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 _____. Please type the correct answer in the following input field, and then select the submit answer button or press the enter key when finished.

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

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

Without success, Regine 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

Several times in the past two months, Petra has experienced a racing heart, intense fear that something horrible is about to happen, and an inability to breathe. Petra MOST likely is suffering from _____ disorder

panic

An irrational fear of a specific object or situation is diagnostic of:

phobias

Avoiding eating in public, speaking up in public, and going to parties is characteristic of _____ anxiety disorder. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

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. Please type the correct answer in the following input field, and then select the submit answer button or press the enter key when finished.

social anxiety

Walter has an intense fear of speaking in public. Because he can only engage in one-on-one discussions, he has been passed over for promotions. He may be suffering from _____ disorder.

social anxiety

The textbook mentions that posttraumatic stress disorder was the MOST frequently diagnosed psychological disorder among veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The textbook additionally mentions that another frequent diagnosis among returning veterans was:

traumatic brain injury.