Anxiety Flashcards
Question 1/20 - DSM
An extreme fear of being judged or embarrassed in front of people, causing the individual to avoid social situations is called ____?____
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Social phobia
◻ Claustrophobia
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
✅ Social phobia
Question 2/20 - Etymology
What is the main difference between French and English when using the term “anxiety” for a diagnosis ?
◻ French has one only word word “anxiety” whereas English has another word : “anguish”
◻ Both languages have an only word : “anguish”
✅ French has 2 words, “anguish” (somatic form) and “anxiety” (cognitive form) whereas English has only one word : “anxiety”
◻ All of the above
✅ French has 2 words, “anguish” (somatic form) and “anxiety” (cognitive form) whereas English has only one word : “anxiety”
Question 3/20 - Freud
Russell was unprepared for his psychology test, so he cheated and received a decent grade on it. However, he felt very guilty and shameful. The feelings recurred every time he walked into his psychology class. Russell is feeling :
◻ neurotic anxiety ◻ moral anxiety ◻ reality anxiety ◻ primitive anxiety ◻ All of the above
✅ moral anxiety
Question 4/20 - Spielberger
According to Spielberger, a permanent predisposition to perceive most situations as threatening would indicate ____?____ whereas a temporary disposition of heightened emotions that develop in response to a fear or danger in a particular situation would indicate ____?____
✅ anxiety-trait ; anxiety-state
◻ anxiety-state ; anxiety-trait
◻ somatic anxiety ; cognitive anxiety
◻ cognitive anxiety ; somatic anxiety
✅ anxiety-trait ; anxiety-state
Question 5/20 - Definition
Short, intense periods during which an individual experiences physiological and cognitive symptoms of anxiety, characterized by intense fear and discomfort is termed ____?
◻ Reality anxiety
◻ Existential anxiety
◻ Panic attacks
◻ Tensions
✅ Panic attacks
Question 6/20 - DSM
Jason experiences restlessness, fatigue, feeling on edge, and frightens very easily with everyday stressors in his life. This describes which anxiety disorder?
◻ Panic Disorder ◻ Phobia ◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
✅ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Question 7/20 - DSM
Extreme fears of specific objects or situations that cause an individual to routinely avoid those objects or situations are termed ____?____
◻ Specific phobias ◻ Panic Disorder ◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
✅ Specific phobias
Question 8/20 - DSM
What anxiety disorder is defined as a “state of extreme fear that cannot be controlled”?
◻ Panic Disorder ◻ Phobia ◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
✅ Panic Disorder
Question 9/20 - Freud
Tom is a cashier in a convenience store. Recently he was robbed at gunpoint and his life threatened. As the gun was pointed at him and threats made, Tom naturally felt tremendous fear for his life. In this situation, “fear” would correspond to a kind of anxiety that Freud would call :
◻ neurotic anxiety
◻ moral anxiety
◻ reality anxiety
◻ primitive anxiety
✅ reality anxiety
Question 10/20 - DSM
What anxiety disorder consists of two parts: repetitive thought, urge, or emotions, and a repetitive act that may appear purposeful?
◻ Panic Disorder ◻ Phobia ◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
✅ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Question 11/20 - DSM
Frieda is about to write her LPN Licencing exam and starts sweating profusely, experiences chest pain, increased pulse, nausea, and disorientation. What anxiety disorder is Frieda suffering from?
✅ Panic Disorder ◻ Phobia ◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
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Question 12/20 - DSM
What anxiety disorder is developed in response to an unexpected emotional or physical trauma that could not be controlled?
◻ Panic Disorder ◻ Phobia ◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ✅ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
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Question 13/20 - Freud
After being disciplined by his father, Homer whispered under his breath that he hoped his dad would drop dead. Homer’s father had a nearly fatal heart attack later that same night and little Homer felt horribly guilty and anxious. What kind of anxiety would Freud call this?
◻ reality
◻ moral
✅ neurotic
◻ psychotic
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Question 14/20 - Definition
Uncontrollable, persistent thoughts, images, ideas, or impulses that an individual feels intrude upon his or her consciousness and that cause significant anxiety or distress is termed ____?____ :
◻ Compulsions
✅ Obsessions
◻ Free-floating anxiety
◻ Neurotic anxiety
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Question 15/20 - DSM
Bill is a World War II veteran and is awoken every night by nightmares of events that occur when he was fighting overseas. This describes:
◻ Panic Disorder ◻ Phobia ◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ✅ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
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