Question 1

Approximately----------------%of the population may be expected to develop an anxiety or anxiety-related disorder at some point in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 40 
C) 25 
D) 55 
E) 90 
A) 10 
B) 40 
C) 25 
D) 55 
E) 90

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) It afflicts more males than females. 
B) People having panic attacks often feel they are having a heart attack. 
C) The average age of onset is 25 years. 
D) It is often underdiagnosed by heath care professionals. 
E) It is often comorbid with other mental disorders. 
A) It afflicts more males than females. 
B) People having panic attacks often feel they are having a heart attack. 
C) The average age of onset is 25 years. 
D) It is often underdiagnosed by heath care professionals. 
E) It is often comorbid with other mental disorders.

Question 3

References to anxiety have been made since--------------- ,with the first references being made by--------------------- about------------------ .

Accepted Answer

A) Victorian era; Freud; a woman who feared men with cigars 
B) the Middle Ages; Paraclesus; people who feared possession 
C) the 18th century; Pinel; a patient with apparent agoraphobia 
D) late 1800's; Kraeplin; a patient with apparent OCD-related disorder 
E) beginning of history; Hippocrates; a man who feared flute music 
A) Victorian era; Freud; a woman who feared men with cigars 
B) the Middle Ages; Paraclesus; people who feared possession 
C) the 18th century; Pinel; a patient with apparent agoraphobia 
D) late 1800's; Kraeplin; a patient with apparent OCD-related disorder 
E) beginning of history; Hippocrates; a man who feared flute music

Question 4

Research shows that Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,which includes exposure,is significantly more effective than exposure alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One commonly used technique in cognitive restructuring involves the use of

Accepted Answer

A) response prevention. 
B) a fear hierarchy. 
C) dual representation. 
D) a thought record. 
E) exposure. 
A) response prevention. 
B) a fear hierarchy. 
C) dual representation. 
D) a thought record. 
E) exposure.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the five specifiers of specific phobia listed in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A) animal 
B) specific situation 
C) death 
D) blood injection 
E) environmental 
A) animal 
B) specific situation 
C) death 
D) blood injection 
E) environmental

Question 7

Worry imagery exposure was primarily developed for the treatment of------------.

Accepted Answer

A) social anxiety disorder 
B) generalized anxiety disorder 
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D) specific phobia 
E) panic disorder 
A) social anxiety disorder 
B) generalized anxiety disorder 
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D) specific phobia 
E) panic disorder

Question 8

Subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Contamination and Washing/Cleaning 
B) Hoarding 
C) Ordering/Symmetry 
D) Counting 
E) Checking 
A) Contamination and Washing/Cleaning 
B) Hoarding 
C) Ordering/Symmetry 
D) Counting 
E) Checking

Question 9

Briefly define obsessions and compulsions as they relate to obsessive-compulsive disorder.Provide two examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Obsessions: thoughts,images or impulses

Question 10

The neural circuit in fear / anxiety is believed to involve (from input to output):

Accepted Answer

A) sensory systems; frontal cortex; adrenal cortex; brain stem / spinal cord 
B) sensory systems; thalamus; amygdala; hypothalamus; midbrain; brain stem / spinal 
C) thalamus; hippocampus; basal ganglia; hypothalamus; brain stem / spinal 
D) thalamus; occipital cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem/spinal 
E) thalamus; temporal cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem / spinal 
A) sensory systems; frontal cortex; adrenal cortex; brain stem / spinal cord 
B) sensory systems; thalamus; amygdala; hypothalamus; midbrain; brain stem / spinal 
C) thalamus; hippocampus; basal ganglia; hypothalamus; brain stem / spinal 
D) thalamus; occipital cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem/spinal 
E) thalamus; temporal cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem / spinal

Question 11

are repetitive behaviours or cognitive acts performed in response to obsessions.

Accepted Answer

A) Repeats 
B) Checks 
C) Compulsions 
D) Reiterations 
E) Motor disturbances 
A) Repeats 
B) Checks 
C) Compulsions 
D) Reiterations 
E) Motor disturbances

Question 12

According to the Dugas,Gagnon,Ladouceur,and Freeston (1998)model of generalized anxiety disorder,which of the following is one of the key elements underlying the disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) excessive amounts of catecholamines 
B) intolerance of uncertainty 
C) thought-action fusions 
D) poor interpersonal relations 
E) catastrophic misinterpretation of bodily arousal 
A) excessive amounts of catecholamines 
B) intolerance of uncertainty 
C) thought-action fusions 
D) poor interpersonal relations 
E) catastrophic misinterpretation of bodily arousal

Question 13

For a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)the DSM-5 requires that the anxiety must be present more days than not for a period of at least

Accepted Answer

A) 1 year. 
B) 6 weeks. 
C) 6 months. 
D) 6 days. 
E) 3 years. 
A) 1 year. 
B) 6 weeks. 
C) 6 months. 
D) 6 days. 
E) 3 years.

Question 14

Cognitive factors associated with social anxiety disorder appear to involve

Accepted Answer

A) normal social information processing but negative beliefs about self and others. 
B) abnormal social information processing despite generally positive beliefs about self and others. 
C) abnormal social information processing. 
D) abnormal social information processing and negative beliefs about self and others. 
E) negative beliefs about self and others. 
A) normal social information processing but negative beliefs about self and others. 
B) abnormal social information processing despite generally positive beliefs about self and others. 
C) abnormal social information processing. 
D) abnormal social information processing and negative beliefs about self and others. 
E) negative beliefs about self and others.

