Anxiety Disorders

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Psychological con tributionto anxiety

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conditioning of fear,childhood, and personality traits

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Social contribution to anxiety

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Stressful life events and genetic contributions

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Term used for 2 or more disorders at the same time

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comorbidity

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what is the focus of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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General things in a Anxiety cycle

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Stress alarm detector

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amygdala

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Treatment for GAD

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Benzodia zepines, antidepressants, CBT

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Disorder that makes an individual fear having reoccurring panic attacks

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Panic Disorder ( PD)

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Disorder that makes a person fear and avoid situa tions that are perceived to be unsafe and unescapable

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Agoraphobia

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psychological intervention for PD

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panic control treatment (mini panic)

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Specific Phobia

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out of proportion fears of a specific thing or situations

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usually in children, but 35% can extend into adulthood , worry that something may happen to their significant person or figure

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separation anxiety disorder (sepanx)

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a fear or worry of judgment in social situations

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social anxiety disorder (SAD)

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Rare childhood disorder characterized by lack of speech in settings Where public speech is expected

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selective mutism

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A negative mood state characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension and by apprehension about the future

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Anxiety

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True or False
Anxiety is not a future -oriented mood state

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False

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An immediate emotional reaction to
current danger

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Fear

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Abrupt experience of intense
fear or acute discomfort, accompanied by Physical symptoms

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Panic Attack

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Types of panic attacks

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expected (cued) and unexpected ( uncued )

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What type of panic attack is usually connected phobias or social anxiety

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Expected panic attacks

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What type of panic attack
usually connected to panic disorder

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unexpected panic attacks

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What type of panic attack usually connected to panic disorder

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Unexpected Panic Attack

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What neurotransmitters cause anxiety?

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depleted levels of GABA

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GABA

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Gamma-aminobutyric acid

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CRF

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corticotropin- releasing factors

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CRF activates HPA or the

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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis

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Acts as a mediator between the brain stem and the cortex

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Limbic system

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BIS

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Behavioral inhibition system

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FFS

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fight or flight system

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People with anxiety disorders have an overly responsive(What?)to stimultion or new information

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limbic system and amygdala

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patients with panic have the general tendency to respond fearfully to anxiety symptoms called the

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anxiety sensitivity

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what constitutes the triple vulnerability theory

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generalized biological vulnerability, generalized psychological vulnerability , a specific psychological vulnerabilityt

Question 32

Who is most likely to avoid with other people Somone with panic disorder Someone with an illness phobia Someone with a situational phobia Someone with blood -injury phobia

Question 33

Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with the problem of hoarding? Excessive acquisition of things Living with excessive clutter Difficulty discarding anything Loss of personal hygiene

Question 34

Although SSRIs are currently the indicated drug for panic disorder, there are disadvantages to all drugs. What is the major disadvantage of SSRIs? Confusion Sexual dysfunction Cognitive dysfunction Memory loss

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In which behavior treatment are patients with OCD NOT permitted to carry out their compulsions 2hile in the presence of the anxiety-producing stimulus or situation? Exposure and ritual prevention Behavioral inhibition conditioning Thought-stopping technique Anxiety-reduction therapy

Question 36

Which of the following is a symptom of generalized anxiety disorder? Paranoia Multiple specific phobias Impulsivity Muscle tension

Question 37

Doctors suspect that Allen has conversion disorder. What symptoms do Allen most likely display? Problems with his digestive system Problems with his cognitive functioning Problems with his sensory motor system Problems regulating emotions under stress

Question 38

What is the meaning of the word soma? Fantasy Body Illness Demonic

Question 39

Which physiological measure consistently distinguishes individuals with generalized anxiety disorder from nonanxious normal subjects? Decreased EEG beta activity Increased muscle tension Increased heart rate Heightened autonomic arousal

Question 40

Which term refers to the experience of a negative mood state characterized by physical tension and apprehension about the future? Depressioin Anxiety Panic Fear

Question 41

What is the important factor in diagnosing somatic symptom disorder? Psychological or behavioral are cimpunding the severity and impairment of the physical symptoms The help-seeking behaviors they engage in The medical cause of the pain The level of suffering the individual is experiencing

Question 42

For months, Greg has been plagued by worries as he drives to worm. He thinks he forgot to lock the door, close the windows, or turn off the stove. Often, he returns home and double-check the house before he can rid of himself of these worries. Which term best describes Greg's worries? Compulsive Implusive Obsessive Magical

Question 43

Which of the following psychological disorders is anxiety most closely related to? Schizophrenia Psychosis Dementia Depression

Question 44

Which of the following psychological disorders is anxiety most closely related to? Schizophrenia Psychosis Dementia Depression

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Why might someone develop a facticious disorder? An unawareness of producing the symptoms To receive increased attention To try to avoid punishments for lying To have a doctor believe the about the seriousness of the symptom

Question 46

Before the DSM-5, trichotillomania and excoriation disorder were classified under which of the follwinb? Impluse-control disorder Somatic symptom disorder Body dysmorphic disorder Obsessive-commplusive disorder

Question 47

John was diagnosed with diabetes over a year ago. He is in denial about the need to regularly check his insulin regularly when necessary. This consistent pattern of neglect, inappropriate monitoring, and intervention is consistent with which of the following? Somatic sysmptom disorder Conversion disorder Illness anxiety disorder Psychological factors affecting medical condition

Question 48

Mark injured his back at work several years ago. Although he was treated and considered healed by his physicians, he still complains of severe and debilitating back pain. Other than some minor scar tissue, his disorder can not find anything that could ve causing more than some minor stiffness. What is Mark's most likely diagnosis? Somatic symptom disorder Fictitious disorder Conversion disorder Illness anxiety disorder

Question 49

What is the main difference between situational phobia and panic disorder with agarophobia? People with situational phobia never experience panic attacks outside the context of the phobic situation, and people with panic disorder with agarophobia can experience panic even when not in a public place People with panic disorder with agarophobia experience panic attacj only in specific situations situations, and people with situational phobia can experience phobia anywhere. People with situational phobia experience panic attacks when confronted with the phobic situation as well as at other times, and people with panic disorder with agoraphobia only experience whin in public places. People withsituational phobia experience phobias at random times, and people with panic disorder with agarophobia experience panic attacks only at specific times.

Question 50

Some people with OCD attempt to neutralize or surpress disturbing intrusive thorughs. How successful do these strategies tend to be? Usually increase the frequency of the obsessive thoughts Usually cause other kinds of obsessive thinking to occur Usually effective in permanently reducing the obsessive thoughts Usually have no effect on the obsessive thoughts

Question 51

Which of the following is an example of how a phobia may develop? Observing someone else experiences severe fear Expreincing w panic attack in a variety of settings Having terrifying experience and not talking about it very much Inheriting a gene related to the phobia

Question 52

Which statement best describes individuals with social anxiety? Socially anxious individuals are rated as being equallt intelligent by peers during social situations They will behave in a cold and unfriendly manner to others They are more likely to make downward comparison They are more likely to make upward comparison