Abnormal Psychology Pract. CH.5

A phobic person is taken to a snake-handling convention to confront snakes as part of desensitization training. This is an example of the _____ technique.

in vivo

For an antidepressant to be effective against obsessive-compulsive disorder, it must:

increase serotonin activity

A psychodynamic theorist finds that a client is experiencing a battle between anxiety-provoking id impulses and anxiety-reducing ego defense mechanisms. He thinks that this usually unconscious conflict is being played out in an open and obvious manner. He is sure this underlying conflict explains his client's:

obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The most appropriate motto for someone with generalized anxiety disorder is:

"Better safe than sorry."

Which statement reflects the MOST common obsessive thought?

"If I touch that doorknob, I will be dirty and contaminated."

Which behavior pattern is NOT listed in DSM-5 as an obsessive-compulsive-related disorder?

Agoraphobia

What is the BEST combination of treatments to treat obsessive-compulsive-related disorders?

Exposure therapies and antidepressant drugs

Which is an example of a specific social anxiety?

Fear of public speaking

Panic disorder appears to be related to abnormal activity of which neurotransmitter?

Norepinephrine

Rosa's heart was racing from the four cups of coffee she had just finished, but she thought she might be having

a heart attack. Her fear seemed to be increasing without end. This might be the beginning of a: panic attack

Eldon occasionally has a racing heartbeat. When this happens, he panics and thinks he is going to die. Gradually, he has developed panic attacks if he even thinks that his heart is beating strongly. Eldon apparently has a high degree of:

anxiety sensitivity.

Psychodynamic therapies as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorders:

appear to work better when used in the short term rather than in traditional ways.

A major similarity between the work of Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck is the:

belief that maladaptive thoughts cause anxiety.

Researchers believe that panic disorder is biologically different from generalized anxiety disorder, based on differences in the:

brain circuitry involved in the two disorders

Antidepressant drugs are frequently effective in treating panic attacks. This disorder is related to levels of the neurotransmitter:

norepinephrine.

When the modeling approach is used to treat a phobia, the client:

observes the therapist confronting the feared object

Every once in a while, Ona feels nervous to the point of terror. This feeling seems to come on suddenly and randomly. Her experience is an example of a(n):

panic disorder

The avoidance theory of generalized anxiety disorder suggests that worrying:

serves to reduce bodily arousal.

A phobic person is exposed to computer graphics that simulate real-world situations. This is an example of the _____ technique

virtual reality

One limitation of the sociocultural approach to understanding generalized anxiety disorders is that it cannot explain:

why everyone who experiences danger doesn't experience generalized anxiety