An anxiety disorder in which a person is afraid to be in public situations from which escape might be difficult is known as:

An anxiety disorder in which a person is afraid to be in public situations from which escape might be difficult is known as:

 

acrophobia.

 

agoraphobia.

 

ophidiophobia.

 

kenophobia.

 

Question 2hose technique of rational-emotive therapy involves practitioners pointing out clients’ irrational assumptions and suggesting more appropriate assumptions?

 

Carl Rogers

 

Albert Ellis

 

Alfred Adler

 

Carl Jung

 

Question 3Which is not a cognitive-behavioral technique used in social skills training?

 

exposure

 

modeling

 

feedback

 

rehearsal

 

Question 4________ are a family of antianxiety drugs that include diazepam and alprazolam.

 

Beta blockers

 

Benzodiazepines

 

Sedatives

 

Barbiturates

 

Question 5What perspective maintains that generalized anxiety disorder develops as a result of exposure to threatening environments?

 

                                psychodynamic

 

                                humanistic

 

                                behavioral

 

                                sociocultural

 

Question 6The idea that human beings are “prepared” to acquire some phobias and not others flows from a _____ perspective.

 

behavioral

 

                               

 

biological-evolutionary

 

behavioral-evolutionary

 

biological

 

Question 7The distress experienced by people with _________ is sometimes described as free-floating anxiety.

 

generalized anxiety disorder

 

neurotic anxiety

 

obsessive-compulsive disorder

 

agoraphobia

 

Question 8Which of the following has the DSM-5 not categorized as an obsessive-compulsive related disorder:

 

somatic symptom disorder

 

excoriation (skin-picking) disorder

 

body dysmorphic disorder

 

hoarding disorder

 

Question 9Which of the following is the greatest fear suffered in today’s population?

 

A terrorist attack.

 

Financial ruin.

 

Corruption of government officials.

 

A mass shooting.

 

Question 10What percentage of Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder each year?

 

8 percent

 

18 percent

 

28 percent

 

38 percent

 

Question 11According to humanistic theorists, people develop generalized anxiety disorder when:

 

                their defense mechanisms break down.

 

                they are discriminated against.

 

                they repeatedly distort and deny their true thoughts and experiences.

 

                they have learned to be anxious.

 

Question 12According to the biological perspective developed in the 1990s, malfunctioning of which neurotransmitter system contributed to generalized anxiety disorder?

 

serotonin

 

acetylcholine

 

dopamine

 

GABA

 

Question 13Which disorder appears to have the same prevalence in women and in men?

 

                                specific phobia

 

                                obsessive-compulsive disorder

 

                                social anxiety disorder

 

                                panic disorder

 

Question 14What percent of men would change something about their appearance if they could?

 

63%

 

73%

 

83%

 

93%

 

Question 15In ___________, the therapist confronts the feared object or situation while the person suffering from the phobia observes.

 

modeling

 

social skills training

 

systematic desensitization

 

relaxation training

 

Question 16Several studies have confirmed which neurotransmitter activity is abnormal in patients who suffer from panic attacks?

 

dopamine

 

acetylcholine

 

serotonin

 

norepinephrine

 

Question 17Which is not a type of anxiety disorder?

 

bipolar disorder

 

panic disorder

 

agoraphobia

 

specific phobia

 

 

 

Question 18Which is not a major cognitive-behavioral approach to treating specific phobias?

 

systematic desensitization

 

flooding

 

generalization

 

modelling

 

Question 19Which of the following repetitive and excessive behavior is seen in patients with trichotillomania?

 

teeth-grinding

 

hair-pulling

 

skin-picking

 

face-twitching

 

Question 20In which kind of study would a researcher determine how many and which relatives of a person with a disorder have the same disorder?

 

twin study

 

adoption study

 

generational extraction

 

family pedigree