Quiz 1

Confronting the source of fear in behavioral treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is

Essential

Evidence suggests that __________ is the most powerful component of cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia

Exposure

The treatment that has been found to be most effective for Social Anxiety Disorder is:

Exposure and Cognitive Restructuring

Which treatment has been found to be most effective for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Exposure and Response Prevention

During the cognitive restructuring component of treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder, common categories of thinking errors include all of the following EXCEPT:

Extrapolating

According to cognitive models of treatment for PTSD, emotional expression is not needed for the trauma to be fully processed

False

In a study conducted by Hodgson, Rachman, and Marks (1972), abrupt exposure to situations that produce distressing symptoms in OCD was found to be more effective in reducing anxiety symptoms than gradual exposures.

False

In interoceptive exposure, you begin with the most distressing exercise and work your way down to less distressing physical exercises.

False

Most patients with OCD know that their obsessional beliefs are irrational

False

Total freedom from Social Anxiety Disorder is a reasonable expectation of treatment.

False

During the exposure sessions of treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder, which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the protocol for exposure pre-processing?

Review use of rational responses

The dosage level for treatment of Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD as described in your text is:

15 two-hour treatment sessions with a minimum of 3 per week

The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia yields panic free rates of:

70-80%

___________ percentage of people with Social Anxiety Disorder meet criteria for additional diagnoses.

70-80%

Which of the following was associated with poorer long-term outcomes in research on family involvement in treatment for OCD?

A & B (Higher family dysfunction and family accommodation of OCD rituals)

Which one is considered a form of therapy for PTSD?

All of the above (Combination treatments, EMDR, Exposure-Based Treatments)

Common compulsions in obsessive compulsive disorder include which of the following?

All of the above, checking, hand washing, counting

_________ is the avoidance or endurance of situations where escape may be difficult in the event of panic-like symptoms

Agoraphobia

In order to maximize treatment efficacy for OCD, which of the following statements is true?

All avoidance and ritualistic behaviors should be prevented

Exposure post-processing in treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder involves which of the following?

All of the above

Which one of the following is a negative effect of Social Anxiety Disorder?

All of the above

Which factors have been found to contribute to the development of panic disorder?

All of the above (Anxiety sensitivity, history of medical illness and abuse, interoceptive awareness)

Cognitive restructuring should occur during exposure treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder:

All of the above (Before each exposure, during each exposure, after each exposure)

The goal for the first session in treating Panic disorder is:

All of the above (Describe fear and anxiety, understand that panic attack symptoms are not harmful, begin self monitoring)

Which medical conditions have been found to exacerbate panic disorder?

All of the above (Mitral Valve Prolapse, Asthma, Hypoglycemia)

Complications during treatment for OCD may include which of the following?

All of the above (Noncompliance with response prevention, continued passive avoidance, arguments)

When gathering information about a patient's OCD symptoms, the information should include which of the following:

All of the above (Obsessional content, external and internal fear cues, information about passive avoidance patterns and rituals)

One of the most important aspects of exposure in treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder is:

All of the above (The individuals ability to test dysfunctional beliefs, the ability to generate more realistic ways of understanding the self and others, ability to experience natural anxiety reduction)

Which personality disorder is most closely associated with Social Anxiety Disorder?

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Which one is NOT an example of an intrusion symptom of PTSD?

Depressed mood

Which of the following is NOT one of the common obsessions in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Checking

Barley's protocol for treating PTSD closely resembles which model?

Cognitive Processing Therapy

_________ is a set of skills where patients learn to recognize cognitive errors and generate alternative explanations for sensations that are feared during panic attacks

Cognitive restructuring

Stress-inoculation Treatment is an example of which category of treatments for PTSD?

Coping Skilled Focused Treatments

People with social anxiety disorder have been found to have negative self evaluations with images related to early adverse social events such as being bullied.

True

Which one is NOT one of the purposes of the first session for treating patients with PTSD?

Giving the patient opportunity to provide a detailed account of the traumatic event

Which of the following statements are true?

Individual treatment for OCD has been found to have more rapid response in symptom reduction than group treatment for OCD.

One of the advantages of group psychotherapy for the treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder is:

It provides opportunities for vicarious learning

Which one is NOT one of the symptoms of Panic Disorder?

Lethargy

Sensations of heart flutter associated with panic attacks can be attributed to which medical condition?

Mitral Valve Prolapse

Which theoretical model of PTSD is based on classical and operant conditioning?

Mowrer's Two-Factory Theory

Is Stress Innoculation Training, which skills are most often taught for coping with fear in the physical channel?

Muscle Relaxation and Breathing Control

Which temperament has been most associate with panic disorder?

Neuroticism

Which of the following is NOT one of the therapist characteristics that have been found associated with successful outcomes in treating OCD patients found by Rabavilas and colleagues (1979). Answer on page 180.

Permissive

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) developed from:

Personal experience

Many people with OCD will have magical ideas in which the distinction between "thinking about" and "making things happen" is blurred. This is called:

Thought-Action-Fusion

Eye movements in EMDR have been proposed to facilitate cognitive processing of trauma

True

Frequently occurring thoughts regarding the unacceptable actions may be perceived by the individual with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as equivalent to the actions themselves

True

Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia tend to be chronic conditions with severe financial and interpersonal costs

True

John has met with his therapist for the first session and discussed his PTSD symptoms while gaining an overview of treatment. Which of the following does his therapist assign him for homework after the first session?

Writing out an impact statement