Exam 8: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Walter has an intense fear of speaking in public. Because he can only engage in one-on-one discussions, he has been passed over for promotions. He may be suffering from ______ disorder.

Phil's psychiatrist prescribes him a benzodiazepine for generalized anxiety disorder. "What does it do, exactly?" Phil asks. The psychiatrist begins by stating that the drug influences certain chemicals in his brain, then provides a more detailed explanation. Supply the more detailed explanation that Phil's psychiatrist probably provided.

Brittney has been having some trouble in school recently. She tells you that she has been preoccupied with her parents' health, her romantic relationship, her grades, her relationship with her roommate, and her finances for some time. She also tells you that she has begun avoiding things that make her worry and that negative things have been happening as a result. Brittney's case BEST exemplifies ______ disorder.

Mona is prescribed a benzodiazepine by her psychiatrist. Mona has MOST likely been diagnosed with ______ disorder.

______ is NOT categorized as an anxiety disorder in the DSM-5.

Fainting is sometimes seen in ______ phobias.

How might one explain anxiety disorders using an evolutionary approach? Support your answer by reviewing the research by Susan Mineka and her colleagues.

The neurotransmitter GABA

Obsession is to compulsion as ______ is to ______.

In prior editions of the DSM, agoraphobia was closely aligned with ______.

The gender difference in prevalence is smaller for height phobia than it is for other types of specific phobia.

A marked and persistent fear of evaluation by others across a number of situations is referred to as ______ disorder.

One of the more persistent physical symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder is poor muscle tone.

Along with depression, ______ disorder is the most frequently diagnosed mental illness in the United States.

Excoriation is to trichotillomania as ______ is to ______.

Anxiety is to panic as the ______ is to the ______.

People who suffer from ______ disorder are so preoccupied by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions that they are unable to function in their daily lives.

Holden has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. He has volunteered to participate in neuroscientific research comparing brain activity among people with anxiety disorders with brain activity among individuals who have not been diagnosed with a psychological disorder. Holden is most likely to show heightened activity in the brain's ______ network.

In Skinnerian terms, the notion that worry provides relief from stress responses suggests that worry in generalized anxiety disorder is maintained by ______.

Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy offer effective psychological treatment alternatives for many of the anxiety disorders. In one or two sentences, contrast the general focus and overall approach of exposure therapy with that of cognitive behavioral therapy. Illustrate the distinction with specific reference to the treatment of social anxiety disorder.