Question 1

Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uncued panic attacks 
B)  Depersonalization 
C)  Panic attacks, cued and uncued, consisting of at least 6 of the 13 symptoms of a panic attack 
D)  Derealization 
A)  Uncued panic attacks 
B)  Depersonalization 
C)  Panic attacks, cued and uncued, consisting of at least 6 of the 13 symptoms of a panic attack 
D)  Derealization

Question 2

Describe the purpose of exposure therapy for specific phobia.

Accepted Answer

To place people in the situati

Question 3

If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that

Accepted Answer

A)  suppressed the activity of the locus coeruleus in the brain stem and the central gray in the midbrain. 
B)  decreased GABA levels while increasing norepinephrine. 
C)  increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin. 
D)  decreased serotonin levels and suppressed activity in the locus coeruleus. 
A)  suppressed the activity of the locus coeruleus in the brain stem and the central gray in the midbrain. 
B)  decreased GABA levels while increasing norepinephrine. 
C)  increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin. 
D)  decreased serotonin levels and suppressed activity in the locus coeruleus.

Question 4

The new DSM classification, which omits the concept of neurosis, is an improvement because

Accepted Answer

A)  each category now has a specific effective treatment. 
B)  now anxiety disorders are identified regardless of whether anxiety symptoms are expressed. 
C)  diagnostic criteria are now based on shared, observable symptoms and are more clearly defined. 
D)  each category is made up of symptoms that have one causal origin. 
A)  each category now has a specific effective treatment. 
B)  now anxiety disorders are identified regardless of whether anxiety symptoms are expressed. 
C)  diagnostic criteria are now based on shared, observable symptoms and are more clearly defined. 
D)  each category is made up of symptoms that have one causal origin.

Question 5

What is necessary for a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

In order to be diagnosed with generalize

Question 6

Most social phobics

Accepted Answer

A)  can identify the origin of their social phobia. 
B)  have no other anxiety or mood disorders. 
C)  are men. 
D)  abuse alcohol. 
A)  can identify the origin of their social phobia. 
B)  have no other anxiety or mood disorders. 
C)  are men. 
D)  abuse alcohol.

Question 7

Neurobiological factors involved in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder provide evidence for the hypothesis that

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A)  both disorders are caused by an excess of the GABA neurotransmitter. 
B)  fear and anxiety are fundamentally distinct. 
C)  the two disorders are genetically identical. 
D)  panic may be an acute version of generalized anxiety disorder. 
A)  both disorders are caused by an excess of the GABA neurotransmitter. 
B)  fear and anxiety are fundamentally distinct. 
C)  the two disorders are genetically identical. 
D)  panic may be an acute version of generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 8

Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of contamination 
B)  Counting over and over 
C)  Hand washing 
D)  Double checking locked doors 
A)  Fear of contamination 
B)  Counting over and over 
C)  Hand washing 
D)  Double checking locked doors

Question 9

According to the psychoanalytic view, what makes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) different from specific phobias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense mechanisms are not functional in GAD. 
B)  Different defense mechanisms are employed by those with GAD and those with specific phobias. 
C)  The underlying conflict in GAD is between the ego and the superego, while it is between the id and ego in specific phobias. 
D)  Individuals with specific phobias suffer from self-hate and project this emotion on the feared stimulus. 
A)  Defense mechanisms are not functional in GAD. 
B)  Different defense mechanisms are employed by those with GAD and those with specific phobias. 
C)  The underlying conflict in GAD is between the ego and the superego, while it is between the id and ego in specific phobias. 
D)  Individuals with specific phobias suffer from self-hate and project this emotion on the feared stimulus.

Question 10

Agoraphobics are highly likely to have all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant personality disorder. 
B)  alcohol abuse. 
C)  depression. 
D)  neurotic personality disorder. 
A)  avoidant personality disorder. 
B)  alcohol abuse. 
C)  depression. 
D)  neurotic personality disorder.

Question 11

Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  The presence of compulsive behaviors 
B)  A persistent awareness of the irrational nature of the obsessions experienced 
C)  Evidence of psychosis 
D)  The symptomatic behavior causes distress 
A)  The presence of compulsive behaviors 
B)  A persistent awareness of the irrational nature of the obsessions experienced 
C)  Evidence of psychosis 
D)  The symptomatic behavior causes distress

Question 12

Which of the following provides a unique challenge when trying to eliminate the obsessions seen in OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client is likely to feel that his or her concerns are justified. 
B)  Attempting to not think about something may lead to thinking about it more. 
C)  Obsessions are likely to only be experienced under certain environmental conditions. 
D)  Medications are ineffective in suppressing obsessions. 
A)  The client is likely to feel that his or her concerns are justified. 
B)  Attempting to not think about something may lead to thinking about it more. 
C)  Obsessions are likely to only be experienced under certain environmental conditions. 
D)  Medications are ineffective in suppressing obsessions.

Question 13

Why do many people with panic disorder continue to believe they are having a heart attack despite the fact that they never have had one?

