Abnormal Psychology Flashcards
Question ID #10959: Cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic disorder involves interoceptive conditioning. This type of conditioning may include which of the following strategies?
Select one:
A.
Yelling “stop” whenever an undesirable thought occurs
B.
Maintaining a panic diary
C.
Focusing on a pleasant experience or fantasy
D.
Breathing through a thin straw
The correct answer is D.
Interoceptive conditioning has been identified as an effective component of cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of panic disorder. This intervention involves activity that generates physical sensations associated with panic attacks. Some examples of these activities include breathing through a thin straw, spinning in a swivel chair, and running in place.
Answer A: This option is incorrect, as it refers to a cognitive action rather than an activity that is aimed at producing a physical sensation associated with a panic attack.
Answer B: This answer is incorrect, as a panic diary is not intended to produce a physical sensation associated with a panic attack.
Answer C: This response is incorrect, as focusing attention on a pleasant thought is not intended to produce a physical sensation associated with a panic attack.
Question ID #11127: The assumption underlying dialectical behavioral therapy (Linehan, 1993) as a treatment modality for borderline personality disorder is that the symptoms of this disorder are caused by:
Select one:
A.
pervasive emotion dysregulation.
B.
dysfunctional object relations.
C.
the depressive cognitive triad.
D.
a lack of response-contingent reinforcement.
The correct answer is A.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) was originally developed by Linehan (1993) as a treatment for borderline personality disorder and has since been applied to several other disorders, including eating disorders, ADHD in adults, and depression in older adults. According to Linehan, borderline personality disorder is the result of a combination of emotion dysregulation, emotional vulnerability, and an invalidating environment.
Answer B: DBT is primarily based upon cognitive-behavioral principles, and Linehan does not consider borderline personality disorder to be the result of dysfunctional object relations.
Answer C: DBT and CBT share some principles, but the cognitive triad has not been cited as Linehan’s primary conceptualization of borderline personality disorder.
Answer D: Some behavioral models of depression describe the disorder as the result of a lack of response-contingent reinforcement. However, Linehan’s explanation of borderline personality disorder is best described as the result of emotion dysregulation, emotional vulnerability, and an invalidating environment.
