Question 1

Bob is a student who appears to be an extreme procrastinator but actually has a fear of writing. Bob suffers from:

Accepted Answer

A) Alphaphobia 
B) Ergasiophobia 
C) Agoraphobia 
D) Anglophobia

Question 2

When about to get a needle, people with blood-and-injection phobias are encouraged to:

Accepted Answer

A) Relax 
B) Tense-up 
C) Cognitively distract themselves 
D) Take a sedative

Question 3

Stansfeld et al. (2008)revealed that the prevalence of social anxiety disorder was higher among people who:

Accepted Answer

A) Had never married or had divorced 
B) Not completed secondary education 
C) Reported low quality of life 
D) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a feared type of situation for an individual with social anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Giving a speech in class 
B) Sitting on a bus during rush hour 
C) Going to a movie 
D) Asking for directions on campus

Question 5

Cook and Mineka's study of prepared learning and observational learning showed that monkeys:

Accepted Answer

A) Could not learn fear via observational learning 
B) Will imitate a fearful reaction to a toy snake, a toy crocodile, a toy rabbit, and toy flowers 
C) Will imitate a fearful reaction to a toy snake and a toy crocodile, but not to toy flowers 
D) None of the above

Question 6

Social anxiety disorder is linked with dropping out of school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In regard to panic, the locus ceruleus

Accepted Answer

A) is likely to be undersensitive. 
B) causes panic by stimulating noradrenergic activity. 
C) is hypothesized to be associated with greater noradrenergic activity. 
D) exhibits lower glucose metabolism.

Question 8

For which phobia(s)is virtual reality exposure therapy more effective than in-vivo exposure therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Small animal phobias 
B) Blood-injection-injury phobias 
C) Fear of flying 
D) Claustrophobia

Question 9

According to recent MRI research, anxiety sensitivity seems to be related to how people:

Accepted Answer

A) Process threats 
B) Interpret sounds 
C) Process images of animals 
D) Interpret their symptoms

Question 10

Cognitive and behavioural therapies for phobias are unified by their emphasis upon:

Accepted Answer

A) Exploration of unconscious factors 
B) Training in relaxation procedures 
C) Direct contact with the feared situation 
D) Medication to reduce anxiety

Question 11

Cognitive theories do not support the development of social anxiety disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A study of six anxiety disorders identified in the Virginia Adult Twin Study of Psychiatric and Substance Use concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A) GAD was influenced primarily from the environment 
B) GAD was influenced primarily from genetics 
C) GAD had a genetic component for females only 
D) GAD had a genetic component for both males and females

Question 13

Researchers are interested to find out whether the beneficial effects of randomized-controlled trials (RTc)show to be effective in real-world clinical practices. van Ingen et al. (2009)found in their meta-analysis of 11 effectiveness studies on the treatment of anxiety disorders that:

Accepted Answer

A) CBT interventions are generalize to real-world clinical practice 
B) IPT interventions are generalize to real-world clinical practice 
C) Modeling interventions are generalize to real-world clinical practice 
D) All of the above

Question 14

Denise is undergoing therapy for social anxiety disorder. Part of the therapy involves making an effort to directly challenge the thought that she is being appraised negatively whenever she is in public. She is most likely receiving:

Accepted Answer

A) Flooding therapy 
B) Cognitive therapy 
C) Modeling therapy 
D) Psychodynamic therapy

Question 15

Separation anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects:

Accepted Answer

A) Children 
B) Adults 
C) Children and adults 
D) Separation anxiety disorder is not really an anxiety disorder - it's a normal experience of childhood

Question 16

Teachman and Woody (2003)found that spider phobia

Accepted Answer

A) is associated with agoraphobia. 
B) is associated with social fears. 
C) is associated with unconscious themes of disgust and threat. 
D) is associated with heightened introspection and rumination.

Question 17

Kinley et al. (2009)examined the CCHS data to identify the correlates for panic attacks among Canadians. The researchers found the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Poor overall functioning 
B) Suicidal ideation 
C) Psychological distress 
D) Activity increases

Question 18

Dr. Snivel specializes in treating patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). He notices that his patients worry uncontrollably and therefore their worries become excessive, which has him wondering whether it's necessary for both excessive and uncontrollable worry to be part of the diagnosis. Dr. Snivel's thinking is:

Accepted Answer

A) Pretty radical - those are the hallmark symptoms of GAD 
B) Consistent with recent research that questions the same thing 
C) Inconsistent with recent research that confirms the importance of both symptoms 
D) Pretty boring - it's been long established that you only need one of those symptoms for a diagnosis

Question 19

Research by Olsson and Phelps (2004)suggests that Pavlovian conditioning and observational learning

Accepted Answer

A) work independently in the development of fear responses. 
B) work in combination to develop phobias when observing another person's fear response. 
C) work in combination to develop phobias only when there is conscious stimulus awareness. 
D) play no role in the development of phobias.

Question 20

Michael has a big psychology exam coming up. Every time he sits down to study, he flashes back to what happened during his last exam; he was sweating profusely, the pencil kept slipping from his hand, and he drew blanks for several questions he knew well, which led him to believe he was going to fail. He is now worried the same thing will happen with his next exam. Michael is most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) Generalized anxiety disorder 
B) Test anxiety 
C) Pre-emptive anxiety 
D) A normal reaction to an upcoming exam

Exam 5: Anxiety Disorders

Bob is a student who appears to be an extreme procrastinator but actually has a fear of writing. Bob suffers from:

When about to get a needle, people with blood-and-injection phobias are encouraged to:

Stansfeld et al. (2008) revealed that the prevalence of social anxiety disorder was higher among people who:

Which of the following is NOT a feared type of situation for an individual with social anxiety disorder?

Cook and Mineka's study of prepared learning and observational learning showed that monkeys:

Social anxiety disorder is linked with dropping out of school.

In regard to panic, the locus ceruleus

For which phobia(s) is virtual reality exposure therapy more effective than in-vivo exposure therapy?

According to recent MRI research, anxiety sensitivity seems to be related to how people:

Cognitive and behavioural therapies for phobias are unified by their emphasis upon:

Cognitive theories do not support the development of social anxiety disorders.

A study of six anxiety disorders identified in the Virginia Adult Twin Study of Psychiatric and Substance Use concluded that:

Researchers are interested to find out whether the beneficial effects of randomized-controlled trials (RTc) show to be effective in real-world clinical practices. van Ingen et al. (2009) found in their meta-analysis of 11 effectiveness studies on the treatment of anxiety disorders that:

Denise is undergoing therapy for social anxiety disorder. Part of the therapy involves making an effort to directly challenge the thought that she is being appraised negatively whenever she is in public. She is most likely receiving:

Separation anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects:

Teachman and Woody (2003) found that spider phobia

Kinley et al. (2009) examined the CCHS data to identify the correlates for panic attacks among Canadians. The researchers found the following EXCEPT:

Research by Olsson and Phelps (2004) suggests that Pavlovian conditioning and observational learning