Chapter 6

Question 1

state of immediate alarm in response to a serious known threat to one’s well-being

Answer 1

fear

Question 2

state of alarm in response to a vague sense of being in danger

Answer 2

anxiety

Question 3

concerns are realistic, given the circumstances. Amount of fear is proportionate to the reality of the threat. Lack of anticipatory anxiety

Answer 3

adaptive fear

Question 4

Concerns are unrealistic. Amount of fear is disproportionate to the reality of the threat (excessive). Fear response persists after the threat has passed. Anticipatory anxiety about the future.

Answer 4

maladaptive fear

Question 5

anxiety that results from not having contact or the possibility of losing contact with attachment figures. Usually seen in children.

Answer 5

separation anxiety

Question 6

excessive anxiety under most circumstances and worry about practically anything
symptoms: restlessness, keyed up, on edge, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension and/or sleep problems.

Answer 6

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or “free-floating” anxiety

Question 7

developed by Wells; suggests that the most problematic assumptions in GAD are the individuals worry about worrying (meta-worry)

Answer 7

metacognitive theory

Question 8

certain individuals consider is unacceptable that negative events may occur, even if the possibility is very small; they worry in an effort to find “correct” situations

Answer 8

intolerance of uncertainty theory

Question 9

holds that worrying serves a “positive” function for those with GAD by reducing unusually high levels of bodily arousal

Answer 9

avoidance theory

Question 10

persistent and unreasonable fears of particular objects, activities or situations

Answer 10

phobias

Question 11

fear of specific objects, places or things

animal type, natural environment type, situational type, blood-injection-injury type

Answer 11

specific phobias

Question 12

fear of being judged or embarrassed by others

Answer 12

social phobia (social anxiety disorder)

Question 13

fear of places where help may not be available in case of emergency

Answer 13

agoraphobia

Question 14

an extreme anxiety reaction that can result when a real threat suddenly emerges

Answer 14

panic

Question 15

periodic, short bouts of panic that occur suddenly, reach a peak and pass.
Normally accompanied by agoraphobia

Answer 15

panic attacks

Question 16

the belief that symptoms of anxiety have harmful, physical, social or psychological consequences.
“fear of fear”

Answer 16

anxiety sensitivity

Question 17

a heightened awareness of bodily cues that a panic attack may soon happen

Answer 17

Interoceptive awareness

Question 18

persistent thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images that seem to invade a person’s consciousness
Generally stressing, not happy, intrusive
Attempts to ignore/resist trigger anxiety
take various forms :wishes, impulses, images, ideas, doubts.

Answer 18

obsessions

Question 19

what we do in response to obsessions
repetitive and rigid behaviors or mental acts that people feel they must preform to prevent or reduce anxiety
a lot of the time is it not related to the obsession
Voluntary behaviors or metal acts that person feels mandatory to do.

Answer 19

compulsion