Deck 8: Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders,and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders and Problems

Question 1

Separation anxiety disorder:

A) Can be diagnosed at any age
B) Should only be diagnosed well after normal separation anxiety is usually resolved
C) Can be diagnosed in adults, even if the symptoms first appear in adulthood
D) Both b and c are correct

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When symptoms go away without any formal intervention, it is known as:

A) Empirically supported treatment
B) Placebo
C) Spontaneous remission
D) Extinction

Answer 2

C

Question 3

When exploring socioeconomic status (SES), the following groups tend to show higher rates of separation anxiety disorder

A) Lower SES
B) Middle SES
C) Higher SES
D) There are no differences based on SES

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Specific phobias are diagnosed only if:

A) The fear lasts for at least two weeks
B) The fear is excessive or unreasonable for individuals in that culture
C) The child realizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable
D) All of the above

Question 5

When children seem terrified to go to school, it is likely due to:

A) School phobia
B) Separation anxiety disorder
C) Social anxiety disorder
D) Any of the above could be likely explanations for not wanting to go to school

Question 6

Specific phobias are more prevalent in:

A) Girls as opposed to boys
B) Adolescents as opposed to children
C) Lower socioeconomic areas than higher socioeconomic areas
D) All of the above

Question 7

Children with social anxiety disorder tend to be most concerned about:

A) Hyperventilation
B) Death
C) Embarrassment
D) Therapy

Question 8

Jamie often has thoughts about dying, but she finds that she can get rid of the thoughts if she washes her hands (which in turn reduces her anxiety about dying).Jamie is most likely suffering from:

A) Social anxiety disorder
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Specific phobia
D) Separation anxiety disorder

Question 9

In obsessive-compulsive disorder, unwanted thoughts are referred to as

A) Repetitions; distortions
B) Distortions; Repetitions
C) Compulsions; obsessions
D) Obsessions; compulsions

Question 10

Which of the following disorders is thought to be the most rare in childhood?

A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) Post-traumatic stress disorder
C) Separation anxiety disorder
D) Specific phobia

Question 11

Children who experience chronic and diffuse worries for over 6 months and who can not control their worries are likely experiencing:

A) Specific phobia
B) Social anxiety disorder
C) Generalized anxiety disorder
D) Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 12

When compared with the lower socioeconomic bracket, children and adolescents in the middle and upper socioeconomic status brackets are more likely to experience which of the following disorders?

A) Separation anxiety disorder
B) Generalized anxiety disorder
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following disorders shows higher prevalence in girls than in boys?

A) Separation anxiety disorder
B) Social anxiety disorder
C) Specific phobia
D) All of the above

Question 14

Post-traumatic stress disorder has been studied most thoroughly in childhood after which of the following traumatic experiences?

A) Physical and sexual abuse, community violence, and homelessness
B) International terrorism
C) National tragedies
D) Viewing violent television shows

Question 15

Bobby is in the third grade.He has not talked in school for over two years.He is able to talk with his mother and brother at home, but he does not communicate with his teachers or other children at school.These symptoms are consistent with a diagnosis of:

A) School phobia
B) Generalized anxiety disorder
C) Specific phobia
D) Selective mutism

Question 16

Which of the following disorder is more rare?

A) Separation anxiety disorder
B) Selective mutism
C) Separation anxiety disorder
D) Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 17

The highest rates of comorbidity for most anxiety disorders is with:

A) Depression and other mood disorders
B) Other anxiety disorders
C) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
D) Both a and b are correct

Question 18

Trauma tends to be associated with the onset of:

A) Post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) Post-traumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder
C) Post-traumatic stress disorder and specific phobias
D) Post-traumatic stress disorder and conduct disorder

Question 19

The research on the etiology of anxiety disorders suggests that:

A) Behavioral theories are the most accurate
B) Cognitive and behavioral theories are the most accurate
C) There appear to be both genetic and environmental explanations of anxiety disorders
D) Biological theories explain the majority of cases of anxiety disorders

Question 20

Infants who are irritable, shy, and fearful are described as showing:

A) Insecure attachment
B) Behavioral inhibition
C) Behavioral discomfort
D) Stable temperament

Question 21

Babies who show behavioral inhibition tend to grow up:

A) Without any increased likelihood of emotional problems
B) And show higher rates of oppositional defiant disorder
C) And show higher rates of depression
D) And show higher rates of anxiety disorders

Question 22

J.B.Watson, who developed a specific phobia in an infant named Little Albert, supported which theory of development of phobias?

A) Behavioral
B) Biological
C) Cognitive
D) Cognitive-behavioral

Question 23

The two-factor theory of anxiety disorders argues that which two factors combine to develop anxiety disorders?

A) Cognitive factors and operant conditioning
B) Behavioral factors and genetic factors
C) Operant conditioning and classical conditioning
D) Genetic factors and cognitive factors

Question 24

The fact that children with anxiety disorders tend to misinterpret ambiguous stimuli in an anxiety-provoking manner supports which theory?

A) Cognitive
B) Behavioral
C) Biological
D) Genetic

Question 25

In the treatment of specific phobias, participant modeling and reinforced practice:

A) Were found to put children at risk for even more problems-so they are not used any longer
B) Have been found to be well-established, effective treatments
C) Are not effective for specific phobias, but are effective in the treatment of other anxiety disorders
D) Are effective treatments for boys but not girls

Question 26

The treatment that tries to empower parents and children to become experts in coping with anxiety is known as:

A) Cognitive anxiety control within the family
B) Family systems training
C) Cognitive-behavioral
D) Family anxiety management training

Question 27

Anti-anxiety medications are known as:

A) Antagonistic agents
B) Anxiolytic agents
C) Antipsychotic medications
D) None of the above

Question 28

What is the number one fear of children across the ages of 4 to 12?

A) Being separated from their parents permanently
B) Imaginary creatures
C) Animals
D) Being kidnaped

Question 29

The prevention program that used the FEAR plan showed that children who are at risk for anxiety disorders:

A) Often refused to be part of the prevention program because they were scared of new situations
B) Were able to decrease their symptoms of anxiety initially and showed lower rates of anxiety disorders at 6-month follow-up
C) Were able to decrease their symptoms of anxiety initially, but then showed higher rates of anxiety disorders at 6-month follow-up
D) Are difficult to treat and still showed high levels of anxiety even after the prevention program

Question 30

Negative affect is:

A) Feeling bad about feeling bad
B) Showing almost no emotions
C) The combination of anxiety and depression
D) The combination of specific phobias and separation anxiety

Question 31

Hoarding disorder:

A) Can not be distinguished reliably from avid collectors
B) Can not be diagnosed in children
C) Was added to DSM-5
D) Makes for good reality t.v., but is almost unheard of in youth

Question 32

The ability to deal effectively with one's own emotions is known as:

A) Persistence
B) Cognitive restructuring
C) Emotional regulation
D) State anxiety
D) State anxiety

Question 33

Define separation anxiety disorder and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

Question 34

Define specific phobia and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

Question 35

Define social anxiety disorder and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

Question 36

Define obsessive-compulsive disorder and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

Question 37

Define generalized anxiety disorder and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

Question 38

Define post-traumatic stress disorder and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

Question 39

Define selective mutism and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

Question 40

Discuss the etiological theories of anxiety disorders.Which theory garners the most empirical support?

Question 41

Discuss the treatment of the various anxiety disorders.Which treatments show the most promise?

Question 42

Discuss the pros and cons of conceptualizing anxiety dimensionally versus categorically.How does negative affect influence the conceptualization of anxiety?