Accepted Answer

A)  They continue to go through classical conditioned learning experiences each time they have a panic attack. 
B)  They tend to engage in "safety behaviors" that they believe are the reason the catastrophe didn't happen. 
C)  They tell themselves that physicians may have missed earlier heart attacks. 
D)  They have such a high level of fear that learning is not possible. 
A)  They continue to go through classical conditioned learning experiences each time they have a panic attack. 
B)  They tend to engage in "safety behaviors" that they believe are the reason the catastrophe didn't happen. 
C)  They tell themselves that physicians may have missed earlier heart attacks. 
D)  They have such a high level of fear that learning is not possible.

Question 14

Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves. Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both boys are likely to develop a phobia because of the traumatic nature of the event. 
B)  Casey is more likely to develop a phobia because his schema of dogs has been violated. 
C)  Casey is less likely to develop a phobia because he has had lots of earlier positive experiences with dogs. 
D)  It will depend on which boy is more sensitive to pain. 
A)  Both boys are likely to develop a phobia because of the traumatic nature of the event. 
B)  Casey is more likely to develop a phobia because his schema of dogs has been violated. 
C)  Casey is less likely to develop a phobia because he has had lots of earlier positive experiences with dogs. 
D)  It will depend on which boy is more sensitive to pain.

Question 15

Which of the following would be an example of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Julie jumped when she saw the snake. 
B)  Hilda dreaded walking home alone. 
C)  Carl was certain that the food was poisoned. 
D)  The voices in Paul's head told him he should be afraid. 
A)  Julie jumped when she saw the snake. 
B)  Hilda dreaded walking home alone. 
C)  Carl was certain that the food was poisoned. 
D)  The voices in Paul's head told him he should be afraid.

Question 16

Discuss the theory of evolutionary preparedness and how it may apply to specific phobia, social phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Accepted Answer

Our evolutionary history has affected th

Question 17

"Repeated stimulation of the limbic system by discharges from the locus coeruleus may lower the threshold for later experiences of anxiety. Then, through learning, controlled by the prefrontal cortex, the person actively avoids fearful situations." This quotation most clearly refers to the biological processes involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  panic disorder with agoraphobia. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  social phobia. 
A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  panic disorder with agoraphobia. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  social phobia.

Question 18

An evolutionary psychologist might say, "The unique physiological response in this disorder, involving fainting at the sight of the feared object, may have evolved because fainting might inhibit further attack from a predator." What disorder is being discussed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood-injection-injury phobia 
B)  Agoraphobia with panic attacks 
C)  Social phobia 
D)  Animal phobia 
A)  Blood-injection-injury phobia 
B)  Agoraphobia with panic attacks 
C)  Social phobia 
D)  Animal phobia

Question 19

Fear is a basic emotion that involves

Accepted Answer

A)  concern about the future. 
B)  the activation of the "fight or flight" response. 
C)  negative thoughts, but not a change in physiological arousal. 
D)  a complex blend of negative mood and self-preoccupation. 
A)  concern about the future. 
B)  the activation of the "fight or flight" response. 
C)  negative thoughts, but not a change in physiological arousal. 
D)  a complex blend of negative mood and self-preoccupation.

Question 20

High levels of anxiety sensitivity

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the risk of all types of anxiety disorder. 
B)  are seen in all who develop agoraphobia. 
C)  are a diathesis for panic attacks. 
D)  can be effectively treated with drugs that minimize noradrenergic function. 
A)  increase the risk of all types of anxiety disorder. 
B)  are seen in all who develop agoraphobia. 
C)  are a diathesis for panic attacks. 
D)  can be effectively treated with drugs that minimize noradrenergic function.

Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of panic disorder?

Describe the purpose of exposure therapy for specific phobia.

If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that

The new DSM classification, which omits the concept of neurosis, is an improvement because

What is necessary for a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder?

Most social phobics

Neurobiological factors involved in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder provide evidence for the hypothesis that

Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

According to the psychoanalytic view, what makes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) different from specific phobias?

Agoraphobics are highly likely to have all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of OCD?

Which of the following provides a unique challenge when trying to eliminate the obsessions seen in OCD?

Why do many people with panic disorder continue to believe they are having a heart attack despite the fact that they never have had one?

Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves. Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?

Which of the following would be an example of anxiety?

Discuss the theory of evolutionary preparedness and how it may apply to specific phobia, social phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

An evolutionary psychologist might say, "The unique physiological response in this disorder, involving fainting at the sight of the feared object, may have evolved because fainting might inhibit further attack from a predator." What disorder is being discussed?

Fear is a basic emotion that involves

High levels of anxiety sensitivity

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Exam 6: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of panic disorder?

Describe the purpose of exposure therapy for specific phobia.

If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that

The new DSM classification, which omits the concept of neurosis, is an improvement because

What is necessary for a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder?

Most social phobics

Neurobiological factors involved in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder provide evidence for the hypothesis that

Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

According to the psychoanalytic view, what makes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) different from specific phobias?

Agoraphobics are highly likely to have all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of OCD?

Which of the following provides a unique challenge when trying to eliminate the obsessions seen in OCD?

Why do many people with panic disorder continue to believe they are having a heart attack despite the fact that they never have had one?

Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves. Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?

Which of the following would be an example of anxiety?

Discuss the theory of evolutionary preparedness and how it may apply to specific phobia, social phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

An evolutionary psychologist might say, "The unique physiological response in this disorder, involving fainting at the sight of the feared object, may have evolved because fainting might inhibit further attack from a predator." What disorder is being discussed?

Fear is a basic emotion that involves

High levels of anxiety sensitivity

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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