Exam 2

Question 0

What are cleaners?

Answer 0

compulsions associated with fear of contamination

Question 1

What is an obsession?

Answer 1

Recurrent thoughts, images, etc, that are intrusive or inappropriate to cause anxiety and distress

Question 2

What is a compulsion?

Answer 2

Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are performed to reduce anxiety

Question 3

What are checkers?

Answer 3

Compulsions that involve repetitive checking of something to see if it’s ok.

Question 4

How much of the population has OCD in a mild form at some point in their lives?

Answer 4

2-3%

Question 5

What are some characteristics of persons who are at risk for getting OCD?

Answer 5

Very nervous as a child, raised in a very strict and religious household. Depression/anxiety

Question 6

What is a behavioral therapy technique associated with OCD?

Answer 6

Response prevention

Question 7

What is a cognitive therapy technique associated with OCD?

Answer 7

Examining the meaning behind their obsessions and compulsions

Question 8

What kind of medication is used for patients with OCD?

Answer 8

SSRIs

Question 9

What is the last resort for therapy of persons with OCD?

Answer 9

Neurotherapy

Question 10

What are some major anxiety disorders?

Answer 10

Panic, Phobias, generalized anxiety

Question 11

How long does a panic attack last?

Answer 11

10-15 min

Question 12

What are the symptoms of a panic attack?

Answer 12

Adrenaline surge, every system in overdrive, thinks their going crazy or dying, heart races, shaking/sweating/feels like crying, thoughts race

Question 13

What are the two types of phobias?

Answer 13

specific and social

Question 14

What are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 14

Insomnia, muscle pain/tension/ GI system, free floating anxiety, debbie downer, Fog of anxiety

Question 15

What are the subtypes of acute stress?

Answer 15

PTSD, acute stress disorder

Question 16

What is the main treatment for OCD?

Answer 16

Exposure and response prevention

Question 17

Do men or women have more prevalence of OCD?

Answer 17

They are equal

Question 18

When does OCD usually onset in males?

Answer 18

childhood

Question 19

What is trichotillomania and who usually gets it?

Answer 19

hair pulling. Females and infants

Question 20

What is excoriation disorder? Who gets it?

Answer 20

skin picking. Females during puberty

Question 21

What are related disorders to OCD?

Answer 21

Body dysmorphia, hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, excoriation disorder

Question 22

What medical condition sometimes leads to OCD and related disorders?

Answer 22

PANDAS (strep)

Question 23

Acute stress disorder usually only lasts how long?

Answer 23

A month

Question 24

What does PTSD involve?

Answer 24

Panic, depression, emotional extremes, substance abuse, illusions

Question 25

What are somatic symptoms?

Answer 25

internalizing the disorder to develop physical medical conditions

Question 26

From Freud to 1980, what were somatic symptoms known as?

Answer 26

hysteria

Question 27

hysteria was fairly common in who?

Answer 27

Upper class educated late-victorian women

Question 28

What is conversion disorder?

Answer 28

Motor, sensory, neurological symptoms in response to stress but without medical explanation

Question 29

What is somatic symptoms disorder?

Answer 29

Excessive distress, concern, and anxiety causing bodily symptoms

Question 30

What is the pattern of somatization?

Answer 30

Medical medical symptoms, frequent dr visits, always talking about health problems

Question 31

What is illness anxiety disorder?

Answer 31

Preoccupation/misinterpretation with something being wrong with them

Question 32

What did illness anxiety disorder used to be?

Answer 32

hypochondirasis

Question 33

What did psychophysiological disorders used to be known as?

Answer 33

psychosomatic

Question 34

What are psychophysiological disorders?

Answer 34

stress and anxiety worsening medical issues

Question 35

What does DSM-V say about psychophysiological disorders?

Answer 35

psychological factors affecting medical condition

Question 36

What is a stand-alone symptom for CVD?

Answer 36

Depression

Question 37

What is psychoneuroimmunology?

Answer 37

bio-behavioral

Question 38

What is the treatment for psychophysiological disorders?

Answer 38

relaxation training, meditation/mindfulness, hypnosis, biofeedback, support groups, expressive techniques

Question 39

What is splitting and isolation?

Answer 39

defense mechanisms, weird cognitive processes, lock down memory, causes gaps in the person

Question 40

What are the 3 major variations/groups of dissociative disorders?

Answer 40

Dissociative amnesia, depersonalization/derealization, dissociative indentity disorder

Question 41

What are the more recent therapies for D.I.D.?

Answer 41

psychoanalytic talking therapy, skills training, and stress tolerance training

Question 42

What was significant about elizabeth Loftus and false memory research?

Answer 42

It's a case for how faliable memory can be.

Question 43

When was D.I.D. first reported?

Answer 43

3 centuries ago

Question 44

What are the leading treatments for D.I.D.?

Answer 44

psychodynamic therapy, hypnotic therapy, and drug therapy