Deck 48: A: Anxiety Disorders, Ocd, and Ptsd

Question 1

Jeremy experiences so much anxiety about taking the elevator that he climbs 10 flights of stairs to get to his office each workday. Jeremy appears to suffer from

A) posttraumatic stress disorder.
B) specific phobia.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Answer 1

specific phobia.

Question 2

Repeatedly checking to see if your stove is turned off is to ________ as repeatedly thinking you might try to set your own house on fire is to ________.

A) depression; mania
B) compulsion; obsession
C) hallucination; delusion
D) paranoia; catatonia

Answer 2

compulsion; obsession

Question 3

Dana has experienced a number of unpredictable short periods in which she suddenly feels terrified and thinks she is going to faint. Dana is most likely to be suffering from

A) social phobia.
B) generalized anxiety disorder.
C) anorexia nervosa.
D) panic disorder.

Answer 3

panic disorder.

Question 4

In which of the following disorders is a person continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic arousal?

A) generalized anxiety
B) agoraphobia
C) posttraumatic stress
D) obsessive-compulsive

Question 5

Episodes of intense dread that last for several minutes and are accompanied by shortness of breath, trembling, dizziness, or heart palpitations are most characteristic of

A) mania.
B) panic disorder.
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 6

A person who has agoraphobia is most likely to

A) avoid dust and dirt.
B) stay away from fire.
C) avoid household pets.
D) avoid being outside his or her home.

Question 7

Phobias are most likely to be characterized by

A) a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation.
B) offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy the person.
C) a continuous state of tension, apprehension, and autonomic nervous system arousal.
D) alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.

Question 8

Panic attacks are most closely associated with

A) schizophrenia.
B) anxiety disorders.
C) anorexia nervosa.
D) mood disorders.

Question 9

Which of the following disorders is most often characterized by the avoidance of situations in which panic may strike?

A) posttraumatic stress disorder
B) personality disorder
C) agoraphobia
D) generalized anxiety disorder

Question 10

The social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and numbness of feeling experienced by survivors of tornados, for example, best illustrates symptoms of

A) DID.
B) ADHD.
C) OCD.
D) PTSD .

Question 11

After Charles Darwin began suffering panic disorder, he lived in relative seclusion and traveled only in his wife's company. His panic disorder was apparently accompanied by

A) catatonia.
B) agoraphobia.
C) delusions.
D) mania.

Question 12

Manuel is extremely shy and is so easily embarrassed when he is with other people that he often misses his college classes just to avoid social interactions. Manuel appears to suffer from

A) panic disorder.
B) personality disorder.
C) social phobia.
D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 13

Ravi brushes his teeth 18 times a day. Each time, he uses exactly 83 strokes up and 83 strokes down. After he eats, he must brush twice with two different brands of toothpaste. Ravi suffers from

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

Question 14

Although DSM-5 classifies posttraumatic stress disorder separately from disorders such as panic disorder, this disorder does involve

A) dissociation.
B) mood disturbances.
C) personality problems.
D) anxiety.

Question 15

Repeated distressing dreams and intrusive memories of an intensely fearful and life-threatening experience are symptoms most commonly associated with

A) panic disorder.
B) agoraphobia.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) posttraumatic stress disorder.

Question 16

While driving to work, Pedro hears a radio advertisement for a new restaurant. Throughout the day, the tune associated with the advertisement keeps running through his head. Pedro's inability to stop thinking about the tune best illustrates the nature of a(n)

A) delusion.
B) hallucination.
C) obsession.
D) compulsion.

Question 17

Indira, a third-grade teacher, frequently suffers from dizziness, heart palpitations, and fatigue. She is also continually agitated and unable to relax outside the classroom, but she cannot pinpoint a reason for her problems. Her behavior is most indicative of

A) posttraumatic stress.
B) a phobia.
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 18

Anxiety is considered disordered if it is

A) persistent and distressing.
B) hard to control.
C) genetically influenced.
D) a biopsychosocial phenomenon.

Question 19

An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions is called

A) generalized anxiety disorder.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) a phobia.
D) panic disorder.

