Module 41. Anxiety Disorders, Ocd, And Ptsd

Women constitute approximately _____ percent of those suffering from generalized anxiety disorder.

65

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 house when she left for work. Her experience is MOST symptomatic of _____ disorder.

obsessive-compulsive

Without success, Regine spends hours each day trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is MOST symptomatic of _____ disorder.

obsessive-compulsive

The anterior cingulate cortex is MOST likely to be hyperactive in people who suffer from:

obsessive-compulsive disorder

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

panic

Thirty-five-year-old Aria needs to have blood work. She is so distraught by this that she must mentally prepare herself for it as well as take a short-acting sedative. Aria seems to be suffering from a(n) _____.

phobia

_____ disorder is characterized by lingering memories, nightmares, and other symptoms after a severely threatening, uncontrollable event.

posttraumatic stress

Sigmund Freud proposed that, beginning in childhood, people repress intolerable impulses, ideas, and feelings. Freud's theory represents the _____ approach.

psychoanalytic

Penny is an intensely shy person who rarely attends gatherings of people. In addition, she normally will not accept dinner invitations and refuses to speak in public, even if it is among a group of friends. Penny MOST likely suffers from _____ disorder.

social anxiety

Will 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. Will may be suffering from _____ disorder.

social anxiety

_____ occurs when a person who is attacked by a fierce dog later develops a fear of all dogs.

stimulus generalization