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According to DSM-5, which of the following conditions is NOT an anxiety disorder?
A.Specific Phobia B.Agoraphobia C.Panic Disorder D.Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
D: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is different from the other anxiety disorders because…
A.GAD is usually diagnosed later in life than the other anxiety disorders. B.GAD is less responsive to medication than the other anxiety disorders. C.GAD is characterized by worry more than the other anxiety disorders. D.GAD is treated with interoceptive exposure, unlike the other anxiety disorders. |
C: GAD is characterized by worry more than the other anxiety disorders
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According to Barlow’s (2002) triple vulnerability model, which of the following is NOT a primary risk factor for the development of an anxiety disorder?
A.Genetic susceptibility toward anxiety B.Early experiences that make one feel out of control C.Specific environmental experiences that elicit specific disorders D.Ethnicity and socio-cultural background |
D: Ethnicity and socio-cultural background
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Which type of phobia is associated with an unusually sensitive vasovagal response?
A.Fear of animals B.Fear of natural disasters C.Fear of injections D.Fear of enclosed places |
C: Fear of injections
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According to Mowrer's two-factor theory, phobias develop through ___ and are maintained through ___.
A.classical conditioning; positive reinforcement B.classical conditioning; negative reinforcement C.classical conditioning; punishment D.classical conditioning; observational learning |
D: Classical conditioning; observational learning
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Agoraphobia is best described as…
A.fear of public places. B.fear of places where escape is difficult or embarrassing. C.fear of enclosed places. D.fear or situations in which the person might be judged or criticized by others. |
B: Fear of places where escape is difficult or embarrassing
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Which of the following statements regarding Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is true?
A.SAD is fairly common among prepubescent children but rare among adolescents. B.Children and adolescents with SAD report different fears, depending on their level of development. C.Most data indicate that SAD is a persistent disorder that usually develops into GAD or other anxiety problems. D.Insecure attachment causes SAD. |
B: Children and adolescents with SAD report different fears, depending on their level of development.
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Which of the following provides the best example of apprehensive expectation?
A.A girl is nervous the night before she takes the SAT. B.A boy is frightened by a large dog that barks at him on the way home from school. C.A girl believes other are criticizing her as she plays her piano in a recital. D.A boy is afraid that he will be embarrassed if he has a panic attack at the shopping mall. |
A: A girl is nervous the night before she takes the SAT
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In a review of the treatment for pediatric phobias, ___ and ___ were shown to be most effective in reducing children's anxiety symptoms.
A.contingency management; participant modeling B.participant modeling; systematic desensitization C.systematic desensitization; imaginal exposure D.systematic desensitization; contingency management |
A: Contingency management; participant modeling
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PANDAS theory asserts…
A.Children with GAD avoid thinking about catastrophic events, thereby maintaining their disorder over time through negative reinforcement. B.Exposure with response prevention stops negative reinforcement, which underlies most cases of OCD. C.OCD can develop after streptococcus infection. D.Black-and-white colored bear-like animals can cause anxiety disorders in children. |
C: OCD can develop after streptococcus infection
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1. Compared to other anxiety disorders, genetic factors play a relatively small role in the development of Separation Anxiety Disorder.
True False |
True
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2. Anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence exist on a continuum. Keeping this in mind, it would be most likely for a 7-year-old boy to be diagnosed with _________________.
a. Separation Anxiety Disorder b. Specific Phobia c. Social Anxiety Disorder d. Generalized Anxiety Disorder e. Panic Disorder |
B: Specific Phobia
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3. The idea that phobias develop through classical conditioning but are maintained through operant conditioning is consistent with ___________.
a. The vasovagal response b. Observational learning c. Informational transmission d. The two-factor theory of anxiety |
D: The two-factor theory of anxiety
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4. Mara fears performing poorly on her tests at school, and sometimes she even tries to fake being sick so that she can stay at home. Mara could be diagnosed with ________________.
a. Performance Anxiety b. Social Anxiety Disorder c. Specific Phobia d. Test Anxiety |
C: Social Anxiety Disorder
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5. Panic Disorder is generally not seen in prepubescent children; one of the reasons for this may be that children lack ______________.
a. Metacognition b. Anxiety sensitivity c. Catastrophic thinking d. Apprehensive expectation |
A: Metacognition
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6. Evidence indicates that agoraphobia typically precedes panic disorder.
True False |
False
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7. Taylor, who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, has soccer tryouts in a week and has been worrying non-stop about them. She envisions her cleats coming untied, tripping and falling in front of the coaches, and becoming an outcast at her middle school. The cognitive distortion most consistent with these thoughts is ____________.
a. Catastrophizing b. Overgeneralizing c. Personalizing d. Ruminating |
A: Catastrophizing
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8. The majority of children and adolescents never receive treatment for their anxiety disorders. One of the explanations may be that _____________.
a. There are not enough specialty clinics to treat childhood anxiety disorders b. There are not enough empirically validated treatments for childhood anxiety c. Anxiety symptoms are not as distracting as externalizing symptoms, causing them to be overlooked d. Children are often unable to recognize their anxiety symptoms as unusual |
C: Anxiety symptoms are not as distracting as externalizing symptoms, causing them to be overlooked
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9. ____________ is commonly held as the first-line treatment for childhood anxiety disorders.
a. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) b. Exposure Therapy c. Pharmacotherapy d. Systematic desensitization |
B: Exposure Therapy
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10. In studies comparing the unique and combined efficacy of medication and therapy for pediatric anxiety disorders, what course of treatment tends to be the most efficacious?
a. CBT alone b. Medication alone c. CBT + Medication d. None of the above |
C: CBT + Medication
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