Exam 8: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Mineka's model of anxiety disorders suggests that "biological vulnerabilities such as genetics and temperament combine with prior learning vulnerabilities such as social, cultural, and prior learning." This statement suggests that Mineka's model BEST represents a ______ approach to psychopathology.

One disadvantage to treating generalized anxiety disorder with benzodiazepines is that

Juliette has a disabling fear of dogs. Describe how a psychotherapist might treat Juliette's phobia.

Several times in the past 2 months, Petra has experienced a racing heart, intense fear that something horrible is about to happen, and an inability to breathe. Petra most likely is suffering from ______ disorder.

Define cognitive bias. Explain how anxiety disorders may be associated with a cognitive bias. Describe the "threat" version of the Stroop task and the dot-probe task. Explain how these laboratory tasks may be used to assess cognitive bias among individuals with anxiety disorders.

Increased GABA levels in the brain would be expected to

Of the psychological treatments, ______ therapy has shown the most promise in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.

Panic attacks always occur in the presence of real danger.

Currently, the MOST common psychological treatment for generalized anxiety disorder is ______ therapy.

______ is NOT one of the anxiety disorders.

In ______ disorder, an individual experiences distress when he or she is not at home or in the presence of an attachment figure.

Brett has an intense, irrational fear of needles and other sharp objects. Brett might be diagnosed with ______.

Compulsions are

A plausible estimate of the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder among adults is 1 adult in ______.

Body ______ disorder is characterized by an excessive preoccupation with one's physical appearance.

Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is most symptomatic of ______ disorder.

Which stimulus should be MOST easily learned as a specific phobia?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder.

According to the text, the earliest anxiety disorder to emerge during childhood is ______.

Traditionally, obsessive-compulsive disorder has been considered an example of a(n) ______ disorder.