Mh ch 13 /14 prelecture

Question 1

In the __ stage of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome, the body has responded negatively to anxiety and stress and is depleted physically and emotionally.

Answer 1

Exhaustion

Question 2

T/f An anxious individual tends to overuse defense mechanisms.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T /f Positive reframing means turning negative messages into positive messages.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

___are involuntary, unconscious mannerisms that a person with panic disorder may exhibit.

Answer 4

Autoisms

Question 5

T/f Anxiety and fear both refer to the same feeling of being afraid or threatened by an external stimulus.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

____ refers to the proportion of a disorder than can be attributed to genetic factors.

Answer 6

Heritability

Question 7

A(n) ___ is an illogical, intense, persistent fear of a specific object or social situation that causes extreme distress and interferes with normal functioning.

Answer 7

Phobia

Question 8

T/f Mild anxiety can be productive and does not require direct intervention.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

_____________ mechanisms are cognitive distortions that a person uses unconsciously to maintain a sense of control of a situation and to deal with stress.

Answer 9

Defense

Question 10

T/f An individual experiencing panic attacks can also experience depersonalization, which is the sense that things are not real.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

T/f One fourth of all victims of physical assault develop PTSD.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

____ techniques are helpful to use with the client who is dissociating or experiencing a flashback.

Answer 12

Grounding

Question 13

For women, physical assault or _____is the most frequent precipitating traumatic event in PTSD.

Answer 13

Rape

Question 14

T/f Cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) alone tends to be more effective than CBT in combination with medication

Answer 14

False

Question 15

____ is a defense mechanism that protects the emotional self from the full reality of abusive or traumatic events during and after those events.

Answer 15

Dissociation

Question 16

T/f Psychosis is a key manifestation of depersonalization/derealization disorder.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Clients diagnosed with dissociative ____cannot remember important personal information.

Answer 17

Amnesia

Question 18

T/f With posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), symptoms occur 3 months or more after the trauma.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/f PTSD usually only occurs in adulthood.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

____ therapy is a treatment approach designed to combat the avoidance behavior that occurs with PTSD.

Answer 20

Exposure