Exam 8: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Specific phobias of such objects as refrigerators or cars are relatively rare because

Sally is focused on cleaning her home, which she does for 4 hours per day. In particular, the fringe on her rugs must be straight on both sides in all five rooms. This takes considerable time, and she often repeats this 10 to 12 times per day. Her experience is most symptomatic of ______ disorder.

______ people report experiencing a pounding heart and dizziness when they have a panic attack.

Approximately ______ of individuals who have OCD in childhood go on to have the disorder in adulthood.

According to Öhman and Mineka (2001), rhesus monkeys that have been born and bred entirely in the lab would be expected to show

The cognitive behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder usually involves

With respect to specific phobia, the MOST common natural phobia is fear of ______.

Anyone who experiences a panic attack qualifies for a diagnosis of panic disorder.

The DSM-5's social anxiety disorder is synonymous with the DSM-IV's ______.

Social anxiety disorder is BEST characterized by

Fear is processed via cortical and subcortical pathways.

As compared with its prevalence in women, obsessive-compulsive disorder is ______ prevalent in men.

In contrast to some of the other anxiety disorders, panic disorder reflects activity in such midbrain areas as the limbic system and the ______.

Five-year-old Evan cries when his mother turns to leave after walking him to school. He often tells his mother he has a "tummyache" and crawls into his mother's bed most nights. Based on this information, Evan may be diagnosed with ______ disorder.

Monozygotic twins show a higher concordance of anxiety disorders than dizygotic twins. This shows that

In their classic study, Öhman and Mineka (2001) examined

Individuals with anxiety tend to process neutral or ambiguous information as negative.

Michael is extremely fearful of germs. He sleeps in a special chamber at night, wears gloves, and will only eat food that he can unwrap. His symptoms are most characteristic of ______.

Although it is normal to experience at least some worry on a daily basis, individuals with generalized anxiety disorder experience worry that is ______.

Among individuals with anxiety disorders, the brain shows overactivity in the salience network and underactivity in the default network.