Abnormal Psych (Anxiety/Obsessive compulsive/ and Trauma/stress disorder)

Question 1

what are some important differences between depression and anxiety?

Answer 1

anxiety is associated with higher level of positive affect and autonomic arousal

Question 2

what are “purely” anxious symptoms?

Answer 2

apprehension, tension, trembling, excessive worry, and nightmares

Question 3

what are “purely” depressive symptoms?

Answer 3

depressed mood, anhedonia, loss of interest in usual activities, suicidal ideation and decreased libido

Question 4

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Answer 4

involves developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety related to separation from home or attachment figures; must show at least 3 symptoms lasting for at least 4 weeks in children or six months in adults–must also cause clinically significant distress or impaired functioning

Question 5

separation anxiety disorder involves ______ inappropriate fear of anxiety related to separation from ____ or ______

Answer 5

developmentally; home; attachment figures

Question 6

for the diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder, symptoms must have a duration of at least _____ in children and adolescents or ____ in adults

Answer 6

four weeks; six months

Question 7

Specific phobia

Answer 7

involved marked fear of a specific object or situation

Question 8

Social anxiety disorder

Answer 8

characterized by an intense fear of social situations that may entail exposure to scrutiny by others

Question 9

treatment for specific phobia and social anxiety disorder often includes _______

Answer 9

exposure with response prevention

Question 10

Because the fainting reaction associated with the ______ subtype of specific phobia, treatment involves tensing (rather than relaxing) muscles in the presence of the feared stimulus

Answer 10

blood-injection-injury

Question 11

a diagnosis of panic disorder requires the presence of recurrent ______ panic attacks with at least one attack being followed by persistent concern of having another attack

Answer 11

unexpected

Question 12

Agoraphobia is diagnosed in the presence of marked fear or anxiety in at least two of the following situations

Answer 12

• using public transportation
• being in open spaces or enclosed spaces
• standing in line or being part of a crowd
• being outside the home alone

Question 13

treatment for agoraphobia is most effective when it includes ________

Answer 13

in-vivo exposure to feared situations

Question 14

Generalized anxiety disorder is diagnosed when

Answer 14

symptoms involve excessive anxiety or worry about multiple events or activities for a period of at least six months

Question 15

Those with nonpathological anxiety feel they can control their anxiety to some degree, are anxious about a fewer number of events, and are less likely to have associated ________

Answer 15

physical symptoms

Question 16

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Answer 16

characterized by recurrent obsessions and compulsions that are sufficiently severe to cause significant distress or impaired functioning

Question 17

In adults, OCD is equally common in males and females, but in children and adolescents, it is more common in _______

Answer 17

males

Question 18

The treatment-of-choice for OCD is generally considered a combination of _______ and ________

Answer 18

exposure with response prevention; the tricyclic clomipramine or an SSRI

Question 19

Reactive Attachment disorder

Answer 19

characterized by a pattern of inhibited and emotionally withdrawn behaviour toward adult caregivers

Question 20

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

Answer 20

characterized by a pattern of behaviour that involves inappropriate interactions with unfamiliar adults

Question 21

PTSD

Answer 21

involves the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to a traumatic event that entails actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence.

Question 22

Characteristic symptoms of PTSD include:

Answer 22

the presence of intrusion symptoms, persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the event, negative changes in cognition or mood, and marked changes in arousal and reactivity

Question 23

For the diagnosis of PTSD, symptoms must have a duration of more than _______ and must cause clinically significant distress or impaired functioning

Answer 23

one month

Question 24

the delayed expression specifier for PTSD is applied when the full diagnostic criteria are not met until at least ______ after the traumatic event

Answer 24

six months

Question 25

The treatment of choice for PTSD is a comprehensive _________ intervention that incorporates exposure, cognitive restructuring, and anxiety management

Answer 25

cognitive-behavioural

Question 26

When symptoms similar to those associated with PTSD have a duration of ______ to one month, the diagnosis is probably Acute Stress Disorder

Answer 26

three days

Question 27

a diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder requires

Answer 27

the development of emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to one or more psychological stressors within three months of the onset of the stressors with a remission of symptoms within six months after termination of the stressor or its consequences

Question 28

Ella G. was involved in a serious car accident three weeks ago in which her best friend was killed. Since the accident, Ella has experienced a loss of positive feelings toward friends and family members, increased irritability, flashbacks of the accident, an inability to remember what happened in the days following the accident, nightmares about the accident, and derealization. She has been avoiding the intersection where the accident occurred, doesn’t like to talk about the accident, and has been having trouble concentrating and sleeping. Based on these symptoms, the most likely diagnosis for Ella is?

Answer 28

Acute Stress Disorder

Question 29

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is often manifested in children as excessive worry about:

Answer 29

school and sports performance

Question 30

It is generally agreed that, when treating a child for school refusal, the initial intervention should be to:

Answer 30

get the child back to school as soon as possible

Question 31

Soon after losing his job, a 43-year-old man develops feelings of sadness and hopelessness. He has trouble even thinking about looking for another job and thinks his unemployment is already having an adverse effect on his marriage. The man’s symptoms have lasted for ten days, and he has no previous history of a mental disorder. The most likely diagnosis is:

Answer 31

Adjustment disorder with depressed mood

Question 32

The diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder requires:

Answer 32

evidence that symptoms are due to extreme insufficient care.

Question 33

When faced with a feared stimulus, a person with Specific Phobia, blood-injection-injury type will most likely:

Answer 33

faint