Question 1

What is one of the major ways the anxiety disorders differ from each other?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety disorders differ in the predominance of fear/panic symptoms versus anxiety symptoms, which helps in distinguishing between disorders like panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the seven primary types of anxiety disorders recognized in the DSM-IV- TR?

Accepted Answer

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is recognized as one of the seven primary types of anxiety disorders in the DSM-IV-TR.

Question 3

Fear is a basic emotion that involves

Accepted Answer

Fear triggers the "fight or flight" response, which is a physiological reaction to perceived threats.

Question 4

Which of the following is associated with a unique physiological response pattern?

Accepted Answer

Blood-injection-injury phobia is associated with a unique physiological response pattern, which often includes a drop in blood pressure and heart rate, leading to fainting.

Question 5

Which of the following phobias is a 10-year-old boy most likely to suffer from?

Accepted Answer

Blood-injury phobia is the most common phobia in children, and it is especially common in boys.

Question 6

The new DSM classification which omits the concept of neurosis is an improvement because

Accepted Answer

The DSM's new classification improves diagnosis by focusing on observable symptoms, making criteria clearer and more reliable.

Question 7

Which of the following explanations for Diana's scissors phobia would Freud be most likely to offer?

Accepted Answer

Freud might suggest that Diana's phobia is linked to unconscious desires or conflicts, such as an Oedipal complex, where she harbors unconscious aggressive feelings towards her mother, possibly due to jealousy or rivalry.

Question 8

Which of the following would be an example of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety is characterized by feelings of worry or fear about potential future events. Hilda's dread of walking home alone is an example of anxiety because it involves fear or worry about a future situation.

Question 9

The main way to tell someone is having an uncued panic attack rather than is in a state of fear is

Accepted Answer

An uncued panic attack is characterized by a sudden onset of intense fear or discomfort, often accompanied by a subjective belief that something awful is about to happen, without any obvious trigger or reason.

Question 10

Martin is afraid to fly. He knows his boss wants him to take a trip for the business. Martin feels miserable, because he wants to keep his job but cannot even imagine getting on a plane. The most likely diagnosis for Martin is

Accepted Answer

Martin's fear of flying is a specific phobia related to a particular situation, which is consistent with the diagnosis of a specific phobia, situation type.

Question 11

Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves. Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?

Accepted Answer

Casey is less likely to develop a phobia because his positive experiences with his own dog can counterbalance the negative experience of being bitten, reducing the likelihood of developing a phobia.

Question 12

When Charissa was a young child, she stepped on a bee and was stung. Since that time, she has been terrified of flying insects and runs away if she sees any. According to the classical conditioning model, the bee was

Accepted Answer

The bee was a conditioned stimulus because it was a neutral stimulus that, after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus (the sting), came to elicit the conditioned response (fear).

Question 13

An evolutionary psychologist might say, "The unique physiological response in this disorder, involving fainting at the sight of the feared object, may have evolved because fainting might inhibit further attack from a predator." What disorder is being discussed?

Accepted Answer

Blood-injection-injury phobia is characterized by a unique physiological response that can include fainting at the sight of blood or injury, which may have evolved as a protective mechanism to prevent further harm from predators.

Question 14

Neurotic behavior

Accepted Answer

Neurotic behavior is considered maladaptive but does not mean that a person is out of touch with reality. It refers to psychological distress that does not involve a break from reality, unlike psychotic disorders.

Question 15

Nicole's mother is terribly afraid of snakes. Although Nicole has never actually seen a snake, her mother has told her time and again to be careful and look for them when she is walking. Now Nicole has an intense fear of snakes and refuses to walk in the grass. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

Nicole's fear of snakes is learned through observing her mother's fear and warnings, which is an example of vicarious conditioning.

Question 16

Which of the following is most characteristic of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

When Kenneth was a young boy he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has an uncontrollable and intense fear of not only dentists but physicians, too. This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of

Accepted Answer

Kenneth's fear of both dentists and physicians is an example of generalization in classical conditioning, where a response to a specific stimulus (dentists) is extended to similar stimuli (physicians).

Question 18

When Kenneth was a young boy he went to a dentist who treated him uncaringly and inflicted a good deal of pain. Even years later, he has a uncontrollable and intense fear of not only dentists but physicians, too. This best illustrates how phobias might be the result of

Accepted Answer

Kenneth's fear of both dentists and physicians suggests that his phobia has generalized from the specific experience with the dentist to similar situations, which is a concept in classical conditioning where a response is elicited by stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus.

Question 19

Individuals who suffer from phobias

Accepted Answer

Individuals with phobias typically avoid the feared stimulus as a way to manage their anxiety.

Question 20

Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?

Accepted Answer

Avoidance behavior in phobias is reinforced because it reduces anxiety in the short term, making it a learned response.

Quiz 5: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders