Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Disorder associated with long alleles of MAOA-uVNTR promoter polymorphism

Answer 1

Panic Disorder

Question 2

Best therapy for trichotillomania

Answer 2

Habit Reversal Training

Question 3

Area targeted by DBS for OCD

Answer 3

anterior limb of internal capsule

Question 4

Treatment following discontinuation of benzo for pt w/ panic disorder

Answer 4

CBT

Question 5

OCD is associated with decrease in this neurotransmitter

Answer 5

Serotonin

Question 6

Tx for patient with Performance Anxiety, and med hx of asthma and bradycardia

Answer 6

CBT

Question 7

Fear of heights

Answer 7

Acrophobia

Question 8

Fear of being trapped

Answer 8

Agoraphobia

Question 9

Most common comorbidity for selective mutism

Answer 9

Social Anxiety Disorder

Question 10

Agoraphobia requires at least ___ situations where there is fear or intense anxiety

Answer 10

2

Question 11

Increased activity in the caudate nucleus is associated with this diagnosis

Answer 11

OCD

Question 12

GAD diagnosis:
__ months with
__ symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, muscle tension, concentration difficulty, irritability or sleep disturbance

Answer 12

6, 3

Question 13

Panic disorder dx: Intense anxiety + ____(number of) Sx

Answer 13

4

Question 14

If patient remits from OCD sx, could consider tapering meds after this amount of time

Answer 14

1-2 years

Question 15

Polymorphisms in _______ have been detected in selective mutism and in social anxiety symptoms and traits

Answer 15

contactin-associated protein-like 2-gene (CNTNAP2)

Question 16

Patient with first degree relative with social anxiety is ___ to ____ times more likely to develop the disorder themselves

Answer 16

two, six

Question 17

Nocturnal panic attacks occur in between these two sleep stages

Answer 17

Stage 2 and 3

Question 18

Fear of semen in urine

Answer 18

Dhat

Question 19

Condition in which an individual is hypersensitive to fright

Answer 19

Latah

Question 20

Exposure and response prevention therapy differs from exposure therapy alone due to it ______

Answer 20

Prevents patient from engaging in ritualistic compulsive responses.

Question 21

Utilization of this substance use behavior has been found to support development of panic disorder

Answer 21

Smoking

Question 22

Intervention for kiddo with selective mutism

Answer 22

CBT

Question 23

Technique used to prevent syncope stemming from a vasovagal response in patients with a blood-injury-injection phobia.

Answer 23

Applied tension

apply a learned muscle tension response when such a situation arises

Question 24

T/F: Venlafaxine is FDA approved for Panic Disorder

Answer 24

True

Question 25

brain structure that is most likely involved in the generation of panic attacks

Answer 25

Locus Ceruleus

Question 26

Anxiety prevalance tends to be higher in _____ (men/women).

Answer 26

Women

Question 27

This anxiety disorder has roughly equal rates in men and women

Answer 27

OCD

Question 28

Most common anxiety disorder

Answer 28

Specific Phobia | Not diagnosed as often as patients do not normally come in for it

Question 29

To meet criteria for Panic Disorder, must have hx of panic attacks, plus worry about attack recurrence for __ month (s).

Answer 29

1

Question 30

Median for age of onset for panic disorder

Answer 30

24

Question 31

In trichotillomania, the missing hair patches are ____ , with _____ hair of varying lengths.

Answer 31

irregular, broken

Question 32

___ is the surgical treatment for OCD.

Answer 32

Cingulotomy | Effective for 30% of otherwise treatment resistant patients.

Question 33

Therapy for patients with panic d/o that addresses transference

Answer 33

panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy

Question 34

Most effective treatment for specific phobias

Answer 34

Behavioral therapy | includes systematic desensitization and flooding

Question 35

First line treatment for somatic symptom disorder

Answer 35

CBT FIRST | 2nd line - SSRIs

Question 36

Brain imaging studies points to a pathological involvement of the___ lobes in patients with panic disorder, especially the ____

Answer 36

temporal, hippocampus

Question 37

Most common age range for body dysmorphic disorder

Answer 37

15 to 20 years old

Question 38

T/F: Body dysmoprhic disorder more commonly occurs in women than men

Answer 38

True

Question 39

How many body regions do patients with body dysmorphic disorder have concerns about on average during the course of the disorder?

Answer 39

4