Question 1

Gina has social phobia. Now, in an effort to overcome her social fear, she is awkward, frequently commits faux pas by avoiding eye contact and struggling to respond effectively when given compliments. This is an illustration of:

Accepted Answer

A) A predisposing biological factor 
B) Preparedness 
C) Social skills deficits in social anxiety disorder 
D) Cognitive bias in social anxiety disorder

Question 2

Dental phobia is universally recognized as part of the blood-injury-injection phobia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Results Mental Health Supplement of the Ontario Health Survey indicated that social anxiety disorder was positively correlated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Dropping out of school 
B) Number of siblings in the home 
C) Poor physical health 
D) None of the above

Question 4

In the case study of Margot Paul, the elderly woman from P.E.I. who suffered from agoraphobia, Margot traced her anxiety back to:

Accepted Answer

A) Her divorce 
B) Being sexually assaulted during childhood 
C) A genetic susceptibility in her family 
D) Basic cultural differences involving the class of rural and urban lifestyles

Question 5

When Fay has a panic attack, in addition to heart palpitations and laboured breathing, she worries that she's going crazy and may die. When Kelly has a panic attack, she gets really sweaty, nauseous, dizzy, and feels like she's choking. How is it possible that both women have the same diagnosis but none of the same symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A) It's not - neither of them has enough symptoms to have panic disorder 
B) Kelly has panic disorder and Fay has generalized anxiety disorder 
C) There are 13 symptoms for panic disorder and you only need to have 4 
D) There are 8 symptoms for panic disorder and you only need to have 4

Question 6

Lily lives in China; she has a terrifying fear that she will die from loss of body heat, a culture-bound disorder termed:

Accepted Answer

A) Taijin kyofusho 
B) Amok 
C) Yin-yang 
D) Pa-leng

Question 7

What may be a factor in why people don't seek treatment for anxiety disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) They are worried that they will be hospitalized 
B) They don't recognize the symptoms of anxiety disorders 
C) They are worried that their insurance won't cover treatment 
D) They don't avoid seeking treatment - anxiety disorders are the most frequently treated disorders

Question 8

The exclusive presence of cued panic attacks would suggest a diagnosis of:

Accepted Answer

A) Panic disorder with agoraphobia 
B) Panic disorder without agoraphobia 
C) Specific phobia 
D) Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 9

Students high in social anxiety disorder are:

Accepted Answer

A) High in self-criticism 
B) Trying to be perfect 
C) Unaware of the image they present to others 
D) Typically high achievers

Question 10

Hillary is beginning behavioural treatment for blood-injection phobia. She is most likely to begin therapy by

Accepted Answer

A) learning to relax deeply. 
B) use flooding in order to increase sympathetic nervous system activity. 
C) learning to tense her muscles when she is about to have an injection. 
D) none of the above; behaviourists have not yet found effective methods for treating this particular type of phobia.

Question 11

Benzodiazepines are used to treat both anxiety and mood disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Regarding anxiety disorders among Canadian university students, Norton et al. (2008)found that university students who meet the DSM-IV criteria for a panic attack had experienced _____ panic attacks on average over the previous year.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6

Question 13

University students can get help for mental health problems at counselling centres on campus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many therapies for anxiety disorders include some element of exposure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Several learning theories explain the development and maintenance of phobias. How would different learning theories explain the development and maintenance of a university student in Canada's fear of dogs?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Several learning theories explain the development and...

Question 16

In 1994, an Ontario provincial survey found that ____ of women and ____ of men suffered from anxiety disorders in the previous year.

Accepted Answer

A) 7% and 2% 
B) 9% and 4% 
C) 13% and 7% 
D) 16% and 9%

Question 17

Symptoms of a panic attack are very similar to those of a heart attack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Erica is constantly pre-occupied by worry; worry is the ________________ component of anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) physiological 
B) behavioural 
C) cognitive 
D) main

Question 19

Leticia was working out when she was suddenly seized by panic. She remembers her heart beating really fast, sweating, and feeling short of breath. Now, whenever she thinks about going to the gym, she remembers that feeling and does not go. This is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) the fear of fear hypothesis. 
B) a vicious circle of fear increasing ANS activation, which in turn is catastrophically interpreted, increasing anxiety. 
C) agoraphobia. 
D) excessive attempts to relax that fail.

Question 20

Lifetime prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A) 2-8% 
B) 4-7% 
C) 3-10% 
D) 0)5%-3%

Exam 5: Anxiety Disorders

Gina has social phobia. Now, in an effort to overcome her social fear, she is awkward, frequently commits faux pas by avoiding eye contact and struggling to respond effectively when given compliments. This is an illustration of:

Dental phobia is universally recognized as part of the blood-injury-injection phobia.

Results Mental Health Supplement of the Ontario Health Survey indicated that social anxiety disorder was positively correlated with:

In the case study of Margot Paul, the elderly woman from P.E.I. who suffered from agoraphobia, Margot traced her anxiety back to:

Lily lives in China; she has a terrifying fear that she will die from loss of body heat, a culture-bound disorder termed:

What may be a factor in why people don't seek treatment for anxiety disorders?

The exclusive presence of cued panic attacks would suggest a diagnosis of:

Students high in social anxiety disorder are:

Hillary is beginning behavioural treatment for blood-injection phobia. She is most likely to begin therapy by

Benzodiazepines are used to treat both anxiety and mood disorders.

Regarding anxiety disorders among Canadian university students, Norton et al. (2008) found that university students who meet the DSM-IV criteria for a panic attack had experienced _____ panic attacks on average over the previous year.

University students can get help for mental health problems at counselling centres on campus.

Many therapies for anxiety disorders include some element of exposure.

Several learning theories explain the development and maintenance of phobias. How would different learning theories explain the development and maintenance of a university student in Canada's fear of dogs?

In 1994, an Ontario provincial survey found that of women and of men suffered from anxiety disorders in the previous year.

Symptoms of a panic attack are very similar to those of a heart attack.

Erica is constantly pre-occupied by worry; worry is the ________________ component of anxiety.

Leticia was working out when she was suddenly seized by panic. She remembers her heart beating really fast, sweating, and feeling short of breath. Now, whenever she thinks about going to the gym, she remembers that feeling and does not go. This is best explained by

Lifetime prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder is: