Exam #3: Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, & Eating Disorders

Question 0

According to the family systems theory, adolescents with anorexia are likely to have families with what type of structural problem?

Answer 0

Enmeshment

Question 1

For which of the anxiety disorders would an onset in early school age be typical?

Answer 1

Separation Anxiety Disorder or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Remember: OCD has split periods of onset

Question 2

This type of temperament seems to be particularly predictive of anxiety problems.

Answer 2

Behavioral inhibition or fearful temperament.

Question 3

According to Susan Harter, if someone places all of their ________ into one aspect of his or her life & then experiences something negative, they are at higher risk for developing depression than someone who distributes their ________ across various facets.

Answer 3

Self-esteem

Question 4

Adolescent girls may be prone to depression because previous socialization made this typical task of adolescence very difficult to achieve.

Answer 4

Independence

Question 5

Of the adolescent eating disorders, this one is more likely to be comorbid with substance abuse problems.

Answer 5

Bulimia

Question 6

Of the adolescent eating disorders, this one is linked to high levels of serotonin.

Answer 6

Anorexia

Question 7

Of the adolescent eating disorders, this one is linked to lower levels of serotonin.

Answer 7

Bulimia

Question 8

What percentage of anxiety disorders seem to be due to genetics?

Answer 8

33%

Question 9

The negative cognitive triad involves thinking negatively about which three entities?

Answer 9

The self, the world, and the future.

Question 10

What type of behavioral treatment was utilized in the five day intensive program that Lindsey underwent in the “Face Your Fears” video?

Answer 10

Graded Exposure

Question 11

Episodes of hypomania are characteristic of which of the mood disorders?

Answer 11

BiPolar II and Cyclothymia

Question 12

This acronym summaries a cognitive-behavioral treatment strategy for bipolar disorder.

Answer 12

RAINBOW

Question 13

Within the cognitive-behavioral framework for understanding depression as the interactions among thoughts, mood, and behavior, this is the most difficult one with which to intervene.

Answer 13

Mood

Question 14

Within the cognitive-behavioral framework for understanding depression as the interactions among thoughts, mood, and behavior, _________ __________ is the intervention of behavior.

Answer 14

Behavioral activation

Question 15

Within the cognitive-behavioral framework for understanding depression as the interactions among thoughts, mood, and behavior, _________ __________ is the intervention of thoughts.

Answer 15

Cognitive restructuring

Question 16

For this disorder, it is required that depressive symptoms be present most days for at least one year.

Answer 16

Dysthymia

Question 17

This is the number of physical symptoms required for children to display for a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Answer 17

One

Question 18

This type of exposure is very effective, but often found to be very aversive by anxious children because they face their greatest fears right away at maximum intensity.

Answer 18

Flooding

Question 19

Having an anxious adolescent run in place to get his or her heart rate up to simulate panic is an example of what type of exposure?

Answer 19

Introspective

Interoceptive exposure is the exposure to physical symptoms.

Question 20

To fit the criteria for anorexia, the individual must weigh below what percentage of their expected weight?

Answer 20

85%

Question 21

A depressed child is likely to make what three types of attributions for failures?

Answer 21

Internal, stable, and global

Question 22

A child who is not depressed is likely to make what three types of attributions for failure?

Answer 22

External, unstable, and specific

Question 23

Interoceptive exposure is the exposure to ___________ ___________.

Answer 23

Physical symptoms

Question 24

Children who suffer from dysthymia are unhappy and irritable most of the time, these children also display at least two ________ symptoms (e.g., eating problems, sleep disturbances, low energy) or ________ symptoms (e.g., lack of concentration, low self-esteem).

Answer 24

Children with dysthymia must display at least two somatic or cognitive symptoms, in addition to a chronic depressed mood.

Question 25

True or False: Although the symptoms of dysthymia are chronic, they are less severe than those for children with MDD.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Children with ________ are characterized by poor emotion regulation, which includes constant feelings of sadness, feelings of being unloved and forlorn, self-deprecation, low self-esteem, anxiety, irritability, anger, and temper tantrums.

Answer 26

Dysthymia

Question 27

Some children with dysthymia may experience __________ __________, where a major depressive episode is superimposed on the child’s previous dysthymia, causing the child to present with both disorders.

