Question 1

Neuroticism

Accepted Answer

A)  is a tendency to experience negative mood states. 
B)  is simply another term for anxiety. 
C)  is a tendency to believe negative things about oneself. 
D)  is a tendency to feel anxious. 
A)  is a tendency to experience negative mood states. 
B)  is simply another term for anxiety. 
C)  is a tendency to believe negative things about oneself. 
D)  is a tendency to feel anxious.

Question 2

Quentin is seeking medication to treat his panic disorder. Due to Quentin's history of substance abuse, his doctor hesitates. After some consideration, the doctor is most likely to write Quentin a prescription for a ________, confident that abuse won't be an issue.

Accepted Answer

A)  SSRI 
B)  tricyclic 
C)  monamine oxidase inhibitor 
D)  benzodiazepine 
A)  SSRI 
B)  tricyclic 
C)  monamine oxidase inhibitor 
D)  benzodiazepine

Question 3

The basic emotion that involves activation of the "fight or flight" response is
__________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The basic emotion that involves activation of...

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the seven primary types of anxiety disorders recognized in the DSM-IV-TR?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypochondriasis 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C)  Dissociative fugue 
D)  Bipolar disorder 
A)  Hypochondriasis 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C)  Dissociative fugue 
D)  Bipolar disorder

Question 5

Dagmar is a musician and she loves the fact that she constantly hears new melodies in her head. In fact, she cannot remember a time when she did not hear music. Why is this NOT an example of an obsession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obsessions must be accompanied by ritualistic actions. 
B)  Obsessions must come on suddenly in response to a stressful life event. 
C)  Obsessions must be voluntary thoughts that a person knows are irrational. 
D)  Obsessions must be intrusive thoughts the person finds disturbing. 
A)  Obsessions must be accompanied by ritualistic actions. 
B)  Obsessions must come on suddenly in response to a stressful life event. 
C)  Obsessions must be voluntary thoughts that a person knows are irrational. 
D)  Obsessions must be intrusive thoughts the person finds disturbing.

Question 6

When Jill experienced her first panic attack, she felt as if she were outside of herself, watching herself struggle to catch her breath. Jill's sense of not being part of herself is one of the symptoms of a panic attack known as

Accepted Answer

A)  derealization. 
B)  depersonalization. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  personality disintegration. 
A)  derealization. 
B)  depersonalization. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  personality disintegration.

Question 7

Cognitive approaches to social phobia focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  extinguishing problematic behavioral responses. 
B)  challenging automatic thoughts. 
C)  identifying the underlying cause of the phobia. 
D)  minimizing symptoms. 
A)  extinguishing problematic behavioral responses. 
B)  challenging automatic thoughts. 
C)  identifying the underlying cause of the phobia. 
D)  minimizing symptoms.

Question 8

Some things seem to be consistent across all the different forms that obsessive-compulsive disorder takes. These include

Accepted Answer

A)  a tendency to have an aggressive, impulsive personality. 
B)  an overwhelming fear that something terrible will happen to the person or to others for which they are responsible. 
C)  a strong resistance to depressive and other mood disorders. 
D)  an inability to see that the compulsive actions they engage in are unnecessary and ridiculous. 
A)  a tendency to have an aggressive, impulsive personality. 
B)  an overwhelming fear that something terrible will happen to the person or to others for which they are responsible. 
C)  a strong resistance to depressive and other mood disorders. 
D)  an inability to see that the compulsive actions they engage in are unnecessary and ridiculous.

Question 9

Anxiety sensitivity is

Accepted Answer

A)  a fear of open spaces. 
B)  a belief that anxiety will kill. 
C)  a trait-like belief that certain bodily symptoms may have harmful consequences. 
D)  a fear that situations in which panic attacks occur will be devastating. 
A)  a fear of open spaces. 
B)  a belief that anxiety will kill. 
C)  a trait-like belief that certain bodily symptoms may have harmful consequences. 
D)  a fear that situations in which panic attacks occur will be devastating.

