Question 1

In treating panic disorder, all of the following types of medications are used EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) tricyclic antidepressants. 
B) SSRIs. 
C) Steroids. 
D) benzodiazepines. 
A) tricyclic antidepressants. 
B) SSRIs. 
C) Steroids. 
D) benzodiazepines.

Question 2

A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder asks you what treatment would have the most long-lasting benefits. Since you have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication, you tell your relative to first try

Accepted Answer

A) the drug imipramine. 
B) psychological treatment along with medication. 
C) panic control treatment that includes cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). 
D) any available treatment, since patients in all treatment conditions achieved the same long-lasting gains. 
A) the drug imipramine. 
B) psychological treatment along with medication. 
C) panic control treatment that includes cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). 
D) any available treatment, since patients in all treatment conditions achieved the same long-lasting gains.

Question 3

Agoraphobic avoidance behavior appears to be determined by

Accepted Answer

A) how recently the last panic attack occurred. 
B) the extent to which the person expects another panic attack to occur. 
C) the number of panic attacks the person has had in the past. 
D) how severe the panic attacks have been. 
A) how recently the last panic attack occurred. 
B) the extent to which the person expects another panic attack to occur. 
C) the number of panic attacks the person has had in the past. 
D) how severe the panic attacks have been.

Question 4

An affliction where a relatively normal-looking person thinks they are ugly and refuses to interact with others is known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) body dysmorphic disorder 
B) flight 
C) panic. 
D) behavioral inhibition system. 
A) body dysmorphic disorder 
B) flight 
C) panic. 
D) behavioral inhibition system.

Question 5

What element of OCD applies to Richard (the case described in the textbook), who was obsessed with the idea that if he did not eat in a certain ritualistic way, he would become possessed?

Accepted Answer

A) Need for symmetry 
B) Magical thinking 
C) Emotional reasoning. 
D) Demonic obsessions 
A) Need for symmetry 
B) Magical thinking 
C) Emotional reasoning. 
D) Demonic obsessions

Question 6

Panic disorder is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

A) severe, unexpected rushes of fear or discomfort 
B) close relationship to agoraphobia 
C) belief that one is going crazy or dying when suffering a panic attack 
D) Preoccupation with minor daily events. 
A) severe, unexpected rushes of fear or discomfort 
B) close relationship to agoraphobia 
C) belief that one is going crazy or dying when suffering a panic attack 
D) Preoccupation with minor daily events.

Question 7

What percentage of patients with panic disorder are free of panic as long as they stay on an effective drug?

Accepted Answer

A) 70% 
B) 80% 
C) 20% 
D) 60% 
A) 70% 
B) 80% 
C) 20% 
D) 60%

Question 8

Which of the following procedures is NOT part of Barlow's panic control treatment (PCT)?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive therapy to modify conscious or unconscious perceptions about the "dangerousness" of feared situations 
B) Creation of mini panic attacks in the therapist's office 
C) Exercises to elevate the heart rate or spinning to make the patient dizzy 
D) Reducing interfering memories from early experiences with frightening stimuli. 
A) Cognitive therapy to modify conscious or unconscious perceptions about the "dangerousness" of feared situations 
B) Creation of mini panic attacks in the therapist's office 
C) Exercises to elevate the heart rate or spinning to make the patient dizzy 
D) Reducing interfering memories from early experiences with frightening stimuli.

Question 9

Compare and contrast GAD with phobic disorders, noting how avoidance behavior is manifested differently in each.

Accepted Answer

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and p

Question 10

The behavioral process in which OCD patients are not permitted to carry out their compulsions while in the presence of the anxiety-producing stimulus or situation is called

Accepted Answer

A) exposure and response prevention. 
B) Cognitive restructuring. 
C) anxiety reduction therapy. 
D) behavioral inhibition conditioning. 
A) exposure and response prevention. 
B) Cognitive restructuring. 
C) anxiety reduction therapy. 
D) behavioral inhibition conditioning.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not accurate regarding Body dysmorphic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) A variety of checking rituals are common in people with BDD in attempts to alleviate their concerns. 
B) Many people with this BDD become fixated on mirrors. 
C) Excessive grooming and skin picking are also common in those suffering from BDD . 
D) BDD is seen more often in men than women. 
A) A variety of checking rituals are common in people with BDD in attempts to alleviate their concerns. 
B) Many people with this BDD become fixated on mirrors. 
C) Excessive grooming and skin picking are also common in those suffering from BDD . 
D) BDD is seen more often in men than women.

Question 12

Unlike most of the anxiety disorders in which female sufferers predominate, the sex ratio is almost equal in

Accepted Answer

A) agoraphobia. 
B) specific phobias. 
C) social anxiety disorder (SA
D) . 
D) panic disorder. 
A) agoraphobia. 
B) specific phobias. 
C) social anxiety disorder (SA
D) . 
D) panic disorder.

Question 13

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an OCD-related behavioral compulsion?

Accepted Answer

A) Checking 
B) Aggression 
C) Hand washing 
D) Ordering 
A) Checking 
B) Aggression 
C) Hand washing 
D) Ordering

Question 14

Which of the following neurotransmitter systems is associated not only with anxiety, but also with depression?

Accepted Answer

A) GABA-benzodiazepine 
B) Noradrenergic 
C) Serotonergic 
D) Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) 
A) GABA-benzodiazepine 
B) Noradrenergic 
C) Serotonergic 
D) Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF)

Question 15

Although blood-injury-injection phobia is a specific phobia, it differs from others with regard to

Accepted Answer

A) blood pressure and heart rate. 
B) level of anxiety. 
C) The way the fear is conditioned. 
D) Level of patients' insight. 
A) blood pressure and heart rate. 
B) level of anxiety. 
C) The way the fear is conditioned. 
D) Level of patients' insight.

