Question 1

Which interpersonal characteristic has been found to weaken response to cognitive-behavioral treatment in OCD patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family members lack of engagement in the patient's treatment 
B)  Symptom accommodation 
C)  An enmeshed family 
D)  Neither of the above 
A)  Family members lack of engagement in the patient's treatment 
B)  Symptom accommodation 
C)  An enmeshed family 
D)  Neither of the above B

Question 2

Habituation is ...

Accepted Answer

A)  When family members accommodate an OCD individual's obsessions and compulsions, and thereby maintain them. 
B)  When anxiety decreases after repeated exposure to a feared stimulus without the performance of compulsive behavior. 
C)  What differentiates OCD from trichotillomania. 
D)  Often accompanied by a worsening of symptoms. 
A)  When family members accommodate an OCD individual's obsessions and compulsions, and thereby maintain them. 
B)  When anxiety decreases after repeated exposure to a feared stimulus without the performance of compulsive behavior. 
C)  What differentiates OCD from trichotillomania. 
D)  Often accompanied by a worsening of symptoms. B

Question 3

Which of the following is more characteristic of cognitive therapy for OCD than it is for exposure with response prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  A gradual progression from moderate to more distressing stimuli. 
B)  A focus on generalization during the final sessions. 
C)  A combination of in vivo and ex vivo exposure. 
D)  Use of Socratic questioning to challenge obsessional thoughts. 
A)  A gradual progression from moderate to more distressing stimuli. 
B)  A focus on generalization during the final sessions. 
C)  A combination of in vivo and ex vivo exposure. 
D)  Use of Socratic questioning to challenge obsessional thoughts. D

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding the course of OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Symptoms will often spontaneously remit even if untreated. 
B)  If successfully treated, symptoms are likely to never recur. 
C)  Symptoms are likely to intensify during periods of stress. 
D)  Functioning, particularly academic or occupational functioning, is rarely affected in the long run. 
A)  Symptoms will often spontaneously remit even if untreated. 
B)  If successfully treated, symptoms are likely to never recur. 
C)  Symptoms are likely to intensify during periods of stress. 
D)  Functioning, particularly academic or occupational functioning, is rarely affected in the long run.

Question 5

Which of the following is a domain of dysfunctional beliefs in OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obsessional thinking 
B)  Perfectionism/intolerance of uncertainty 
C)  Insight 
D)  Hopelessness 
A)  Obsessional thinking 
B)  Perfectionism/intolerance of uncertainty 
C)  Insight 
D)  Hopelessness

Question 6

SSRIs are currently the most effective treatment for OCD, at least in so far as symptom reduction is concerned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not true regarding the demographics of OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males predominate over females at a two to one ratio. 
B)  While onset is often in early adulthood, childhood and adolescent onset is not rare. 
C)  Mean age of onset is earlier in males. 
D)  Lifetime prevalence is estimated at somewhere between 0.7% and 2.9%. 
A)  Males predominate over females at a two to one ratio. 
B)  While onset is often in early adulthood, childhood and adolescent onset is not rare. 
C)  Mean age of onset is earlier in males. 
D)  Lifetime prevalence is estimated at somewhere between 0.7% and 2.9%.

Question 8

In the learning model of OCD, which of the following is thought to maintain compulsive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operant conditioning 
B)  Punishment 
C)  Negative expressed emotion 
D)  An excess of postsynaptic serotonin receptors 
A)  Operant conditioning 
B)  Punishment 
C)  Negative expressed emotion 
D)  An excess of postsynaptic serotonin receptors

Question 9

Which of the following is not commonly assessed prior to beginning CBT treatment of OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repressed childhood experiences. 
B)  Obsessional stimuli. 
C)  Antecedents of compulsive behaviors. 
D)  Avoidance behaviors. 
A)  Repressed childhood experiences. 
B)  Obsessional stimuli. 
C)  Antecedents of compulsive behaviors. 
D)  Avoidance behaviors.

Question 10

It is thought that family interaction patterns are unimportant in predicting clinical outcomes in the treatment of OCD.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not characteristic of compulsions in OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reduce anxiety when performed. 
B)  They can often be linked to obsessional thoughts. 
C)  They are done in a mechanical and automatic way. 
D)  Individuals often have insight into the excessive and irrational nature of their compulsive behavior. 
A)  They reduce anxiety when performed. 
B)  They can often be linked to obsessional thoughts. 
C)  They are done in a mechanical and automatic way. 
D)  Individuals often have insight into the excessive and irrational nature of their compulsive behavior.

Which interpersonal characteristic has been found to weaken response to cognitive-behavioral treatment in OCD patients?

Habituation is ...

Which of the following is more characteristic of cognitive therapy for OCD than it is for exposure with response prevention?

Which of the following is true regarding the course of OCD?

Which of the following is a domain of dysfunctional beliefs in OCD?

SSRIs are currently the most effective treatment for OCD, at least in so far as symptom reduction is concerned.

Which of the following is not true regarding the demographics of OCD?

In the learning model of OCD, which of the following is thought to maintain compulsive behavior?

Which of the following is not commonly assessed prior to beginning CBT treatment of OCD?

It is thought that family interaction patterns are unimportant in predicting clinical outcomes in the treatment of OCD.

Which of the following is not characteristic of compulsions in OCD?

Diagnosis: Conceptual Issues and Controversies

Social Anxiety Disorder

Panic Disorder PD

Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorders BD

Sleep-Wake Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Psychosis Spectrum

Alcohol Use Disorder

Eating Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions

Borderline Personality Disorder Bpd

Psychopathy As Psychopathology

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Exam 5: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Which interpersonal characteristic has been found to weaken response to cognitive-behavioral treatment in OCD patients?

Habituation is ...

Which of the following is more characteristic of cognitive therapy for OCD than it is for exposure with response prevention?

Which of the following is true regarding the course of OCD?

Which of the following is a domain of dysfunctional beliefs in OCD?

SSRIs are currently the most effective treatment for OCD, at least in so far as symptom reduction is concerned.

Which of the following is not true regarding the demographics of OCD?

In the learning model of OCD, which of the following is thought to maintain compulsive behavior?

Which of the following is not commonly assessed prior to beginning CBT treatment of OCD?

It is thought that family interaction patterns are unimportant in predicting clinical outcomes in the treatment of OCD.

Which of the following is not characteristic of compulsions in OCD?

Diagnosis: Conceptual Issues and Controversies

Social Anxiety Disorder

Panic Disorder PD

Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorders BD

Sleep-Wake Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Psychosis Spectrum

Alcohol Use Disorder

Eating Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions

Borderline Personality Disorder Bpd

Psychopathy As Psychopathology

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