Question 10

What is one of the major ways the anxiety disorders differ from each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether they have a genetic component. 
B)  Whether they are treatable. 
C)  Whether there are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety symptoms involved. 
D)  Whether the disorder is associated with other anxiety disorders. 
A)  Whether they have a genetic component. 
B)  Whether they are treatable. 
C)  Whether there are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety symptoms involved. 
D)  Whether the disorder is associated with other anxiety disorders.

Question 11

As discussed in your text, much evidence now suggests a number of biological causal factors in obsessive-compulsive disorder including

Accepted Answer

A)  a minimal or absent genetic contribution. 
B)  abnormalities in the functioning of the basal ganglia. 
C)  abnormalities in dopamine systems. 
D)  decreased activity in the orbital frontal cortex. 
A)  a minimal or absent genetic contribution. 
B)  abnormalities in the functioning of the basal ganglia. 
C)  abnormalities in dopamine systems. 
D)  decreased activity in the orbital frontal cortex.

Question 12

What do the results of panic provocation agents tell us about panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

That no one neurobiological me

Question 13

Betty is hyper-aware of such bodily sensations as heart rate and respiration rate. When she perceives heart or breathing as getting faster she becomes afraid that she is having a heart attack. These thoughts make her symptoms worse and she has a panic attack. Betty's pattern of thinking best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive theory of panic. 
B)  the psychoanalytic theory of panic. 
C)  the importance of perceived control in panic disorder. 
D)  the role of the locus coeruleus in panic. 
A)  cognitive theory of panic. 
B)  the psychoanalytic theory of panic. 
C)  the importance of perceived control in panic disorder. 
D)  the role of the locus coeruleus in panic.

Question 14

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 15

Limited symptom attacks are

Accepted Answer

A)  a characteristic of panic disorder. 
B)  panic attacks consisting of fewer than four symptoms. 
C)  unpredictable somatic ailments. 
D)  typically seen in individuals with agoraphobia with panic. 
A)  a characteristic of panic disorder. 
B)  panic attacks consisting of fewer than four symptoms. 
C)  unpredictable somatic ailments. 
D)  typically seen in individuals with agoraphobia with panic.

Question 16

According to the behavioral viewpoint, compulsions are repeated because

Accepted Answer

A)  they act of engaging in the behavior is pleasurable. 
B)  they serve to reduce anxiety. 
C)  they are reflexive responses that can't be controlled. 
D)  they permit the expression of repressed urges. 
A)  they act of engaging in the behavior is pleasurable. 
B)  they serve to reduce anxiety. 
C)  they are reflexive responses that can't be controlled. 
D)  they permit the expression of repressed urges.

Question 17

Jessica spends much of her day counting or saying certain words to herself. When she is not doing this, she is checking whether she left her doors unlocked. These symptoms illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)  compulsions. 
B)  obsessions. 
C)  both obsessions (the counting and saying words) and compulsions (the checking). 
D)  neither obsessions nor compulsions. 
A)  compulsions. 
B)  obsessions. 
C)  both obsessions (the counting and saying words) and compulsions (the checking). 
D)  neither obsessions nor compulsions.

Question 18

What benefit do those with GAD derive from worrying?

Accepted Answer

Research has revealed that worrying does

Question 19

Virtual reality environments

Accepted Answer

A)  permit the use of a combination of exposure therapy, participant modeling, and stress inoculation. 
B)  have been shown to be effective in treating agoraphobia. 
C)  appear to be more effective in treating phobias than live exposure to the feared stimulus. 
D)  allow exposure therapy to be conducted in a simulated setting. 
A)  permit the use of a combination of exposure therapy, participant modeling, and stress inoculation. 
B)  have been shown to be effective in treating agoraphobia. 
C)  appear to be more effective in treating phobias than live exposure to the feared stimulus. 
D)  allow exposure therapy to be conducted in a simulated setting.

Question 20

Nicole's mother is terribly afraid of snakes. Although Nicole has never actually seen a snake, her mother has told her time and again to be careful to look for them when she is walking. Now Nicole has an intense fear of snakes and refuses to walk in the grass. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious conditioning of a phobia. 
B)  classical conditioning of a phobia. 
C)  operant conditioning of a phobia. 
D)  unconscious displacement of anxiety onto a phobic object. 
A)  vicarious conditioning of a phobia. 
B)  classical conditioning of a phobia. 
C)  operant conditioning of a phobia. 
D)  unconscious displacement of anxiety onto a phobic object.

Neuroticism

Quentin is seeking medication to treat his panic disorder. Due to Quentin's history of substance abuse, his doctor hesitates. After some consideration, the doctor is most likely to write Quentin a prescription for a ________, confident that abuse won't be an issue.

The basic emotion that involves activation of the "fight or flight" response is __________ .

Which of the following is one of the seven primary types of anxiety disorders recognized in the DSM-IV-TR?

Dagmar is a musician and she loves the fact that she constantly hears new melodies in her head. In fact, she cannot remember a time when she did not hear music. Why is this NOT an example of an obsession?

When Jill experienced her first panic attack, she felt as if she were outside of herself, watching herself struggle to catch her breath. Jill's sense of not being part of herself is one of the symptoms of a panic attack known as

Cognitive approaches to social phobia focus on

Some things seem to be consistent across all the different forms that obsessive-compulsive disorder takes. These include

Anxiety sensitivity is

What is one of the major ways the anxiety disorders differ from each other?

As discussed in your text, much evidence now suggests a number of biological causal factors in obsessive-compulsive disorder including

What do the results of panic provocation agents tell us about panic disorder?

Thought-action fusion is

Limited symptom attacks are

According to the behavioral viewpoint, compulsions are repeated because

Jessica spends much of her day counting or saying certain words to herself. When she is not doing this, she is checking whether she left her doors unlocked. These symptoms illustrate

What benefit do those with GAD derive from worrying?

Virtual reality environments

Nicole's mother is terribly afraid of snakes. Although Nicole has never actually seen a snake, her mother has told her time and again to be careful to look for them when she is walking. Now Nicole has an intense fear of snakes and refuses to walk in the grass. This is an example of

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Neuroticism

Quentin is seeking medication to treat his panic disorder. Due to Quentin's history of substance abuse, his doctor hesitates. After some consideration, the doctor is most likely to write Quentin a prescription for a ________, confident that abuse won't be an issue.

The basic emotion that involves activation of the "fight or flight" response is __________ .

Which of the following is one of the seven primary types of anxiety disorders recognized in the DSM-IV-TR?

Dagmar is a musician and she loves the fact that she constantly hears new melodies in her head. In fact, she cannot remember a time when she did not hear music. Why is this NOT an example of an obsession?

When Jill experienced her first panic attack, she felt as if she were outside of herself, watching herself struggle to catch her breath. Jill's sense of not being part of herself is one of the symptoms of a panic attack known as

Cognitive approaches to social phobia focus on

Some things seem to be consistent across all the different forms that obsessive-compulsive disorder takes. These include

Anxiety sensitivity is

What is one of the major ways the anxiety disorders differ from each other?

As discussed in your text, much evidence now suggests a number of biological causal factors in obsessive-compulsive disorder including

What do the results of panic provocation agents tell us about panic disorder?

Thought-action fusion is

Limited symptom attacks are

According to the behavioral viewpoint, compulsions are repeated because

Jessica spends much of her day counting or saying certain words to herself. When she is not doing this, she is checking whether she left her doors unlocked. These symptoms illustrate

What benefit do those with GAD derive from worrying?

Virtual reality environments

Nicole's mother is terribly afraid of snakes. Although Nicole has never actually seen a snake, her mother has told her time and again to be careful to look for them when she is walking. Now Nicole has an intense fear of snakes and refuses to walk in the grass. This is an example of

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

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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