Exam 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Panic attacks have been associated with agoraphobia.

From the psychodynamic perspective, compulsions are acts which ______.

Robin worries constantly, has a nagging sense of dread or apprehension about the future, and is ? keenly aware of and preoccupied with her body's sensations. Which domain of anxiety do Robin's ? symptoms represent?

Which of the following is an example of a response prevention technique that might be used in treating individuals with body dysmorphic disorder?

Many children with obsessive-compulsive disorder have a history of ______.

A neurotransmitter in the brain implicated in some cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder is ______.

Corinne is plagued by fears that she is going to be "contaminated" by some germ-infested object she happens to touch, then will develop some horrible illness and die. As a result, she Engages in elaborate hand-washing rituals. She spends several hours a day at the sink and Washes her hands after touching anybody or anything that might have dirt or germs. Her Symptoms are most suggestive of ______ disorder.

Anxiety disorders in general and phobic disorders in particular are more common in men than in women.

Persistent, excessive fears of certain objects or situations are called ______.

A person who has repeated and unexpected episodes of being afraid he or she is losing control or going crazy most likely suffers from ______.

Describe the theoretical explanations of and treatment approaches used for panic disorder.

Bud does not feel that he can leave for work each morning until he spends hours checking and rechecking to make sure that he has shut off all the appliances and locked the windows and doors of his home. Bud's Behaviors represent ______.

The treatment of choice for body dysmorphic disorder is anti-obsessional medication.

Very few compulsions actually involve ritualistic behavior.

Mowrer's two-factor model assumes that the avoidance component of phobias is acquired and maintained through ______.

A person who feels "keyed up" and worries about minor things has characteristics of ______.

In the DSM-5, acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder are classified as ______.

All day long, Ted keeps hearing in his mind the jingle to a television commercial he watched last night. Though he doesn't even like the jingle, he cannot seem to get it out of his head and It is beginning to get him angry. In fact, each time he thinks of the song, he gets more and more upset. Ted's thoughts of the television jingle are a(n) ______.

Fear of places and situations in which it might be difficult or embarrassing to escape in case of a panic or anxiety attack is called ______.

A set of interconnected brain structures that are located below the cerebral cortex and are involved in such functions as memory formation and the processing of emotional surprises Is called the ______.