Anxiety

Question 0

Question 1/20 - DSM

An extreme fear of being judged or embarrassed in front of people, causing the individual to avoid social situations is called ____?____

◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Social phobia
◻ Claustrophobia
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 0

✅ Social phobia

Question 1

Question 2/20 - Etymology

What is the main difference between French and English when using the term “anxiety” for a diagnosis ?

◻ French has one only word word “anxiety” whereas English has another word : “anguish”
◻ Both languages have an only word : “anguish”
✅ French has 2 words, “anguish” (somatic form) and “anxiety” (cognitive form) whereas English has only one word : “anxiety”
◻ All of the above

Answer 1

✅ French has 2 words, “anguish” (somatic form) and “anxiety” (cognitive form) whereas English has only one word : “anxiety”

Question 2

Question 3/20 - Freud

Russell was unprepared for his psychology test, so he cheated and received a decent grade on it. However, he felt very guilty and shameful. The feelings recurred every time he walked into his psychology class. Russell is feeling :

◻ neurotic anxiety
◻ moral anxiety
◻ reality anxiety
◻ primitive anxiety
◻ All of the above

Answer 2

✅ moral anxiety

Question 3

Question 4/20 - Spielberger

According to Spielberger, a permanent predisposition to perceive most situations as threatening would indicate ____?____ whereas a temporary disposition of heightened emotions that develop in response to a fear or danger in a particular situation would indicate ____?____

✅ anxiety-trait ; anxiety-state
◻ anxiety-state ; anxiety-trait
◻ somatic anxiety ; cognitive anxiety
◻ cognitive anxiety ; somatic anxiety

Answer 3

✅ anxiety-trait ; anxiety-state

Question 4

Question 5/20 - Definition

Short, intense periods during which an individual experiences physiological and cognitive symptoms of anxiety, characterized by intense fear and discomfort is termed ____?

◻ Reality anxiety
◻ Existential anxiety
◻ Panic attacks
◻ Tensions

Answer 4

✅ Panic attacks

Question 5

Question 6/20 - DSM

Jason experiences restlessness, fatigue, feeling on edge, and frightens very easily with everyday stressors in his life. This describes which anxiety disorder?

◻ Panic Disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 5

✅ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Question 6

Question 7/20 - DSM

Extreme fears of specific objects or situations that cause an individual to routinely avoid those objects or situations are termed ____?____

◻ Specific phobias
◻ Panic Disorder
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 6

✅ Specific phobias

Question 7

Question 8/20 - DSM

What anxiety disorder is defined as a “state of extreme fear that cannot be controlled”?

◻ Panic Disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 7

✅ Panic Disorder

Question 8

Question 9/20 - Freud

Tom is a cashier in a convenience store. Recently he was robbed at gunpoint and his life threatened. As the gun was pointed at him and threats made, Tom naturally felt tremendous fear for his life. In this situation, “fear” would correspond to a kind of anxiety that Freud would call :

◻ neurotic anxiety
◻ moral anxiety
◻ reality anxiety
◻ primitive anxiety

Answer 8

✅ reality anxiety

Question 9

Question 10/20 - DSM

What anxiety disorder consists of two parts: repetitive thought, urge, or emotions, and a repetitive act that may appear purposeful?

◻ Panic Disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 9

✅ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Question 10

Question 11/20 - DSM

Frieda is about to write her LPN Licencing exam and starts sweating profusely, experiences chest pain, increased pulse, nausea, and disorientation. What anxiety disorder is Frieda suffering from?

✅ Panic Disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 10

R

Question 11

Question 12/20 - DSM
What anxiety disorder is developed in response to an unexpected emotional or physical trauma that could not be controlled?

◻ Panic Disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
✅ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 11

R

Question 12

Question 13/20 - Freud
After being disciplined by his father, Homer whispered under his breath that he hoped his dad would drop dead. Homer’s father had a nearly fatal heart attack later that same night and little Homer felt horribly guilty and anxious. What kind of anxiety would Freud call this?

◻ reality
◻ moral
✅ neurotic
◻ psychotic

Answer 12

R

Question 13

Question 14/20 - Definition
Uncontrollable, persistent thoughts, images, ideas, or impulses that an individual feels intrude upon his or her consciousness and that cause significant anxiety or distress is termed ____?____ :

◻ Compulsions
✅ Obsessions
◻ Free-floating anxiety
◻ Neurotic anxiety

Answer 13

R

Question 14

Question 15/20 - DSM
Bill is a World War II veteran and is awoken every night by nightmares of events that occur when he was fighting overseas. This describes:

◻ Panic Disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
✅ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 14

R

Question 15

Question 16/20 - DSM

Frank checks light switches, water faucets, the stove, and locks doors at least three times before going to bed. This scenario describes which of the following anxiety disorders?

◻ Panic disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 15

✅ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Question 16

Question 17/20 - DSM

According to the table 2 page 92, the most frequent phobia in women is ____?____ whereas it is ____?____ phobia in men.

◻ autophobia /// brontophobia
◻ gephyrophobia /// autophobia
◻ social phobia /// agoraphobia
✅ insectophobia, snakephobia and musophobia /// acrophobia

Answer 16

✅ insectophobia, snakephobia and musophobia /// acrophobia

Question 17

Question 18/20 - Culture générale (hors texte)

In the movie The Caine Mutiny (Ouragan sur le Caine), Humphrey Bogart played a Captain Quigg who was overbearing and highly suspicious of his crew members. Captain Quigg had an odd mannerism that he performed over and over again. He would uncontrollably fondle ball bearings in his hand, over and over. This ritualistic behavior illustrates :

◻ free floating anxiety
◻ a compulsion
◻ an obsession
◻ panic disorder
◻ All of the above

Answer 17

✅ a compulsion

Question 18

Question 19/20 - DSM

Sally avoids shopping in large malls for fear of the possibility of being unable to escape in the event of an accident. This describes:

◻ Panic Disorder
◻ Phobia
◻ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
◻ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
◻ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 18

✅ Phobia

Question 19

Question 20/20 - Definition

Lewis (1970) defines ___?___ as “an emotional state, with the subjectively experienced quality of fear as a closely related emotion”.

✅ anxiety
◻ phobia
◻ panic disorder
◻ obsessive compulsive disorder

Answer 19

✅ anxiety