Question 20

Compulsions are best described as

A) persistent fears.
B) repetitive behaviors.
C) suicidal thoughts.
D) false beliefs.

Question 21

A therapist claims that Luke's irrational fear of snakes results from repressed childhood feelings of hostility toward his own father. The therapist's interpretation reflects a ________ perspective.

A) social-cognitive
B) psychoanalytic
C) biological
D) learning

Question 22

Some studies indicate that anxiety disorders may result from excess levels of the neurotransmitter ________ in the brain.

A) propranolol
B) dopamine
C) acetylcholine
D) glutamate

Question 23

Cancer survivors who develop a fresh delight in their children and savor the joy of each new day best illustrate

A) the medical model.
B) a biopsychosocial approach.
C) posttraumatic growth.
D) linkage analysis.

Question 24

It is easy to condition but hard to extinguish fears of the types of stimuli that threatened our ancestors. This fact is best explained from a ________ perspective.

A) social-cognitive
B) psychoanalytic
C) biological
D) humanistic

Question 25

Although experiencing severely traumatic events may lead to PTSD, it is also likely to lead to

A) schizophrenia.
B) linkage analysis.
C) bipolar disorder.
D) increased personal strength.

Question 26

According to Professor Kang, fear responses pave neural pathways that are more readily activated by later anxiety-producing experiences. The professor's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective.

A) humanistic
B) biological
C) social-cognitive
D) psychoanalytic

Question 27

Dogs come to fear neutral stimuli associated with shock. This best illustrates

A) linkage analysis.
B) posttraumatic growth.
C) catatonia.
D) classical conditioning.

Question 28

After watching her sister's fearful response to the sight of a spider, Kerri became intensely fearful of spiders. This best illustrates that a specific phobia can be learned through

A) reinforcement.
B) classical conditioning.
C) linkage analysis.
D) observational learning.

Question 29

Although World War II air raids were extremely traumatic for those who experienced them, few of these people developed lasting phobic reactions to overhead planes. This fact is best explained from a ________ perspective.

A) learning
B) psychoanalytic
C) biological
D) humanistic

Question 30

According to the ________ perspective, the process of reinforcement leads those with obsessive-compulsive disorder to frequently repeat their compulsive behaviors

A) biological
B) psychodynamic
C) learning
D) humanistic

Question 31

A therapist suggests that Mr. Ozawa's fear of darkness can probably be traced back to his early childhood when he was occasionally beaten and locked up in a small, dark closet by an older brother. The therapist's suggestion most clearly reflects a ________ perspective.

A) learning
B) psychoanalytic
C) humanistic
D) biological

Question 32

The capacity to recover from traumatic stressful experiences best illustrates survivor

A) tolerance.
B) resiliency.
C) obsession.
D) dissociation.

Question 33

As infants become mobile and experience falls, they become increasingly afraid of heights. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on fear.

A) linkage analysis
B) observational learning
C) classical conditioning
D) dissociation

Question 34

People whose life history includes some adversity tend to enjoy better mental health and well-being than those who have never faced any significant adversity. This best illustrates the importance of

A) linkage analysis.
B) the medical model.
C) DSM-5.
D) posttraumatic growth.

Question 35

Learning theorists have suggested that compulsive behaviors are

A) habitual defenses against unconscious impulses.
B) reinforced by anxiety reduction.
C) classically conditioned habits.
D) unconditioned responses to stress.

Question 36

A rape victim may experience a panic attack when she sees anyone wearing a coat that resembles the one worn by her attacker. This reaction best illustrates the process of

A) observational learning.
B) reinforcement.
C) stimulus generalization.
D) linkage analysis.

Question 37

Fear-learning experiences can traumatize the brain by creating fear circuits within the

A) amygdala.
B) thalamus.
C) hypothalamus.
D) anterior cingulate cortex.

Question 38

Research on anxiety disorders indicates that

A) some people are more genetically predisposed than others to develop anxiety disorders.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorders are more common than phobias.
C) people, but not animals, may acquire fear through observational learning.
D) phobic reactions to cats are much more common than to dogs.