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Topic 0: Panic, Anxiety, and their Disorders

Practice Test

Practice Test

This activity contains 15 questions.

	While ________ is a basic emotion, ________ is a complex blend of emotions and cognitions.   fear; anxiety anxiety; fear panic; fear fear; panic

	Which of the following is an example of a specific phobia?   agoraphobia algophobia social phobia zodophobia

	Ken has been diagnosed with agoraphobia. He refuses to leave the house and feels that his fear is justified. He has lived as a shut-in for over ten years. What is unique about Ken's case?   His agoraphobia has prevented him from leaving his home. He feels that his fear is justified. Even untreated cases of agoraphobia do not last more than three or four years. Men rarely develop agoraphobia.

	Which of the following typically begins in adolescence and early adulthood?   dental phobias claustrophobia blood-injury phobias lightning phobia

	Studies of monkeys have clearly demonstrated that __________ may play a role in the development of phobias.   operant conditioning vicarious conditioning early traumatic experiences genetic factors

	Which of the following provides the best evidence of a role for genes in the development of phobias?   most phobias run in families individuals with phobias are likely to have other psychological disorders nonshared environmental factors play a significant role in the development of specific phobias certain temperaments are associated with a higher likelihood of developing phobias

	Which of the following would not be used in the treatment of social phobia?   exposure antipsychotics cognitive-behavioral therapy antidepressants

	Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of panic disorder?   nocturnal panic heart palpitations situationally predisposed panic attacks concern about having a panic attack

	Which of the following is an example of interoceptive avoidance?   avoiding places where uncued panic attacks have occurred previously learning stress-reduction strategies avoiding exercise avoiding places where cued panic attacks have occurred previously

	What is the defining feature of a limited symptom attack?   It lasts no more than twenty minutes. The only symptoms experienced are somatic. It is only seen in specific situations. Fewer than four symptoms of panic are seen.

	Which of the following is NOT a panic provocation agent?   cocaine sodium lactate alcohol carbon dioxide

	How might "safety behaviors" prevent the successful treatment of panic?   The avoidance of situations that are associated with panic attacks does not permit the effectiveness of treatment to be assessed. A characteristic of safety behaviors is resistance to any and all forms of change. Clients attribute any decrease in panic to engaging in safety behaviors and do not cease having the thoughts that really underlie their panic. Such behaviors prevent panic attacks, so the client never learns to deal with an actual attack.

	Which of the following is NOT one of the six symptoms that must accompany excessive worry in order to make a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder?   panic attacks a sense of being easily fatigued irritability restlessness

	According to the psychoanalytic viewpoint, what causes generalized anxiety disorder?   an overly influential superego a conflict between the ego and id that is not adequately dealt with the extensive use of defense mechanisms fixation in more than one psychosexual stage

	Which of the following anxiety disorders is most likely to be treated surgically?   panic disorder generalized anxiety disorder agoraphobia obsessive compulsive disorder

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