M49: Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD

Although half of all adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, only about _____ percent go on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

5 to 10

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

Obsessive-compulsive

Thirty-five-year-old Lucy needs to have her blood taken. She is so distraught by this that she must mentally prepare herself for it as well as take a short-acting sedative. Lucy seems to be suffering from:

a phobia.

Bradley served two tours of duty during the war in Iraq. Since his return home, however, Bradley finds himself reliving many of his experiences from his time in the armed forces. Sometimes he swears he smells gunfire and feels the terror of being shot at. Bradley is MOST likely suffering _____ associated with _____ disorder.

flashbacks; posttraumatic stress

Diane is constantly concerned about things at work, even when she is at home. She is constantly worried about her home life, even when she is at work. Diane has free-floating worry that makes her tense, irritable, impairs her concentration, and leaves her with many sleepless nights. Diane MOST likely suffers from _____ disorder.

generalized anxiety

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

generalized anxiety

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

Reinforcement is an important learning mechanism in _____ conditioning.

operant

People who feel irrationally and intensely afraid of a specific object or situation are suffering from a(n) _____.

phobia

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

social

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

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

social anxiety