Psych 210 Chapter 7

List six reasons to consider OCD, BDD, and hoarding as related conditions.

(a) all share symptoms of uncontrollable repetitive thoughts and behavior; (b) the syndromes often co-occur; (c) people with BDD and hoarding disorder often have a family history of OCD; (d) similar brain regions are involved in all three syndromes; (e) all three syndromes respond to antidepressants; (f) all three syndromes respond to exposure and response prevention;

Which of the following is a DSM criterion for OCD? A. Preoccupation with one of more perceived defects in appearance B. Distress associated with discarding items C. Performing repetitive behaviors in response to appearance concerns D. Obsessions or compulsions are time consuming (>1 hour per day)

D

What is the chief difference between obsessions and compulsions?

Obsessions involve a repetitive and intrusive thought, urge, or image; compulsions involve either a thought or a behavior that the person feels the need to engage in to ward off threats.

According to your book, traumas caused by humans are more likely to cause PTSD than are natural disasters. a. True b. False - PTSD is more likely to occur following natural disasters c. False - PTSD is equally likely in either case

a

What are some protective factors the book discussed that may help a person cope with severe traumas in a more adaptive way (select all that apply)? A. High intelligence B. Low empathy C. Strong social support D. High levels of motivation E. Diet and Exercise

a, c

What class of medication has been most carefully tested for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders?

antidepressants

Decreased grey-matter volume of which brain area has been associated with both PTSD and major depression? A. Striatum B. Hippocampus C. Amygdala D. Insula E. Hypothalamus

b

What is one potential problem clinicians face when wanting to use ERP with a patient? A. You must become specialized to effectively administer this treatment, which is a time-consuming and expensive process. B. It is only appropriate for adults - it has not been adequately tested in children and adolescent client populations. C. Many clients refuse this treatment due to its intensity D. It is effective, but not as effective as medications

c

Describe the most typical course of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.

chronic

Cognitive therapy when added to exposure for PTSD is particularly helpful in addressing (choose the answer that best fits): a. suicidal tendencies b. risk of relapse c. insomnia d. guilt

d

What is the most commonly used psychological treatment for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders?

exposure and response prevention

In conducting exposure treatment for PTSD, ______exposure is sometimes used because _____ exposure cannot be conducted for experiences as horrific as war and rape.

imaginal, in vivo

List four major risk factors that contribute specifically to PTSD (as opposed to increasing general risk for anxiety disorders).

small volume of the hippocampus; avoidant coping strategies that prevent processing the trauma, such as dissociation; low IQ; poor social support

subjective feeling of knowing that you have thought enough, cleaned enough, or in other ways done what you should to prevent chaos and danger from low-level threats in the environment

yedasentience