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Anxiety disorders Flashcards

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Define Fear:

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The central nervous systems physiological and emotional response to a serious threat to one’s well-being

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Define Anxiety:

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The central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger

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What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

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A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities

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Does anxiety beget anxiety?

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People with one anxiety disorder usually experience another one as well, either simultaneously or at another point in their lives

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What are societal and multicultural factors of GAD?

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GAD is most likely to develop in people who are faced with ongoing societal conditions that are dangerous.. People in highly threatening environments are more likely to develop general feelings of anxiety, tension, fatigue, and sleep disturbances.

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What are the DSM-IV-TR requirements for Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

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  1. Excessive or ongoing anxiety and worry, for at least 6 months, abut numerous events or activities
  2. Difficulty controlling the worry
  3. At least three of the following symptoms:
    - restlessness
    - easy fatigue
    - irritability
    - muscle tension
    - sleep disturbance
  4. Significant distress or impairment
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_______________ are a family of antianxiety drugs that includes diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax).

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Benzodiazepines

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People with __________ are tormented by fear and related symptoms well after a traumatic event has ended.

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posttraumatic stress disorder

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The idea that human beings are “prepared” to acquire some phobias and not others is a ____________ perspective.

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behavioral-evolutionary

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According to humanistic theorists, people develop generalized anxiety disorder when:

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they repeatedly deny their true thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

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According to Sigmund Freud, children experience ______________ when they are repeatedly prevented from expressing their id impulses.

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neurotic anxiety

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According to the biological perspective, malfunctioning of which neurotransmitter system contributes to generalized anxiety disorder?

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GABA

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Fear of venturing into public places is known as:

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agoraphobia

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What percent of Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder each year?

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18%

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What perspective maintains that generalized anxiety disorder develops as a result of exposure to threatening environments?

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sociocultural

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Which of the following is not a type of anxiety disorder?

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bipolar disorder

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Which of these is not a major behavioral approach to treating specific phobias?

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stimulus generalization

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The distress experienced by people with ______________ is sometimes described as free-floating anxiety.

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generalized anxiety disorder

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The most widely applied method of biofeedback for the treatment of anxiety disorders is the:

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EMG

20
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Which treatment is most consistently effective in treating social phobias?

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No single approach is consistently effective in treating social phobias.

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According to psychodynamic theorists, what three defense mechanisms are involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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isolation, undoing, and reaction formation

22
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Which of the following anxiety disorders appears to have the same prevalence in women and in men?

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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In __________, the therapist confronts the feared object or situation while the person suffering from the phobia observes.

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modeling

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In __________, researchers produce panic in subjects or clients by administering drugs or by instructing them to breathe, exercise, or simply think in certain ways.

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biological challenge test

25
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A treatment package called a stress management program that is used to treat generalized anxiety disorder would not include:

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anti-anxiety medication

26
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In ___________’s technique of rational-emotive therapy, practitioners point out the irrational assumptions held by clients, and suggest more appropriate assumptions.

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Albert Ellis

27
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The cognitive perspective of panic disorder suggests that its sufferers:

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may be overly sensitive to bodily sensation and misinterpret them.

28
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What disorder may also develop along with panic disorder?

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agoraphobia

29
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Which type of drugs has been most helpful in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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antidepressants that affect the serotonin system

30
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What type of psychotherapist would tell a patient being treated for a cleaning compulsion to resist the urge to mop his bathroom floor for a week?

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behavioral

31
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What type of psychotherapist would tell a patient being treated for fearful obsessive thoughts to think those thoughts as frequently as possible?

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cognitive

32
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Which neurotransmitter system may be irregular in people suffering from panic disorder?

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norepinephrine

33
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Which psychological perspective believes that people develop their compulsions as a result of random coincidence?

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behavioral

34
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Women are _____ as likely as men to experience panic disorder.

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2.5

35
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Abnormal functioning in which areas of the brain has been linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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orbitofrontal cortex and the caudate nuclei

36
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The most common theme of obsessive thoughts is:

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dirt and contamination

37
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One study of anxiety persons with anxiety disorders found that _____% actually suffered from multiple disorders.

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81%

38
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This type of therapy tries to help clients suffering from anxiety by providing empathy and genuine acceptance.

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client-centered therapy

39
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The ____________ perspective suggests that one way of acquiring a fear reaction that may turn into a phobia is through modeling, that is, through observation and imitation.

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behavioral

40
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To qualify for a DSM-IV diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, the excessive or ongoing anxiety or worry must last for at least:

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six months

41
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To qualify for a DSM-IV diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a person must have suffered recurrent obsession or compulsions with significant distress or impairment lasting for more than:

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one hour a day

42
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In which kind of study would a researcher determine how many and which relatives of a person with a disorder have the same disorder?

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family pedigree study

43
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A fear hierarchy is:

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a list of feared objects or situations

44
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Jeff Bell, a radio news anchor with obsessive-compulsive disorder, dislikes wobbly tables because:

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he fears the table will harm someone

45
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What suggestion is shared by both the metacognitive theory and the avoidance theory of generalized anxiety disorder?

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that worrying serves some sort of “positive” function for the sufferer

46
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Social phobia can be broken down into which of the following qualifiers?

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narrow or broad

Abnormal Pyschology (6 decks)

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