Exam 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

It may take an hour or more for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder to leave the house.

Claustrophobia seems to develop later than most other specific phobias, with a mean age of onset of 20 years.

The two factors of the two-factor model are classical and operant conditioning.

Persistent fears of objects or situations that are disproportionate to the threat posed by them are the central feature of a(n) ______ disorder.

The central feature of a generalized anxiety disorder is ______.

Donald Klein has proposed that a defect in the brain's ______ may be an important basis for panic reactions.

Stephanie is driving in her car and singing along with the radio. She is feeling happy when suddenly she begins to tremble and sweat, then her heart starts pounding and she feels Nauseous. Most likely, Stephanie ______.

Systematic desensitization involves in-vivo exposure to threatening events to help overcome anxiety.

In some treatment programs, people with panic disorder are encouraged to______________ in order to ? learn how to cope with the panic.

Exposing panic-prone people to the sensations that precede panic attacks to help them build up a tolerance to the sensations and to teach them that the sensations do not necessarily signal an Oncoming attack is a technique most likely to be used by a ______ therapist.

A class of medications which enhances GABA's calming effect are ______.

The term ______ derives from roots meaning "an abnormal or diseased condition of the nervous system."

Most phobics do not realize their fears are excessive.

Unpleasant, intrusive thoughts are found in equal intensity in hoarding disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder usually involves a combination of exposure with ______.

Generalized anxiety tends to initially arise during the ______.

Body dysmorphic disorder is thought to be __________ .

Panic attacks usually develop gradually over several hours.

Diane is so afraid that her potential dates will reject her after she goes out with them, that she refuses to go out on any dates at all. This is a type of ______.

Clients with panic disorder are often advised to breathe into a paper bag in order to reduce symptoms. The? use of the bag_____________.