increase susceptibility to OCD. 
B)  altered serotonergic functioning is inherited. 
C)  genes do not play a role in OCD. 
D)  an abnormality on the X chromosome underlies OCD. 
A)  there may be "neurotic" personality factors that increase susceptibility to OCD. 
B)  altered serotonergic functioning is inherited. 
C)  genes do not play a role in OCD. 
D)  an abnormality on the X chromosome underlies OCD.

Social phobics are likely to

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

Panic attacks, by definition,

Which of the following is a true statement about Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning?

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

Harold's panic attacks have become so severe that he has finally sought treatment. He sees a psychiatrist who writes Harold a prescription that should offer him some immediate relief. Which of the following drugs is Harold most likely to have been prescribed?

Which of the following illustrates how cognitive variables may act to maintain acquired fears?

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

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

The cognitive model does not account for

One of the best behavioral treatments for specific phobias is __________ therapy.

Which of the following is associated with a unique physiological response pattern?

Which of the following is one of the five primary types of compulsive acts seen in individuals with OCD?

Evolutionary preparedness explains

Studies of preparedness and social phobia

What differences in life experiences can lessen the likelihood that someone will develop a phobia?

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

How do cognitive factors affect the onset and maintenance of social phobia? Explain and provide 3 specific examples to illustrate your understanding.

Research on the role of genetics in the development of OCD suggests that

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Exam 6: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Social phobics are likely to

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

Panic attacks, by definition,

Which of the following is a true statement about Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning?

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

Harold's panic attacks have become so severe that he has finally sought treatment. He sees a psychiatrist who writes Harold a prescription that should offer him some immediate relief. Which of the following drugs is Harold most likely to have been prescribed?

Which of the following illustrates how cognitive variables may act to maintain acquired fears?

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

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

The cognitive model does not account for

One of the best behavioral treatments for specific phobias is __________ therapy.

Which of the following is associated with a unique physiological response pattern?

Which of the following is one of the five primary types of compulsive acts seen in individuals with OCD?

Evolutionary preparedness explains

Studies of preparedness and social phobia

What differences in life experiences can lessen the likelihood that someone will develop a phobia?

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

How do cognitive factors affect the onset and maintenance of social phobia? Explain and provide 3 specific examples to illustrate your understanding.

Research on the role of genetics in the development of OCD suggests that

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

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

Somatoform 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

Therapy

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