Question 15

A physiological marker of PTSD is

Accepted Answer

A) decreased cortisol secretion. 
B) smaller frontal lobes. 
C) a smaller hypothalamus. 
D) increased cortisol secretion. 
E) an enlarged hippocampus. 
A) decreased cortisol secretion. 
B) smaller frontal lobes. 
C) a smaller hypothalamus. 
D) increased cortisol secretion. 
E) an enlarged hippocampus.

Question 16

The textbook cites research support for the following interpersonal factors as being involved in the anxiety and anxiety-related disorders:

Accepted Answer

A) parenting style / attachment style; parental criticism,overprotection,and control; peer victimization experiences in childhood 
B) harsh and inconsistent punishment; peer victimization experiences in early childhood 
C) coercive parental discipline techniques; over-crowded early social environment 
D) at least one parent with an anxiety disorder; over-crowded early social environment 
E) at least one parent with an anxiety disorder; early peer victimization 
A) parenting style / attachment style; parental criticism,overprotection,and control; peer victimization experiences in childhood 
B) harsh and inconsistent punishment; peer victimization experiences in early childhood 
C) coercive parental discipline techniques; over-crowded early social environment 
D) at least one parent with an anxiety disorder; over-crowded early social environment 
E) at least one parent with an anxiety disorder; early peer victimization

Question 17

Panic could be described as a "false alarm."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jim has a strong fear of eating in restaurants,but otherwise does not experience anxiety.His correct diagnosis would probably be

Accepted Answer

A) agoraphobia. 
B) non-generalized social anxiety disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety disorder. 
D) specific phobia. 
E) panic disorder. 
A) agoraphobia. 
B) non-generalized social anxiety disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety disorder. 
D) specific phobia. 
E) panic disorder.

Question 19

Panic is defined as an extreme------------------reaction that is triggered by a(n)---------------.

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety; future-oriented threat 
B) emotional; perceived threat 
C) fear; false alarm 
D) anxiety; false alarm 
E) emotional; imagined threat 
A) anxiety; future-oriented threat 
B) emotional; perceived threat 
C) fear; false alarm 
D) anxiety; false alarm 
E) emotional; imagined threat

Question 20

Concerning the risk factors for the development of PTSDappear to be the most powerful predictors.

Accepted Answer

A) childhood factors 
B) interpersonal traumas 
C) post-event factors 
D) psychiatric histories 
E) pre-event factors 
A) childhood factors 
B) interpersonal traumas 
C) post-event factors 
D) psychiatric histories 
E) pre-event factors

Approximately----------------%of the population may be expected to develop an anxiety or anxiety-related disorder at some point in their lives.

Which of the following is NOT true of panic disorder?

References to anxiety have been made since--------------- ,with the first references being made by--------------------- about------------------ .

Research shows that Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,which includes exposure,is significantly more effective than exposure alone.

One commonly used technique in cognitive restructuring involves the use of

Which of the following is NOT one of the five specifiers of specific phobia listed in the DSM-5?

Worry imagery exposure was primarily developed for the treatment of------------.

Subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder include all of the following except:

Briefly define obsessions and compulsions as they relate to obsessive-compulsive disorder.Provide two examples of each.

The neural circuit in fear / anxiety is believed to involve (from input to output):

are repetitive behaviours or cognitive acts performed in response to obsessions.

According to the Dugas,Gagnon,Ladouceur,and Freeston (1998)model of generalized anxiety disorder,which of the following is one of the key elements underlying the disorder?

For a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)the DSM-5 requires that the anxiety must be present more days than not for a period of at least

Cognitive factors associated with social anxiety disorder appear to involve

A physiological marker of PTSD is

The textbook cites research support for the following interpersonal factors as being involved in the anxiety and anxiety-related disorders:

Panic could be described as a "false alarm."

Jim has a strong fear of eating in restaurants,but otherwise does not experience anxiety.His correct diagnosis would probably be

Panic is defined as an extreme------------------reaction that is triggered by a(n)---------------.

Concerning the risk factors for the development of PTSDappear to be the most powerful predictors.

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Exam 5: Anxiety and Related Disorders

Approximately----------------%of the population may be expected to develop an anxiety or anxiety-related disorder at some point in their lives.

Which of the following is NOT true of panic disorder?

References to anxiety have been made since--------------- ,with the first references being made by--------------------- about------------------ .

Research shows that Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,which includes exposure,is significantly more effective than exposure alone.

One commonly used technique in cognitive restructuring involves the use of

Which of the following is NOT one of the five specifiers of specific phobia listed in the DSM-5?

Worry imagery exposure was primarily developed for the treatment of------------.

Subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder include all of the following except:

Briefly define obsessions and compulsions as they relate to obsessive-compulsive disorder.Provide two examples of each.

The neural circuit in fear / anxiety is believed to involve (from input to output):

are repetitive behaviours or cognitive acts performed in response to obsessions.

According to the Dugas,Gagnon,Ladouceur,and Freeston (1998)model of generalized anxiety disorder,which of the following is one of the key elements underlying the disorder?

For a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)the DSM-5 requires that the anxiety must be present more days than not for a period of at least

Cognitive factors associated with social anxiety disorder appear to involve

A physiological marker of PTSD is

The textbook cites research support for the following interpersonal factors as being involved in the anxiety and anxiety-related disorders:

Panic could be described as a "false alarm."

Jim has a strong fear of eating in restaurants,but otherwise does not experience anxiety.His correct diagnosis would probably be

Panic is defined as an extreme------------------reaction that is triggered by a(n)---------------.

Concerning the risk factors for the development of PTSDappear to be the most powerful predictors.

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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