P&T Ch11

Question 1

Emotion regulation (ER)

Answer 1

Processes through which individuals modulate their emotions consciously and non-consciously to respond appropriately to environmental demands

Question 2

Fears

Answer 2

Anxieties elicited in the presence of a specific stimulus

Question 3

Worries

Answer 3

Anxieties about possible future events.

Question 4

Anxiety disorders

Answer 4

Internalizing disorders in which anxiety has gone from typical or adaptive to pathological in terms of its intensity, duration, and/or pervasiveness.

Question 5

Anxiety sensitivity

Answer 5

Hypervigilance and attention to bodily sensations, a tendency to focus on weak or infrequent sensations, and a disposition to react to somatic sensations with distorted cognitions

Question 6

Separation anxiety disorder (SAD)

Answer 6

Symptoms include significant distress when separated from home or attachment figures. The key developmental criterion is that the anxiety must be age-inappropriate.

Question 7

Phobic disorders

Answer 7

Excessive and exaggerated fears of particular objects or situations, intense anxiety in the presence of such objects or situations, and avoidant behaviors; the fears and anxieties are associated with significant impairment

Question 8

Specific phobias

Answer 8

Animals, situations (e.g., fear of flying), injury or blood, and natural phenomena (e.g., thunderstorms).

Question 9

Agoraphobia

Answer 9

Intense anxiety in places where individuals feel insecure, trapped, or not in control

Question 10

Homotypic continuity

Answer 10

The stability of specific diagnoses over time

Question 11

Heterotypic continuity

Answer 11

If specific anxiety diagnoses change over time, these changes are likely related to developmental challenges

Question 12

Systematic desensitization

Answer 12

Teaching an anxious child how to relax and how to maintain relaxation when exposed to the feared stimulus

Question 13

Exposure

Answer 13

Rewarding a child for desired behavior