Deck 6: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Multiple-Choice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is true of anxiety-related disorders?

A) They tend to overlap and exist comorbidly with one another
B) They are very difficult to treat and client progress is often slow
C) They usually manifest before the age of five
D) They are the least common category of disorders

Answer 1

They tend to overlap and exist comorbidly with one another

Question 2

In treating anxiety disorders, counselors should assess clients' commitment to treatment in order to

A) Ensure clients are good candidates for psychosocial therapy before creating a treatment plan
B) Motivate clients to reach their treatment goals and become committed to treatment
C) Avoid premature treatment termination as clients may be reluctant to change
D) Allow clients to gain insight into their disorder to improve treatment outcomes

Answer 2

Avoid premature treatment termination as clients may be reluctant to change

Question 3

The main factor motivating anxiety disorders is that the obsessions

A) Relieve the client of distressing feelings
B) Feed the client's perfectionistic tendencies
C) Give the client a sense of power
D) Relieve the client's subconscious desires

Answer 3

Relieve the client of distressing feelings

Question 4

Which of the following disorders is most likely to occur with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD):

A) Bipolar disorders
B) Depression
C) Schizophrenia
D) Multiple personality disorder

Question 5

Which of the following is a counselor consideration for treating clients with OCD?

A) Counselors should frequently reassure clients that treatment can improve their quality of life
B) Counselors must ensure that the client's symptoms are not better accounted for by a different diagnosis
C) Counselors should be patient as clients may become defensive or deny their behavior
D) Counselors should be mindful that clients will likely be hypersensitive to criticism

Question 6

Which of the following is an evidence-based treatment for OCD?

A) Rational-emotive therapy
B) Existential therapy
C) Mindfulness-based treatments
D) Adlerian therapy

Question 7

Which of the following is a counselor consideration for treating clients with hoarding disorder (HD)?

A) Counselors should frequently reassure clients that treatment can increase their quality of life
B) Counselors must ensure that the client's symptoms are not better accounted for by a different diagnosis
C) Counselors should be patient as clients may become defensive or deny their behavior
D) Counselors should be mindful that clients will likely be hypersensitive to criticism

Question 8

Which of the following is a counselor consideration for treating clients with body dysmorphic disorder?

A) Counselors should frequently reassure clients that treatment can increase their quality of life
B) Counselors must ensure that the client's symptoms are not better accounted for by a different diagnosis
C) Counselors should be patient as clients may become defensive or deny their behavior
D) Counselors should be mindful that clients will likely be hypersensitive to criticism

Question 9

A biopsychosocial model is used in treating which of the following disorders?

A) Hoarding disorder
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Body dysmorphic disorder
D) Trichotillomania (hair pulling)

Question 10

It is particularly important that counselors provide social support for clients with

A) Hoarding disorder
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Body dysmorphic disorder
D) Trichotillomania

Question 11

Inference-based therapy is a commonly used treatment for which of the following disorders

A) Body dysmorphic disorder
B) Trichotillomania
C) Hoarding disorder
D) Excoriation (skin picking) disorder

Question 12

Clients with often feel alienated and misunderstood by family, friends, and/or significant others.

A) Hoarding disorder
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Trichotillomania
D) Body dysmorphic disorder

Question 13

The following treatment objectives: increasing clients' awareness of their behaviors, developing a competing response for their picking behaviors, creating a contingency management system, and generalizing their new behaviors to alternative situations, are part of which of the following trichotillomania interventions:

A) Acceptance and commitment therapy
B) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
C) Exposure-based interventions
D) Habit reversal training

Question 14

Clients with may be hostile toward the counselor, self-conscious, and embarrassed by their perceived imperfections

A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) Body dysmorphic disorder
C) Excoriation disorder
D) Trichotillomania

Question 15

Which of the following medications have been found to be particularly helpful for clients with HD:

A) Prozac
B) Lithium
C) SSRI's
D) Medication has not been found to be effective

Question 16

The most effective intervention for OCD is:

A) Exposure therapy
B) Habit reversal training
C) DBT
D) CBT

Question 17

Group CBT is effective in treating:

A) Hoarding disorder
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Trichotillomania
D) Body dysmorphic disorder

Question 18

Stimulus control (SC) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) have been shown to be effective for clients with

A) Body dysmorphic disorder
B) Trichotillomania
C) Hoarding disorder
D) Excoriation (skin picking) disorder

Question 19

was newly added to the DSM-5.

A) Hoarding disorder
B) Trichotillomania
C) Excoriation disorder
D) Body dysmorphic disorder

Question 20

Individuals with often feel powerless and unable to control their behaviors.

A) Excoriation disorder
B) Hoarding disorder
C) Body dysmorphic disorder
D) Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 21

Identify each of the four components of the circular cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Briefly describe each of the components in 1-3 sentences.

Question 22

How might community support be utilized by a counselor who is working with a client diagnosed with hoarding disorder?