Question 1

Which of the following is a typical symptom of panic attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hallucinations 
B)  Delusions 
C)  Fear of dying 
D)  Paranoia

Question 2

When Charissa was a young child, she stepped on a bee and was stung. Since that time, she has been terrified of flying insects and runs away if she sees any. According to the classical conditioning model, the bee was

Accepted Answer

A)  an unconditioned stimulus. 
B)  an unconditioned response. 
C)  a conditioned response. 
D)  a conditioned stimulus.

Question 3

One of the main problems with the worry in generalized anxiety disorders is

Accepted Answer

A)  it keeps people distracted from what is really bothering them. 
B)  it is a form of avoidance and prevents extinction. 
C)  it increases the effects of operant conditioning on their fears. 
D)  it keeps people with the disorder feeling happier than if they don't worry.

Question 4

Derek's moods have always seemed to be unpredictable and irrational. Nancy, who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, never knows when he is going to come home and yell at her and the kids. In family therapy it is revealed that Derek's moods are really not irrational, but a reflection of the day's sales at his store. Which of the following would be most likely to decrease Nancy's anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Derek can commit more money to advertising so as to increase sales. 
B)  Derek and Nancy should separate. 
C)  Derek could call home each day and let Nancy know how the day went. 
D)  Derek should sell the business.

Question 5

Neurotic behavior

Accepted Answer

A)  is maladaptive and means that a person is out of touch with reality. 
B)  is a current term, used to describe many disorders in the DSM-IV-TR. 
C)  is what we now refer to as "hysteria." 
D)  is maladaptive but means that a person is not out of touch with reality.

Question 6

James began having panic attacks immediately after his mother died suddenly. As they became more frequent, he began to fear going into public situations where they might occur. Now he is unable to leave his apartment and has others go out to shop for him. What is unusual about this case?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is unusual for a person with severe agoraphobia to be a man. 
B)  It is unusual for panic attacks to begin after a stressful life event. 
C)  It is unusual for fear of panic attacks to lead to agoraphobia. 
D)  There is nothing unusual about this case.

Question 7

The role of worry is now central to our understanding of __________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The role of worry is now central...

Question 8

Mark feels the need to tap everything within his arms reach twice. He doesn't have any particular thoughts associated with this, he just becomes anxious if he doesn't do it, because "something bad might happen." Mark

Accepted Answer

A)  does not have obsessive compulsive disorder. 
B)  has obsessive compulsive disorder. 
C)  has an unusual type of specific phobia. 
D)  has no disorder.

Question 9

Lauren is phobic of birds. Her therapist shows her how to approach a bird in a cage. The therapist then takes the bird out, pets it and feeds it. She then encourages Lauren to do the same behaviors. This type of procedure is called

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure therapy. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  participant modeling. 
D)  virtual reality therapy.

Question 10

Social phobia

Accepted Answer

A)  is characterized by significant fear of most social situations. 
B)  and antisocial personality commonly are comorbid disorders. 
C)  involves a fear of one or more specific social situations. 
D)  typically develops in childhood.

Question 11

Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction. 
B)  There is something wrong with their fight or flight system. 
C)  They are cognitively unable to make any other decision due to their disorder. 
D)  Their low self-esteem causes them to choose not to fight their fear.

Question 12

It is fairly easy to condition monkeys and humans to fear snakes but almost impossible to condition either to fear a flower. This supports the ________ theory of phobias.

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning 
B)  vicarious conditioning 
C)  preparedness 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 13

Which of the following provides evidence against a role for inherited factors in the development of phobias?

Accepted Answer

A)  The high concordance rate seen in fraternal twins 
B)  The impact of nonshared environmental factors 
C)  The preparedness hypothesis 
D)  The early onset of many phobic reactions

Question 14

Gradual exposure to feared cues is

Accepted Answer

A)  an old treatment for anxiety disorders that is no longer used. 
B)  a common component of treatment for all anxiety disorders. 
C)  likely to make someone with an anxiety disorder worse in the long term. 
D)  a useful treatment for phobias but not other anxiety disorders.

Question 15

Anxiety disorders

Accepted Answer

A)  exist only in technologically advanced cultures. 
B)  probably exist in all societies, but take different forms in different cultures. 
C)  are especially prevalent in Japan, where strong pressures exist to compete and succeed. 
D)  involve different causal factors in different cultures.

Question 16

Which of the following seems to be the best treatment for phobias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exposure therapy 
B)  Psychoanalysis 
C)  Cognitive restructuring 
D)  Family therapy

Question 17

Discuss the difference between fear and anxiety.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the difference between fear and anxiety....

Question 18

Kayla has just started college and wants to make friends. She refuses to go to large parties because she is afraid that she will blush and sweat, and that other people will laugh at her. She is fine when talking to people in one-on-one settings. Kayla's most likely diagnosis is

Accepted Answer

A)  social phobia. 
B)  specific phobia, situational type. 
C)  agoraphobia without history of panic disorder. 
D)  generalized social phobia.

Question 19

"Fear of fear," fear of anger and depression, and fear of internal bodily sensations are all cognitive causal explanations for

Accepted Answer

A)  social phobia. 
B)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D)  agoraphobia.

Question 20

_____________ are persistent and strong fears triggered by specific objects or
situations that are unreasonable.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ are persistent and strong fears triggered...

Exam 6: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders