LearningCurve Module 49

_____ disorder is characterized by a person having intrusive thoughts that may lead to repetitive actions.

Obsessive-compulsive

Stella has been diagnosed with panic disorder and refuses to leave her home without her husband. She fears any situation in which she cannot escape or find help when a panic attack would strike. Stella suffers not only from panic disorder, but also from _____.

agoraphobia

If one avoids situations in which help may not be available when panic strikes, one may be suffering from:

agoraphobia.

The textbook suggests that people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a more sensitive emotion-processing limbic system than other people do. Based on this information, the function of the _____ may be different among people with PTSD than among other people.

amygdala

Lenore is continually tense and plagued by muscle tension, sleeplessness, and an inability to concentrate. Lenore MOST likely suffers from _____ disorder.

generalized anxiety

People who suffer from generalized anxiety disorder are:

mostly women.

At some point in Don's life, he became one of those people who crossed the line from normal preoccupations and fussiness to his current debilitating condition known as _____ disorder.

obsessive-compulsive

Without success, Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her door when she left for work. Her experience is MOST symptomatic of _____ disorder.

obsessive-compulsive

Aidan is sweating and nauseous. His heart is racing, and he feels as if he might die. Aidan is suffering from _____ disorder.

panic

Years after he barely survived an attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event. They render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is MOST clearly showing signs of _____ disorder.

posttraumatic stress

Sufferers of _____ anxiety disorder avoid settings where others might judge them because of the fear that they may be evaluated negatively.

social

Twenty-year-old Shoshanna lives in a small town. She has always been extremely shy, but lately she has been feeling intensely afraid that others are scrutinizing her. She avoids speaking in class, she no longer goes to parties, and she starts trembling whenever she is in a public place. Shoshanna seems to be suffering from _____ disorder.

social anxiety

_____ disorder may result in the avoidance of speaking in public, eating in public, or going to parties.

social anxiety