Module 48

Mrs. Swift is alarmed by her own intrusive and irrational thoughts that her house is contaminated by germs. Her experience best illustrates the agitating effects of A) mania. B) an obsession. C) agoraphobia. D) panic disorder.

Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of A) obsessive-compulsive disorder. B) generalized anxiety disorder. C) post-traumatic stress disorder. D) panic disorder.

Symptoms that may be misperceived as a heart attack are most characteristic of A) bipolar disorder. B) panic disorder. C) post-traumatic stress disorder. D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Although Mark realizes that his behavior is unreasonable, he is so alarmed by high bridges or expressway overpasses that he avoids them by taking an unnecessarily lengthy route to and from work each day. Mark appears to suffer from A) obsessive-compulsive disorder. B) post-traumatic stress disorder. C) a phobia. D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Without success, Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress intrusive thoughts that she might have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is most symptomatic of A) panic disorder. B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. C) generalized anxiety disorder. D) a histrionic personality disorder.

A therapist suggests that Mr. Broshi continues to bite his fingernails because this behavior often reduced his feelings of anxiety in the past. The therapist's suggestion most clearly reflects a ________ perspective. A) biological B) humanistic C) psychoanalytic D) learning