Mod 28: Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Question 1

Anxiety

Answer 1

A vague feeling of apprehension or nervousness. The basis of the anxiety disorders.

Question 2

Generalized Anxiety disorder

Answer 2

Characterized by disruptive levels of persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tenseness

Question 3

Panic Disorder

Answer 3

Characterized by sudden bouts of intense, unexplained panic.

Question 4

hpobia

Answer 4

Characterized by disruptive, irrational fears of objects or situations

Question 5

Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder

Answer 5

Characterized by unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions.

Question 6

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Answer 6

Characterized by reliving a severely upsetting event in unwanted recurring memories and dreams.

Question 7

Major Depressive Disorder

Answer 7

A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences at least two weeks of depressed moods, diminished interest in activities, and other symptoms, such as feelings of worthlessness.

Question 8

Bipolar Disorder

Answer 8

A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness of depression and the overexcited and unreasonably optimistic state of mania

Question 9

Learned Helplessness

Answer 9

When people find themselves in unpleasant situations over which they have little control, learned helplessness can set in. this, in turn, is associated with depression.

Question 10

Attributions

Answer 10

Our explanations for situations or events

Question 11

Obsessions

Answer 11

Repetitive Thoughts

Question 12

Compulsions

Answer 12

Repetitive Actions

Question 13

Mania

Answer 13

Period of abnormally high emotion, over-excitement, and unreasonable optimism

Question 14

Psychology Student’s Disorder

Answer 14

Tendency to self diagnose

Question 15

Annette was riding the bus to her friend’s vacation cottage, when suddenly she was overwhelmed by a sudden feeling of terror. She was sure that something terrible was about to happen. She could feel her heart pounding, she couldn’t catch her breath, and she felt as though she was choking. Annette was showing symptoms of:

A) A biopolar attack.
B) An obsession
C) A compulsion
D) A panic attack

Answer 15

D) a panic attack

Question 16

Leon quite his job last month to stay home and clean his house. Every day when he gets up, he puts on his old clothes and begins washing the walls and floors, vacuuming rugs, dusting furniture, and doing laundry over and over again. Leon would like to stop his cleaning, but when he tries to, he becomes terribly anxious. Leon is showing syptoms of:

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) agoraphobia
C) major depressive disorder
D) bipolar disorder

Answer 16

A) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Question 17

Helen never leaves the house. her daughter does her grocery shopping and runs her other errands. Helen has learned to use the Internet so that she can shop for clothes and buy her prescriptions on-line. On the few occasions Helen has tried to leave the house, she’s been overwhelmed by feelings of fear and anxiety. Helen is showing symptoms of:

A) bipolar disorder
B) agoraphobia
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) major depressive disorder

Answer 17

B) agoraphobia

Question 18

Agoraphobia

Answer 18

Fear of situations the person views as difficult to escape from if panic begins to build.

Question 19

Fred is sometimes great fun to party with. During those times, he’s very optimistic, enthusiastic, and full of energy, and no one else in the group can keep up with him. At other times, though, Fred crashes and is in black moods, unable to get out of bed for days at a time. Fred is showing symptoms of:

A) bipolar disorder
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) agoraphobia
D) panic attacks

Answer 19

A) Bipolar disorder

Question 20

Rolando has beenv ery sad for the past two days. His sister was diagnosed with leukemia two days ago, and Rolando knows she may not make it through the year. Rolando appears to be:

A) on the verge of major depressive disorder
B) entering the depressed stage of bipolar disorder
C) suffering from a mood disorder
D) displaying emotions that are normal in his situation

Answer 20

D) displaying emotions that are normal in his situation

Question 21

The police and fire fighter rescue teams who helped people escape from the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center may relive that event in recurring thoughts and dreams. Recurring thoughts and dreams about stressful events are symptoms of:

A) panic attacks
B) phobias
C) post-traumatic stress disorder
D) bipolar disorder

Answer 21

C) Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 22

____________ disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, are characterized by maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical behaviors connected to feelings of apprehension and nervousness.

Answer 22

Anxiety

Question 23

____________ disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are characterized by maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical behaviors connected to emotional disturbances.

Answer 23

Mood