Psyc Exam 2 example #46971

Which of the following characterizes the mood-state known as anxiety?

Anxiety is closely related to which of the following psychological disorders?

People tend to have their best performance on tasks when they are ___________.

When people experience severe anxiety, they

Anxiety is thought to be a____________ state, while fear is more_______.

Fear activates a

Which of the following is an accurate statement about anxiety?

According to Jeffrey Gray, a British neuropsychologist, the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) is activated by danger signals ___________, resulting in the experience of anxiety.

Members of the Falcons High School senior class will have an increased risk of developing anxiety disorders if they

According to Gray and McNaughton (1996), the fight-or-flight system is partially activated by deficiencies in the neurotransmitter _______ in the brain.

Research suggests that we inherit a tendency to be tense, which is ____________.

The area of the brain most often associated with anxiety is the _____________.

"I've got to get out of here right now, or I may not make it!" This statement is most likely to be said by someone experiencing a(n)

____________ is characterized by apprehension because of future unpredictability, whereas ____________ is characterized by strong escapist tendencies.

Which of the following is NOT a basic type of panic attack?

Mrs. Pan has an anxiety disorder in which she has occasional panic attacks when shopping at the mall. This type of panic attack is referred to as _______________.

Which type of panic attack is most closely related to phobias?

Lawanda was walking down the street on a bright sunny day when, all of a sudden, she had an abrupt attack of intense fear that totally surprised her. This is what type of panic attack?

Hideki was attending his fifth baseball game at Condor Stadium, where he had previously had a panic attack. He did not know if he would have a panic attack today, but shortly after entering the stadium, he did. This type of panic attack is ____________.

According to the DSM-IV-TR criteria, the symptoms of a panic attack develop abruptly and reach a peak within _____ minute(s).

Physiological assessments of panic attacks recorded in the laboratory indicate an increase in all of the following EXCEPT ______________.

The recent research by Johnson et al. (2000) on cigarette smoking by teenagers indicates the possibility that

Which of the following brain areas is NOT closely associated with anxiety?

The behavioral inhibition system is activated by signals from the _____________.

Research suggests that generalized anxiety disorder is five-times more likely to develop in adults if they

Studies suggest that parents can protect their child from anxiety if they

Stressful life events - such as marriage, divorce, familial death, or academic pressures - trigger our vulnerabilities to anxiety. These are examples of a ______________ contribution.

A child who is afraid of dogs because her father was afraid of dogs is said to have a ________ vulnerability.

Research suggests that anxiety and depression frequently

Recent research by Barlow (2002) and others indicates that vulnerability to anxiety disorders is related to

At the time of assessment of an anxiety disorder, _________ of patients should have at least one other anxiety or depressive disorder.

Having an anxiety disorder increases the risk of ______________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about anxiety disorders?

In what way is worry not useful?

Which of the following terms is most associated with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?

All of the following are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) EXCEPT

Research studies have found that generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is most common among ______________.

People with GAD

People with GAD tend to worry about

Which of the following people living in the United States is most likely to develop GAD?

Which physiological measure consistently distinguishes individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) from non-anxious normal subjects?

For generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), the pharmacological treatment of choice has been the category of drugs known as ___________.

Research suggests that people with GAD worry

Barlow and others (1992) developed a cognitive-behavioral treatment for GAD that helps the patient

Evidence now suggests that agoraphobic avoidance behavior is one component of

Agoraphobic avoidance behavior appears to be determined by

Which of the following is an accurate statement about panic disorder?

Agoraphobia, which has come to mean "fear of going out," derives from the Greek word agora, meaning ____________.

A teenage girl had recently been having panic attacks while shopping at the mall. She was sitting in her room feeling very depressed. To cheer her up, a friend suggested that they both go to an exercise class. Shortly after the warm-up started, however, she had another panic attack. What is the best explanation for this occurrence?

An individual who suffers from panic disorder might become anxious about climbing stairs, exercising, or being in hot rooms because these activities produce sensations similar to those accompanying a panic attack. In psychological terms, the exercise and hot rooms have become __________.

Panic attack studies suggest that men

Panic attacks tend to occur most often

People with a psychological vulnerability to panic attacks tend to ________ normal physical sensations.

Nocturnal panic attacks generally occur when an individual is ____________.

The phenomenon known as "isolated sleep paralysis" is most likely to occur in _________ who suffer from panic disorder.

Panic control treatment

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

The purpose of creating mini panic attacks in panic control treatment therapy is to

What is one factor that distinguishes between traditional exposure-based treatments for panic disorder and the more recent panic control treatment (PCT) developed at one of Barlow's clinics?

