cahp 5

Question 1

gad

Answer 1

disorder characterized by intense, uncontrollable, unfocused, chronic, and continuous worry that is distressing and unproductive

Question 2

panic disorder

Answer 2

disorder characterized by recurrent unexpected episodes of fear accompanied by a number of physical symptoms

Question 3

agoraphobia

Answer 3

disorder characterized by anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult

Question 4

specific phobia

Answer 4

unreasonable fear of a particular object or situation that markedly interferes with daily life functioning

Question 5

social anxiety disorder

Answer 5

extreme, enduring, irrational fear and avoidance of social or performance situations

Question 6

seperation anxiety

Answer 6

excessive, enduring fear that harm will come to an individual or their loved ones while apart

Question 7

anxiety

Answer 7

mood state characterized by marked negative affect in which a person apprehensively anticipates future misfortune

Question 8

fear

Answer 8

emotion of an immediate alarm reaction to present danger or life-threatening emergencies

Question 9

panic

Answer 9

sudden, overwhelming fright or terror

Question 10

panic attack

Answer 10

abrupt experience of intense fear or discomfort accompanied by a number of physical symptoms

Question 11

behavioral inhibition system (BIS)

Answer 11

brain circuit that responds to threat signals by obstructing activity and causing anxiety

Question 12

fight/flight system (FFS)

Answer 12

brain circuit in animals that when stimulated causes an alarm and escape response resembling human panic

Question 13

panic control treatment (PCT)

Answer 13

cognitive-behavioral therapy involving gradual exposure to feared somatic sensations and modification of perceptions about them

Question 14

situational phobia

Answer 14

anxiety involving enclosed places or public transportation

Question 15

natural environment phobia

Answer 15

fear of situations or events in the physical world, especially heights, storms, and water

Question 16

animal phobia

Answer 16

unreasonable, enduring fear of living organisms that usually develops early in life

Question 17

social phobia

Answer 17

extreme, enduring, irrational fear and avoidance of performance situations or interacting with people

Question 18

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Answer 18

enduring, distressing emotional disorder that follows exposure to severe helplessness or a fear-inducing threat

Question 19

acute stress disorder

Answer 19

severe reaction immediately following a terrifying event, often including amnesia, emotional numbing, and derealization

Question 20

adjustment disorders

Answer 20

set of clinically significant emotional and behavioral symptoms in response to specific stressors

Question 21

attachment disorder

Answer 21

disorder whereby a child is unable or unwilling to form normal relationships with caregiving adults

Question 22

reactive attachment disorder

Answer 22

disorder whereby a child neither seeks out a caregiver nor responds to help from one

Question 23

disinhibited social engagement disorder

Answer 23

condition in which a child shows no reticence whatsoever in approaching adults

Question 24

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Answer 24

disorder involving unwanted, persistent, intrusive thoughts and impulses and repetitive actions intended to suppress them

Question 25

obsession

Answer 25

recurrent, intrusive impulse clients seek to suppress while recognizing they aren't imposed by outside forces

Question 26

compulsion

Answer 26

repetitive, ritualistic, time-consuming behavior or mental act one feels driven to perform to suppress impulses

Question 27

body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Answer 27

disorder featuring a disruptive preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance

Question 28

trichotillomania

Answer 28

people's urge to pull out their own hair from anywhere on the body

Question 29

excoriation

Answer 29

recurrent, difficult-to-control picking of one's skin leading to significant impairment or distress