Answer 27

Double depression

Question 28

Stella is terrified of being separated from her mother. She follows her around the house constantly, always needing to know where she is. What type of disorder might Stella have?

Answer 28

Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Question 29

Anderson “worries about everything”–how he is doing in school, events in the news, and family finances. What type of disorder might Anderson have?

Answer 29

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Question 30

Addison is very preoccupied with what others think of her. She doesn’t interact with anyone at school, and feels completely isolated. What type of disorder might Addison have?

Answer 30

Social Anxiety

Question 31

Isabella can’t stop thinking about not being able to sleep. Every night before bedtime she goes through the same routine of counting and grouping all the clothes and shoes in her bedroom closet and opening and closing the closet door. What type of disorder might Isabella have?

Answer 31

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Question 32

_____________ is characterized by excessive worry regarding separation from home or parents. Youth may show signs of distress and physical complaints upon separation, experience unrealistic worries about harm to self or others when separated, and display an unwillingness to be alone.

Answer 32

Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Question 33

_____________ is characterized by ongoing and excessive worry about many events and activities. Youth may worry about their grades in school, their relations with peers, and their own or others’ safety. They may constantly seek comfort or approval from others to help reduce their worry.

Answer 33

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Question 34

___________ is characterized by severe and unreasonable fears of bring embarrassed or humiliated when doing something in front of peers or adults.

Answer 34

Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)

Question 35

___________ is characterized by severe and unreasonable fears of a specific object or situation, for example, dogs, spiders, darkness, or riding on a bus.

Answer 35

Specific Phobia

Question 36

_____________ is characterized by a recurrent and severe thoughts and behaviors that are distressing, time consuming, and intrusive.

Answer 36

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Question 37

What are some of the common obsessions of people with OCD?

Answer 37

Thoughts about contamination, ongoing doubts, and aggressive or upsetting impulses.

Question 38

What are some of the common compulsions of people with OCD?

Answer 38

Repetitive washing, checking, or touching.

Question 39

__________ is an adaptive emotion that prepares youngsters to cope with potentially threatening people, objects, or events. Strong negative emotions, physical tension, and apprehensive anticipation of future danger or misfortune characterize it.

Answer 39

Anxiety

Question 40

Unlike most disorders of childhood and adolescence, the causes of major eating disorders seems to be disproportionately related to ____________ influences, rather than psychological and biological influences.

Answer 40

Sociocultural

Question 41

True or False: Feeding and eating problems are a normal part of development for most children as they learn through gradual approximations.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Disturbed _________ ___________ describe a person’s belief that cultural standards for attractiveness, body image,and social acceptance are closely tied to one’s ability to control diet and weight gain.

Answer 42

Eating attitudes

Question 43

Why does dieting sometimes lead to overeating?

Answer 43

Decreasing caloric intake reduces a person’s metabolic rate, which allows fat to remain in the cells, so weight loss is in fact impeded. This failure to lose weight sets the stage for a vicious cycle of increased commitment to dieting and vulnerability to binge eating. Psychological consequences also contribute to this cycle by creating what some researchers call the “false hope syndrome.”

Question 44

What is the “false hope syndrome”?

Answer 44

The “false hope syndrome” is when an initial commitment to change one’s appearance leads to short term improvements in mood and self-image, but this hope declines as feelings of failure and loss of control increase. Loss of control may lead to binge eating, and purging is seen as a way to counteract that perceived effect of binge eating on weight gain.

Question 45

What are some examples of somatic symptoms?

Answer 45

Eating problems, sleep disturbances, and low energy

Question 46

What are some examples of cognitive symptoms?

Answer 46

Lack of concentration, low self-esteem

Question 47

How do the symptoms of a child with dysthymia compare to the symptoms of a child with MDD?

Answer 47

Although the symptoms of dysthymia are chronic, they are less severe than those for children with MDD.

Question 48

Define anxiety.

Answer 48

Anxiety is an adaptive emotion that prepares youngsters to cope with potentially threatening people, objects, or events. Strong negative emotions, physical tension, and apprehensive anticipation of future danger or misfortune characterize it.