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Alan has a sense of fearfulness and watchfulness. Which type of anxiety symptom is he exhibiting? |
| | A) | somatic |
| | B) | emotional |
| | C) | cognitive |
| | D) | behavioral |
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Which of the following statements is false in regards to adaptive fear? |
| | A) | The amount of fear is in proportion to the reality of the threat. |
| | B) | The fear subsides when the threat ends. |
| | C) | There is a great deal of anticipatory anxiety. |
| | D) | People's concerns are realistic. |
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Which of the following is not required for a diagnosis of panic disorder? |
| | A) | The panic attacks are a common occurrence. |
| | B) | The panic attacks are usually not provoked by any particular situation. |
| | C) | The panic attacks occur in clusters over a short period of time. |
| | D) | The panic attacks result in change in behaviors as a result of worrying about when an attack may occur. |
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According to cognitive theorists, people prone to panic attacks: |
| | A) | pay little attention to their actual bodily sensations. |
| | B) | have increased anxiety sensitivity. |
| | C) | do not benefit from having a "safe person" in their presence. |
| | D) | have decreased interoceptive awareness. |
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Which of the following types of drugs are not used to treat panic attacks? |
| | A) | tricyclic antidepressants |
| | B) | barbiturates |
| | C) | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| | D) | benzodiazepines |
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People who fear embarrassing themselves in front of other people have a: |
| | A) | natural environment type phobia. |
| | B) | specific phobia. |
| | C) | situational type phobia. |
| | D) | social phobia. |
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According to behavioral theories: |
| | A) | operant conditioning helps to maintain a fear of a phobic object. |
| | B) | operant conditioning leads to the fear of the phobic object. |
| | C) | avoiding exposure to a feared object reduces anxiety and is therefore considered positive reinforcement. |
| | D) | phobias can not develop through direct classical conditioning. |
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Intensively exposing individuals to their feared object until their anxiety extinguishes is called: |
| | A) | systematic desensitization. |
| | B) | applied tension. |
| | C) | flooding. |
| | D) | modeling. |
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According to Freud, when individuals are repeatedly prevented from expressing their id impulses, they experience: |
| | A) | realistic anxiety. |
| | B) | moral anxiety. |
| | C) | neurotic anxiety. |
| | D) | sexual anxiety. |
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People with generalized anxiety disorder: |
| | A) | have severe short-term symptoms of anxiety in specific situations. |
| | B) | often experience mood disorders. |
| | C) | continually try to find ways that they might cope with an event if it were to happen. |
| | D) | have an excess of gamma-aminobutyric acid. |
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Which of the following theories suggests that generalized anxiety results from children not receiving unconditional positive regard from significant others? |
| | A) | psychodynamic theory |
| | B) | humanistic theory |
| | C) | existential theory |
| | D) | cognitive theory |
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Which of the following statements about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is false? |
| | A) | OCD is classified as an anxiety disorder. |
| | B) | Obsessions can be thoughts, images, ideas, or impulses. |
| | C) | People with OCD are considered to be psychotic because of their inability to control their thoughts and behaviors. |
| | D) | People with OCD are aware of how irrational their thoughts and behaviors are. |
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OCD tends to begin: |
| | A) | between 6 and 15 years of age for women and between 20 and 29 years of age for men. |
| | B) | between 6 and 15 years of age for both genders. |
| | C) | between 20 and 29 years of age for both genders. |
| | D) | between 6 and 15 years of age for men and between 20 and 29 years of age for women. |
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Which of the following statements about obsessive-compulsive disorder is false? |
| | A) | OCD tends to be a chronic disorder if left untreated. |
| | B) | There does not appear to be a consistent gender difference in rates of OCD. |
| | C) | In the countries that have been studied, the rates of OCD do not vary widely. |
| | D) | In the United States, African Americans show a higher prevalence of OCD than do European Americans. |
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Which of the following is the most common type of obsession in individuals with OCD? |
| | A) | hurting one's child |
| | B) | dirt and contamination |
| | C) | shouting obscenities |
| | D) | pornographic images |
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Which of the following theories view OCD as a neurobiological disorder? |
| | A) | psychodynamic theory |
| | B) | humanistic theory |
| | C) | biological theory |
| | D) | cognitive theory |
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Which of the following describes a brain circuit hypothesized to be dysfunctional in OCD? |
| | A) | orbital frontal cortex →caudate nucleus →thalamus |
| | B) | basal ganglia →thalamus →orbital frontal cortex |
| | C) | thalamus →orbital frontal cortex →amygdala |
| | D) | caudate nucleus →hypothalamus →orbital frontal cortex |
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According to cognitive-behavioral theories of OCD, which of the following is not a reason why people with the disorder have trouble turning off their intrusive thoughts? |
| | A) | They may be generally anxious or depressed. |
| | B) | They have a tendency toward rigid, moralistic thinking. |
| | C) | They believe they have no control over their thoughts. |
| | D) | They equate having the thoughts with actually engaging in the behavior. |
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Which of the following is an effective treatment for OCD? |
| | A) | buspirone |
| | B) | serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| | C) | benzodiazepines |
| | D) | tricyclic antidepressants |
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The failure of which type of drug to treat OCD provided a clue that OCD is different from other anxiety disorders? |
| | A) | buspirone |
| | B) | serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| | C) | benzodiazepines |
| | D) | tricyclic antidepressants |
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