Question 1

1-97.What do all of the compulsions seen in OCD have in common?

Accepted Answer

They are engaged in as means of alleviating tension.

Question 2

1-85.Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

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experience both obsessions and compulsions.

Question 3

1-100.Which of the following is a true statement about Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning?

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It has not been helpful in explaining why people with OCD develop obsessions in the first place and why some people never develop compulsive behaviors.

Question 4

1-95.What of the following are among the most common obsessive thoughts in people with OCD?

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Fear of contamination and fear of harming others

Question 5

1-93.Which of the following is true of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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This disorder tends to begin in adolescence or early adulthood,but is not uncommon in children.

Question 6

1-91.Dagmar is a musician and she loves the fact that she constantly hears new melodies in her head.In fact,she cannot remember a time when she did not hear music.Why is this NOT an example of an obsession?

Accepted Answer

Obsessions must be intrusive thoughts the person finds disturbing.

Question 7

1-99.According to the behavioral viewpoint,compulsions are repeated because

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they serve to reduce anxiety.

Question 8

1-84.Persistent and recurrent thoughts are

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obsessions.

Question 9

1-88.Jessica spends much of her day counting or saying certain words to herself.When she is not doing this,she is checking whether she left her doors unlocked.These symptoms illustrate

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compulsions.

Question 10

1-101.Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance learning provides a theoretical rationale for an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.What is this treatment?

Accepted Answer

exposure therapy with response prevention

Question 11

1-90.Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of OCD?

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the symptomatic behavior causes distress

Question 12

1-98.Some things seem to be consistent across all the different forms that obsessive-compulsive disorder takes.These include

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an overwhelming fear that something terrible will happen to the person or to others for which they are responsible.

Question 13

1-86.Which of the following is characteristic of the obsessions seen in OCD?

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Individuals with OCD know that their obsessions are irrational.

Question 14

1-92.Which of the following is unique about OCD,as compared to other anxiety disorders?

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The incidence is about equal for men and women.

Question 15

1-96.Which of the following is one of the five primary types of compulsive acts seen in individuals with OCD?

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Cleaning

Question 16

1-94.Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

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Fear of contamination

Question 17

1-82.If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that

Accepted Answer

increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin.

Question 18

1-83.Which of the following is a disadvantage of treating GAD with a benzodiazepine?

Accepted Answer

Such drugs are frequently misused.

Question 19

1-89.Mark feels the need to tap everything within his arms reach twice.He doesn't have any particular thoughts associated with this,he just becomes anxious if he doesn't do it,because "something bad might happen." Mark

Accepted Answer

has obsessive compulsive disorder.

Question 20

1-87.Tara believes that it is extremely important to be clean.She cleans her kitchen and bathroom daily and the rest of the house at least once every few days.She uses antibacterial soap and sterile water to clean.She says she wants people to be able to eat off her floors.Tara is very proud of her house and the way she keeps it.She

Accepted Answer

has no disorder.

Quiz 6: Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders