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Question 51

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Mrs. Pan has an anxiety disorder in which she has occasional panic attacks when shopping at the mall. This type of panic attack is referred to as _______________.

A) uncued
B) diathesis-originated
C) cued
D) situationally premeditated

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Question 52

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Which of the following people living in the United States is most likely to develop GAD?

A) Monica, a 50-year-old woman
B) Billy, an 8-year-old boy
C) Sam, a 50-year-old male
D) Tanya, a 15-year-old girl

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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A psychological disorder in children characterized by unrealistic and persistent worry that something will happen to their parents, which may result in refusal to leave home, is called

The area of the brain most often associated with anxiety is the .

What is one factor that distinguishes between traditional exposure-based treatments for panic disorder and the more recent panic control treatment (PCT) developed at one of Barlow's clinics?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often accompanied by all of the following EXCEPT _______.

Stressful life events-such as marriage, divorce, familial death, or academic pressures-trigger our vulnerabilities to anxiety. These are examples of a contribution.

The overall prevalence for body dysmorphic disorder in the general population is about .

Tonia's house is almost unimaginable! She has piles of junk (she calls it "treasures") piled from floor to ceiling in virtually every room. There is a narrow pathway that she can use to walk from room to room. All of her furniture is covered in various items, so she has one small folding chair that she takes with her when she wants to sit down. Her bed has one small area that is clear enough for her to sleep. There is a foul odor in the house, mold growing under her piles of possessions, and she never has visitors. When Tonia tries to get rid of any possessions, she experiences tremendous anxiety and gives up quickly. Which diagnosis would best suit Tonia?

Anxiety is closely related to which of the following psychological disorders?

People with GAD

Barlow and others (1992) developed a cognitive-behavioral treatment for GAD that helps the patient

Which of the following characterizes the mood-state known as anxiety?

Research by Lundh and Öst (1996) and Mogg (2004) demonstrated that social phobics presented with pictures of faces were more likely to remember expressions.

In regard to OCD, when the term "magical" is used to refer to compulsive acts, it means

Anxiety is thought to be a state, while fear is more .

Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display a characteristic set of symptoms including all of the following EXCEPT

The compulsions that an individual with OCD uses to suppress disastrous consequences or ward off intrusive thoughts can be either

Evidence now suggests that agoraphobic avoidance behavior is one component of

A teenage girl had recently been having panic attacks while shopping at the mall. She was sitting in her room feeling very depressed. To cheer her up, a friend suggested that they both go to an exercise class. Shortly after the warm-up started, however, she had another panic attack. What is the best explanation for this occurrence?