Exam 8: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

In a modification of the ______ effect, an individual takes longer to name the color of an anxiety-related word than the color of a neutral word.

Compulsions function mainly to

The cognitive avoidance model of generalized anxiety disorder states that

As compared with its prevalence among men, generalized anxiety disorder is ______ as common among women.

Martha's sister has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Martha's risk of developing the disorder is about ______ times her risk if she had no relatives diagnosed with the disorder.

The symptoms of separation anxiety disorder do NOT include

Compared with nonanxious individuals, individuals with social anxiety disorder would be expected to show increased ______ activity in response to an angry face.

"I can't stop worrying. I worry all the time. It seems so pointless, but there must be a reason," a client tells his or her therapist. Draw on (1) research comparing worry among people with generalized anxiety disorders with worry among normal controls and (2) the cognitive avoidance model of generalized anxiety disorder to suggest what the therapist might tell the client with respect to worry.