Chapter 5: Anxiety, & OCD test bank

Question 1

The physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger is usually termed?

Answer 1

Anxiety (true answer)

Question 2

Recurrent and unwanted thoughts or the need to perform repetitive and ritualistic actions is characteristic of….

Answer 2

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 3

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

Answer 3

generalized anxiety disorder, or free-floating anxiety (True Answer

Question 4

According to Freud, actual physical danger leads to ______ anxiety

Answer 4

realistic

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

conditions of worth

Question 6

______ is a neurotransmitter that carries an inhibitory message and has been implicated in anxiety disorders.

Answer 6

GABA or Gamma-aminobutyric acid

Question 7

Benzodiazepines appear to reduce anxiety by acting on synapses that are mediated by the neurotransmitter ______.

Answer 7

GABA or gamma-aminobutyric acid

Question 8

Interestingly, ______ help many people with anxiety disorders.

Answer 8

antidepressants, antipsychotics

Question 9

A bio-behavioral technique that allows clients to monitor and control their own physiological functions is called

Answer 9

biofeedback

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

biofeedback

Question 11

An uncontrollable and irrational fear of an object, activity, or situation is known as a(n)

Answer 11

specific phobia

Question 12

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 _______,

Answer 12

preparedness

Question 13

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

Answer 13

systematic desensitization

Question 14

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.

Answer 14

flooding

Question 15

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 ______

Answer 15

obsessive-compulsive-related disorders

Question 16

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.

Answer 16

A: fear is to a specific threat and anxiety is more general.

Question 17

The MOST common mental disorders in the United States are
the:
A mood disorders. 
B: anxiety disorders. 
C:  personality disorders. 
D:  sexual disorders.

Answer 17

B: anxiety disorders.

Question 18

Which of the following is an anxiety disorder?
􀁸 schizophrenia 
􀁸 bipolar disorder 
􀁸 major depression 
􀁸 obsessive-compulsive disorder

Answer 18

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 19

Performance anxiety is a symptom of ______.

Answer 19

social anxiety disorder

Question 20

______ is a severe, persistent, and irrational fear of situations in which a person may be exposed to scrutiny, such as public speaking or performing.

Answer 20

social anxiety disorder

Question 21

“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.

Answer 21

rational-emotive

Question 22

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) ______.

Answer 22

panic attack

Question 23

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) \_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 23

panic attack

Question 24

Since the 1960s, the drugs MOST likely to be used against panic disorder have been the ______.

Answer 24

antidepressants

Question 25

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 ______.

Answer 25

panic disorder

Question 26

Repetitive thoughts, ideas, impulses, or mental images that seem to invade a person’s consciousness, are ______.

Answer 26

Obsessions

Question 27

Repetitive and rigid activities that a person feels forced to perform are called ______.

Answer 27

Compulsions

Question 28

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) ______.

Answer 28

compulsion, compulsive ritual, checking compulsion