Module 50

_____ disorders are characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.

Anxiety

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

agoraphobia.

By age 50, _____ disorder becomes rare.

generalized anxiety

Uncontrollable thoughts and worries are to _____ as uncontrollable behaviors are to _____.

obsessions; compulsions

Thirty-five-year-old Lucy needs to have her blood drawn. 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

Years after he barely survived a terrorist 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

Sigmund Freud proposed that, beginning in childhood, people repress intolerable impulses, ideas, and feelings. Freud's theory uses a(n) _____ perspective.

psychoanalytic

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 _____.

PTSD

Some psychologists believe that due partly to a broader definition of trauma, mental health professionals have been over diagnosing:

PTSD.

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:

Posttraumatic stress disorder.

The link between conditioned _____ and general anxiety helps explain why anxious people are hyperattentive to possible threats, and how panic-prone people come to associate anxiety with certain cues.

fear

Lenore is continually tense and plagued by muscle tension, sleeplessness, and an inability to concentrate. Lenore 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 a(n):

generalized anxiety disorder

Diane is 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 a free-floating anxiety that leaves her tense and irritable, impairs her concentration, and results in many sleepless nights. Diane suffers from a(n):

generalized anxiety disorder.

The link between conditioned fear and general anxiety helps explain why anxious people are _____ to possible threats, and how panic-prone people come to associate anxiety with certain cues.

hyperattentive

People who are troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions are suffering from:

obsessive compulsive disorder.

In a disorder called _____, the person suffers from repetitive, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors that the individual feels driven to perform.

obsessive-compulsive disorder

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

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Sally is focused on cleaning her home, which she does for four hours per day. In particular, the fringe on her rugs must be straight on both sides in all five rooms. This takes considerable time, and she often repeats this 10 to 12 times per day. Her experience is most symptomatic of a(n):

obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Symptoms that can be incorrectly perceived as those of a heart attack are most characteristic of _____ disorder.

panic

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 _____.

panic attacks

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:

panic attacks.

Symptoms that can be incorrectly perceived as those of a heart attack are most characteristic of:

panic disorder.

Sigmund Freud proposed that, beginning in childhood, people _____ their intolerable impulses, ideas, and feelings, and that this submerged mental energy sometimes produces symptoms such as anxiety.

repress

Most combat-stressed soldiers do not later exhibit PTSD. This best illustrates survivor:

resiliency.

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

social

Brianna is a 20-year-old who 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. Brianna seems to be suffering from a:

social anxiety disorder.

If you have an intense fear of speaking in public, eating out, or going to parties, you may be suffering from:

social anxiety disorder.