Question 16

Tony has thoughts about hating his rich uncle and wishing he would somehow become a pauper. He becomes very anxious about these thoughts because he has developed the idea that if anything really happened to his uncle's money, it would be his fault. For no explainable reason, Tony starts mentally counting by odd numbers each time he walks past his uncle's house and discovers that this activity makes him less anxious. Tony's behavior can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) a social phobia based on his fear of rich people. 
B) a mental compulsion developed to neutralize his bad thoughts. 
C) an attempt to be better in math than his brother to gain parental acceptance. 
D) a compulsive ritual designed to make him like his brother more. 
A) a social phobia based on his fear of rich people. 
B) a mental compulsion developed to neutralize his bad thoughts. 
C) an attempt to be better in math than his brother to gain parental acceptance. 
D) a compulsive ritual designed to make him like his brother more.

Question 17

Which of the following would be an example of thought-action fusion in clients with OCD?

Accepted Answer

A) Washing one's hands repeatedly to ward off germs 
B) Taking only very small steps while walking to prevent others from being in danger 
C) Believing that thinking about an abortion is the moral equivalent of having an abortion 
D) Saving stacks of old newspapers or magazines because they might be needed some day 
A) Washing one's hands repeatedly to ward off germs 
B) Taking only very small steps while walking to prevent others from being in danger 
C) Believing that thinking about an abortion is the moral equivalent of having an abortion 
D) Saving stacks of old newspapers or magazines because they might be needed some day

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an example of a situational phobia?

Accepted Answer

A) Claustrophobia 
B) Fear of flying 
C) Fear of public buses 
D) Snake phobia 
A) Claustrophobia 
B) Fear of flying 
C) Fear of public buses 
D) Snake phobia

Question 19

Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display a characteristic set of symptoms including all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumati event(s). 
B) sudden "flashbacks" in which the traumatic event is relived. 
C) decreased startle response and chronically decreased autonomic arousal 
D) memories and nightmares of the event. 
A) persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumati event(s). 
B) sudden "flashbacks" in which the traumatic event is relived. 
C) decreased startle response and chronically decreased autonomic arousal 
D) memories and nightmares of the event.

Question 20

Regarding the obsessions seen in patients with OCD, the term "need for symmetry" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) doing something a number of different ways. 
B) keeping things in perfect order. 
C) putting everything on one's right and nothing on the left, or vice versa. 
D) an illusion of imbalance between sides of the body. 
A) doing something a number of different ways. 
B) keeping things in perfect order. 
C) putting everything on one's right and nothing on the left, or vice versa. 
D) an illusion of imbalance between sides of the body.

In treating panic disorder, all of the following types of medications are used EXCEPT

A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder asks you what treatment would have the most long-lasting benefits. Since you have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication, you tell your relative to first try

Agoraphobic avoidance behavior appears to be determined by

An affliction where a relatively normal-looking person thinks they are ugly and refuses to interact with others is known as ____________.

What element of OCD applies to Richard (the case described in the textbook), who was obsessed with the idea that if he did not eat in a certain ritualistic way, he would become possessed?

Panic disorder is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT?

What percentage of patients with panic disorder are free of panic as long as they stay on an effective drug?

Which of the following procedures is NOT part of Barlow's panic control treatment (PCT)?

Compare and contrast GAD with phobic disorders, noting how avoidance behavior is manifested differently in each.

The behavioral process in which OCD patients are not permitted to carry out their compulsions while in the presence of the anxiety-producing stimulus or situation is called

Which of the following statements is not accurate regarding Body dysmorphic disorder?

Unlike most of the anxiety disorders in which female sufferers predominate, the sex ratio is almost equal in

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an OCD-related behavioral compulsion?

Which of the following neurotransmitter systems is associated not only with anxiety, but also with depression?

Although blood-injury-injection phobia is a specific phobia, it differs from others with regard to

Which of the following would be an example of thought-action fusion in clients with OCD?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a situational phobia?

Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display a characteristic set of symptoms including all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the obsessions seen in patients with OCD, the term "need for symmetry" refers to

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

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Exam 4: Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

In treating panic disorder, all of the following types of medications are used EXCEPT

A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder asks you what treatment would have the most long-lasting benefits. Since you have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication, you tell your relative to first try

Agoraphobic avoidance behavior appears to be determined by

An affliction where a relatively normal-looking person thinks they are ugly and refuses to interact with others is known as ____________.

What element of OCD applies to Richard (the case described in the textbook), who was obsessed with the idea that if he did not eat in a certain ritualistic way, he would become possessed?

Panic disorder is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT?

What percentage of patients with panic disorder are free of panic as long as they stay on an effective drug?

Which of the following procedures is NOT part of Barlow's panic control treatment (PCT)?

Compare and contrast GAD with phobic disorders, noting how avoidance behavior is manifested differently in each.

The behavioral process in which OCD patients are not permitted to carry out their compulsions while in the presence of the anxiety-producing stimulus or situation is called

Which of the following statements is not accurate regarding Body dysmorphic disorder?

Unlike most of the anxiety disorders in which female sufferers predominate, the sex ratio is almost equal in

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an OCD-related behavioral compulsion?

Which of the following neurotransmitter systems is associated not only with anxiety, but also with depression?

Although blood-injury-injection phobia is a specific phobia, it differs from others with regard to

Which of the following would be an example of thought-action fusion in clients with OCD?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a situational phobia?

Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display a characteristic set of symptoms including all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the obsessions seen in patients with OCD, the term "need for symmetry" refers to

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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