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

A friend stated that when she went to a clinic, she had to spend several 30- to 60-second sessions shaking her head from side to side, spinning in a chair, tensing all her muscles, hyperventilating, or breathing through a narrow straw. She is surprised that you correctly guessed that she is receiving treatment for

A major double-blind research study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health looked at the separate and combined effects of both psychological and drug treatments for patients suffering from panic disorder. Participants were randomized into five different treatment conditions, including all but which of the following?

A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder asks you what treatment would have the longest-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

D-cycloserine is a drug that seems to act to work in the

All of the following are characteristics common to specific phobias EXCEPT

In the type of specific phobia called "blood-injury-injection," there is an inherited vasovagal response and a tendency to faint due to

Manuel had a fear of riding on buses, so his mother had to drive him to school every day. Manuel's phobia is a(n) _________ phobia.

The main difference between situational phobia and panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) is

You are told about a child who has shown behavior consistent with "separation anxiety." In order to determine if the child actually has a disorder or whether the behavior is normal, you would first need to know

The median age of onset for a specific phobia is ____.

A psychological disorder in children characterized by unrealistic and persistent worry that something will happen to their parents, which may result in refusal to leave home is called

When diagnosing separation anxiety disorder in children, clinicians must

In the general population, as many as ____ of people suffer from social anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.

According to your textbook, there are at least three ways of developing a phobia. Which is NOT one of these ways?

According to your textbook, new techniques have made it possible to treat some phobias effectively in one _____.

In regard to treatment of specific phobias, which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of social phobia?

Which of the following is the most prevalent psychological disorder in the general population?

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

The anxiety disorder called social phobia, involving anxiety about being evaluated or criticized, usually begins during ________.

In Japan, the anxiety syndrome termed taijin kyofusho involves a fear of

Research by Lundh and Öst (1996) and Mogg (2004) demonstrated that social phobics presented with pictures of faces were more likely to remember ________ expressions.

Which of the following drugs received FDA approval in 1999 as a treatment for social phobia?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often accompanied by all of the following EXCEPT _______.

Actions, or sometimes thoughts, that an individual with OCD uses to reduce anxiety are called ______.

Which type of compulsion has the highest prevalence rate?

In regard to OCD, when the term "magical" is used to refer to compulsive acts, it means

The most common type of obsession is related to ___________.

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

Richard, whose case is described in the textbook, was obsessed with the idea that if he did not eat in a certain ritualistic way, he would become possessed. This is an aspect of OCD that is termed ________.

Richard, the patient with OCD described in the textbook, was compelled to take very small steps as he walked and to look back repeatedly. As with other types of checking compulsions, Richard was trying to

The compulsions that an individual with OCD uses to suppress disastrous consequences or ward off intrusive thoughts can be either

Normal, ordinary people who have occasional intrusive thoughts with bizarre, sexual, or aggressive content would not be considered to have OCD unless they find the thoughts unacceptable or even dangerous and also

In OCD, certain types of obsessions lead to certain types of compulsions. From the following, choose the one that is

An observation has been made between children presenting with OCD and tics after a bout of strep throat. The resulting syndrome was called

According to several cross-cultural research studies reported in the textbook, the prevalence of OCD is

In regard to a type of thinking pattern found in some patients with OCD, which of the following would be an example of thought-action fusion?

A young child has thoughts about hating her younger brother and wishing he would die. She becomes very anxious about these thoughts because she has developed the idea that if anything really happened to him, it would be her fault. This pattern of thinking is called _____________.

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

What happens when people with OCD attempt to neutralize or suppress disturbing, intrusive thoughts?

According to research studies reported in the textbook, people with OCD who hold fundamentalist religious beliefs often present

In regard to pharmacological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder, the most effective drugs are those that inhibit the reuptake of the neurotransmitter called ________.

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 is an example of the treatment technique for OCD called exposure and ritual prevention (ERP)?

The model of the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder suggests that in order for an individual to develop OCD, __________ must be present.

Research studies have shown that combining exposure and ritual prevention (ERP) with medication when treating patients with OCD

Overall it can be concluded that the combination of medical and psychological interventions for anxiety work

During a panic attack, Steve ("Abnormal Psychology Live" CD), said that he felt all of the following EXCEPT

During the interview with Chuck ("Abnormal Psychology Live" CD), he stated that he experienced obsessive thoughts

Although both panic disorder patients and persons with somatic symptom disorder tend to misinterpret bodily sensations, patients with panic disorder