Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Anxiety is considered abnormal only when it …..

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occurs in situations that most people can handle with little difficulty

Question 2

A person who suffers from a generalized anxiety disorder lives each day in …..

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a state of high tension

Question 3

…….. are the most common physical complaints for a generalized anxiety disorder

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An inability to relax disturbed sleep, fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and rapid heart rate

Question 4

People who suffer generalized anxiety may also experience ……

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panic attacks episodes of acute and overwhelming apprehension or terro

Question 5

During panic attacks, the individual feels certain that……

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something dreadful is about to happen

Question 6

The symptoms result from excitation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system and are the same reactions an individual experiences when ……

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extremely frightened

Question 7

People who experience generalized anxiety and panic disorders may have no clear idea of why they are frightened. This kind of anxiety is sometimes called …..

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“free-floating”

Question 8

the fears in phobic disorders are …..

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more specific

Question 9

a fear is usually not diagnosed as a phobic disorder unless …….

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it interferes considerably with the person’s daily life

Question 10

….. are the most common complaints of socially , phobic individuals.

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Fear of public speaking or of eating in public

Question 11

……. is the most common phobia among people seeking professional help. It is also the most disabling

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Agoraphobia

Question 12

Individuals suffering from agoraphobia are afraid of …..

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entering unfamiliar settings

Question 13

….. are persistent intrusions of unwelcome thoughts, Images, or impulses that elicit anxiety.

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Obsessions

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Compulsions are ….

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irresistible urges to carry out certain acts or rituals that reduce anxiety

Question 15

the central feature of the Obsessive-compulsive disorder is …..

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the subjective experience of loss of voluntary control

Question 16

The individuals recognize their thoughts as ….. but are unable to ignore or suppress them

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irrational and repugnant

Question 17

the majority of patients with obsessive thoughts …..

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also exhibit compulsive behavior

Question 18

…. are individuals who feel contaminated when exposed to certain objects or thoughts and spend hours performing washing and cleaning rituals.

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Washers

Question 19

Checkers are ….

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people who check doors, lights, ovens, the accuracy of completed task-10, or 100 times-or who repeat ritualistic acts over and over again.

Question 20

Obsessive-compulsive individuals cannot ….

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trust their senses or their judgment

Question 21

Psychoanalytic theory assumes that the major determinants of anxiety disorders are …..

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internal conflicts and unconscious motives

Question 22

the ….. stems from unconscious conflicts within the individual between unacceptable id impulses and the constraints imposed by the ego and superego

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neurotic anxiety

Question 23

…… include : the perception of oneself as helpless and unable to cope, Fear of separation or being abandoned, and anticipation of disapproval and withdrawal of love

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causes of neurotic anxiety

Question 24

From a psychoanalytic viewpoint. Phobias are ….

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ways of coping with anxiety by displacing it onto an object or situation that can be avoided.

Question 25

According to psychoanalytic theory ...... should cure the phobia

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bringing the unconscious conflict to light and gaining insight into the fears that are being displaced onto the phobic object

Question 26

....... also serve to protect the individual from recognizing the true source of his or her anxiety

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Obsessions and compulsions

Question 27

A person who is continually busy has little opportunity to ....

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think improper thoughts or commit improper actions.

Question 28

Psychologists who work within the framework of learning theory view anxiety as triggered more by ....

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specific external events than by internal conflicts

Question 29

Generalized anxiety occurs when a person feels unable to .... and consequently feels ....

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cope with many everyday situations - apprehensive much of the time

Question 30

phobias are viewed as ...... that may be learned either....

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avoidance responses - Directly or Vicariously

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Fearful parents tend to produce ....

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children who share their fears

Question 32

A cognitive analysis of anxiety disorders focuses on .....

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the way that anxious people think about situations and potential dangers

Question 33

Individuals who suffer from generalized anxiety tend to....

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make unrealistic appraisals of certain situations

Question 34

Individuals who suffer from generalized anxiety consistently overestimate ....

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both the degree of harm and the likelihood of harm

Question 35

Repetitive checking behaviors may be attempts to ....

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ensure that the task was done properly so that disaster is forestalled

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..... may assure safety for the person obsessed with thoughts of disease and germs

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Compulsive washing rituals

Question 37

obsessive-compulsive individuals hold unreasonable beliefs and assumptions like ....

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They believe that they (1) should be perfectly competent, (2) must avoid criticism or disapproval, and (3) will be severely punished for their mistakes and imperfections.