Chapter 5: Anxiety, & OCD test bank Flashcards
The physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger is usually termed?
Anxiety (true answer)
Recurrent and unwanted thoughts or the need to perform repetitive and ritualistic actions is characteristic of….
obsessive-compulsive disorder
Alan is always edgy and nervous and feels there is something to be afraid of but cannot name it. He is MOST likely suffering from
generalized anxiety disorder, or free-floating anxiety (True Answer
According to Freud, actual physical danger leads to ______ anxiety
realistic
Carl Rogers argued that anxiety disorders arise from the failure to receive unconditional positive regard during childhood. The person develops harsh self-standards, called______, which he or she tries to meet by repeatedly distorting and denying his or her true experiences.
conditions of worth
______ is a neurotransmitter that carries an inhibitory message and has been implicated in anxiety disorders.
GABA or Gamma-aminobutyric acid
Benzodiazepines appear to reduce anxiety by acting on synapses that are mediated by the neurotransmitter ______.
GABA or gamma-aminobutyric acid
Interestingly, ______ help many people with anxiety disorders.
antidepressants, antipsychotics
A bio-behavioral technique that allows clients to monitor and control their own physiological functions is called
biofeedback
Anxiety can be reduced by teaching clients to use information about their bodies to eliminate certain physical responses and increase others. This approach, called ______, techniques as
EMG readings.
biofeedback
An uncontrollable and irrational fear of an object, activity, or situation is known as a(n)
specific phobia
It is possible that many common phobic reactions can be explained by human beings having a predisposition to develop certain fears. This idea is referred to as _______,
preparedness
After relaxation training, a therapist and client create a fear hierarchy of imagined situations that would provoke anxiety in the client. The next step in therapy is pairing of imagined situations with relaxation. This technique is best described as
systematic desensitization
Therapists who use the technique of ______ believe that people with phobic disorders must be forced to confront what they fear in its full intensity so they will see that no real danger exists.
flooding
According to the DSM-5, a group of disorders in which
repetitive concerns drive people to repeatedly and excessively perform specific patterns of behavior is now called ______
obsessive-compulsive-related disorders
Fear differs from anxiety in that:
A: fear is to a specific threat and anxiety is more general. t
B: anxiety is more likely to lead to aggression than is
fear.
C: anxiety is to an interpersonal threat and fear is to an
inanimate threat.
D: anxiety is an immediate response; fear is more
vague.
A: fear is to a specific threat and anxiety is more general.
The MOST common mental disorders in the United States are the: A mood disorders. B: anxiety disorders. C: personality disorders. D: sexual disorders.
B: anxiety disorders.
Which of the following is an anxiety disorder? schizophrenia bipolar disorder major depression obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessive-compulsive disorder
Performance anxiety is a symptom of ______.
social anxiety disorder
______ is a severe, persistent, and irrational fear of situations in which a person may be exposed to scrutiny, such as public speaking or performing.
social anxiety disorder
“The reason you are afraid to talk in public is because you believe that everyone must love and approve of you.” This statement might be made by a therapist practicing ______therapy.
rational-emotive
A short-term anxiety reaction that accelerates into a
smothering, horrifying ordeal in which one loses control, is practically unaware of what one is doing, and feels a sense of approaching doom, is called a(n) ______.
panic attack
Suddenly and without warning, and without apparent cause, Melissa acted as if there was a cataclysmic emergency, and she became paralyzed with fear for several minutes. She probably had a(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_.
panic attack
Since the 1960s, the drugs MOST likely to be used against panic disorder have been the ______.
antidepressants
Cognitive therapists might train clients to label the sensation of the blood pounding in their veins as physical exertion. This is part of therapy for treating ______.
panic disorder
Repetitive thoughts, ideas, impulses, or mental images that seem to invade a person’s consciousness, are ______.
Obsessions
Repetitive and rigid activities that a person feels forced to perform are called ______.
Compulsions
Janet rarely has a calm moment. If she leaves the house, she must go to each window at least 3 times to be sure it is locked. Each appliance receives 4 passes, and doors are examined at least 10 times. Every aspect of her life, at home and away, is
affected by her behavior. Janet suffers from a(n) ______.
compulsion, compulsive ritual, checking compulsion