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| Mood state characterized by marked negative affect and bodily symptoms of tension in which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune. Anxiety may involve feelings, behaviors, and physiological responses. |
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| Emotion of an immediate alarm reaction to present danger or life-threatening emergencies. |
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| Sudden, overwhelming fright or terror. |
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| Abrupt experience of intense fear or discomfort accompanied by several physical symptoms, such as dizziness or heart palpitations. |
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| Behavioral Inhibition System(BIS) |
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| Brain circuit in the limbic system that responds to threat signals by inhibiting activity and causing anxiety. |
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| Brain circuit in animals that when stimulated causes an immediate alarm-escape response resembling human panic. |
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| A ___________ is an abrupt experience of an intense fear or acute discomfort accompanied by physical symptoms, such as chest pain and shortness of breath. |
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| A_______ panic attack often occurs in certain situations but not on other occasions. |
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| Anxiety is associated with specific______(for example, BIS or FFS) and _________ systems(for example, non adrenergic). |
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| Brain circuits, neurotransmitter |
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| The rates of ______ among anxiety disorders are high because they share the common features of anxiety and panic. |
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| _________ life events can trigger biological and psychological vulnerabilities to anxiety. |
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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) |
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| Anxiety disorder characterized by intense, uncontrollable, unfocused, chronic, and continuous worry that is distressing and unproductive accompanied by physical symptoms of tenseness, irritability and restlessness. |
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| Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PDA) |
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| Fear and Avoidance of situations the person believes might induce a dreaded panic attack. |
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| Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult. |
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| Panic disorder without agoraphobia(PD) |
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| Panic attacks experienced without development of agoraphobia. |
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| __ GAD is characterized by muscle tension, mental agitation, irritability, sleeping difficulties, and susceptibility to fatigue |
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| ___ Most studies show that in most cases of GAD, onset is early in adulthood as an immediate response to a life stressor. |
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| __ GAD is prevalent in the elderly and in females in our society. |
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| ___ GAD has no genetic basis. |
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| __ CBT and other psychological treatments for GAD are probably better than drug therapies in the long run. |
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| Panic Control Treatment(PCT) |
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| Cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic attacks, involving gradual exposure to feared somatic sensations and modification of perceptions and attitudes about them. |
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| Unreasonable fear of a specific object or situation that markedly interferes with daily life functioning. |
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| blood-injury-injection phobia |
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| Unreasonable fear and avoidance of exposure to blood, injury, or the possibility of an injection. Victims experience fainting and a drop in blood pressure. |
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| Anxiety involving enclosed places(for example, claustrophobia) or public transportation (for example, fear of flying). |
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| Natural environment phobia |
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| Fear of situations or events in nature, especially heights, storms, and water. |
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| Unreasonable, enduring fear of animals or insects that usually develops early in life. |
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| Separation anxiety disorder |
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| Excessive, enduring fear in some children that harm will come to them or their parents while they are apart. |
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| Extreme, enduring, irrational fear and avoidance of social or performance situations. |
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Mark had no friends at school and hid in the boys' bathroom during both lunch and recess.
What phobia would this be? __________ |
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Dennis fears and stenuously avoids storms. Not suprisingly, on his first oceangoing curise, he found that deep water terrified him, too.
What phobia would this be? __________ |
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Rita was conformable at the zoo until the old terror gripped her at the insect display.
What phobia would this be? __________ |
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Armando would love to eat fish with his fishing buddies, but he experiences an inordinate fear of choking on a bone.
What phobia would this be? __________ |
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John had to give up his dream of becoming a surgeon because he faints at the sight of blood.
What phobia would this be? __________ |
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Rachel turned down several lucrative job offers that involved public speaking for a low-paying desk job.
What phobia would this be? __________ |
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Farrah can't visit her rural friends because of her fear of snakes.
What phobia would this be? __________ |
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| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) |
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| Enduring, distressing emotional disorder that follows exposure to a severe helplessness- or fear-inducing threat. The victim re experiences the trauma, avoids stimuli associated with it, and develops a numbing of responsiveness and an increased vigilance and arousal. |
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| Severe reaction immediately following a terrifying event, often including amnesia about the event, emotional numbing, and derealization. Many victims later develop post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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Judy witnessed a horrific tornado leveling her farm 3 weeks ago. Since then, she's had many flashbacks of the incident, trouble sleeping, and a fear of going outside in storms.
What preliminary diagnosis would match this case?_______ |
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Jack was involved in a car accident 6 weeks ago in which the driver of the other car was killed. Since then, jack has been unable to get into a car because it brings back the horrible scene he witnessed. NIghtmares of the incident with his sleep. he is irritable and has lost interest in his work and hobbies.
What preliminary diagnosis would match this case?_______
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Patricia was raped at the age of 17, 30 years ago. Just recently, she has been having flashbacks of the event, difficulty sleeping, and fear of sexual contact with her husband.______
What preliminary diagnosis would match this case?_______ |
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| Obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) |
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| Anxiety disorder involving unwanted, persistent, intrusive thoughts and impulses, as well as repetitive actions intended to suppress them. |
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| Recurrent intrusive thought or impulse the client seeks to suppress or neutralize while recognizing it is not imposed by outside forces. |
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| Repetitive, ritualistic, time-consuming behavior or mental act a person feels driven to perform. |
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| _________ are intrusive and nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges an individual tires to eliminate or suppress. |
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| The practices of washing, counting, and hoarding to suppress obsessions and provide relief are called __________. |
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| The lifetime prevalence of OCD is approximately __________. |
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| __________ is a radical treatment for OCD involving a surgical lesion to the cingulate bundle. |
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| 1.__________ is a psychological experience characterized by concern about future events, and _______ is characterized by concern about current circumstances. |
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| 2. In an integrated model of anxiety, which childhood experience appears to make an individual more vulnerable to anxiety in adulthood? |
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| 2. Negative and inconsistent attention from parents |
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| 3. Which of the following is true about generalized anxiety disorder? |
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| 3. Its course tends to be chronic |
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| 4. Why are the majority of people who suffer from agoraphobia women? |
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| 4. Cultural factors make it more acceptable for women to avoid situations and to report their fears. |
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| 5. Marty has a fear of dogs. Which of the following suggest that his fear qualifies as specific phobia rather than just an everyday fear? |
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| 5. Marty will only work night shifts, a time when he thinks all dogs will be safely inside. |
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| 6. Which technique appears to be the most effective treatment for phobias? |
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| 6. Exposure to the feared stimulus under therapeutic supervision. |
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| 7. Which of the following is the most essential characteristic of social phobia? |
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| 7. Fear of evaluation by other people. |
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| 8. Which feature differentiates post-traumatic stress disorder from acute stress disorder? |
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| 8. The time since the traumatic event occurred |
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| 9. Every morning when he leaves for work Anthony has recurring doubts about whether he locked his front door. He continues thinking about this throughout the day, to the distraction of his work. Anthony is experiencing: |
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| 10. When a person believes that thinking about hurting someone is just as bad as actually hurting someone, that person is experiencing: |
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| 10. Thought-action fusion. |
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