Question 1

Which of the following statements about panic disorder diagnosis is false?&#10;A) Panic attacks should be predictable&#10;B) Panic attacks should be recurrent&#10;C) Panic attacks are discrete episodes of intense fear or discomfort&#10;D) Panic attacks should reach a crescendo within a few minutes

Accepted Answer

Panic attacks in the context of panic disorder are typically unpredictable, which is a key feature distinguishing them from panic attacks that might be triggered by specific phobias or situations.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about social anxiety disorder is false?&#10;A) Social anxiety disorder may include panic attacks&#10;B) Sufferers of social anxiety disorder cannot interact comfortably with anyone&#10;C) Social anxiety disorder involves fear about being the focus of attention&#10;D) Social anxiety disorder involves the avoidance of situations in which there is fear of behaving in an embarrassing way

Accepted Answer

Social anxiety disorder does not mean that sufferers cannot interact comfortably with anyone. It means they may have significant anxiety or fear in certain social situations, but this does not imply a complete inability to interact comfortably in all situations.

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of Clark and Wells' (1995) cognitive model of social anxiety disorder?&#10;A) Pre-Mortem of possible negative outcomes&#10;B) Post-mortem of the social situation&#10;C) Amygdala hyperactivity&#10;D) Negative assumptions about the self

Accepted Answer

Clark and Wells' cognitive model of social anxiety disorder focuses on psychological processes such as pre-mortem of possible negative outcomes, post-mortem analysis of social situations, and negative assumptions about the self, rather than biological aspects like amygdala hyperactivity.

Question 4

According to Clark and Wells' (1995) cognitive model of social anxiety disorder, which of the following factors affect the socially anxious individual during a social interaction?&#10;A) Somatic and cognitive symptoms&#10;B) Safety behaviours&#10;C) Processing of the self as a social object&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Clark and Wells' cognitive model of social anxiety disorder suggests that all the listed factors - somatic and cognitive symptoms, safety behaviours, and processing of the self as a social object - affect the socially anxious individual during social interactions. These elements interact to maintain social anxiety disorder by increasing self-focused attention and negative evaluations of one's performance in social situations.

Question 5

What happened when socially anxious participants were instructed not to use their safety behaviours in Wells et al.'s (1995) study?&#10;A) Participants felt less anxious compared to when they used the safety behaviours&#10;B) Parents felt more anxious compared to when they used the safety behaviours&#10;C) Participants had greater fears that their feared catastrophe would come true&#10;D) Participants were not able to stop using their safety behaviours

Accepted Answer

When socially anxious participants were instructed not to use their safety behaviours, they felt less anxious compared to when they used the safety behaviours, as the avoidance of these behaviours helped reduce anxiety.

Question 6

What is the purpose of behavioural experiments in CBT for social anxiety disorder?&#10;A) To reduce avoidance behaviours and to demonstrate why they are problematic&#10;B) To measure the effectiveness of the CBT treatment&#10;C) To assess the client's performance in social situations&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Behavioural experiments in CBT for social anxiety disorder are designed to reduce avoidance behaviours by challenging the patient's fear-based beliefs and demonstrating why these avoidance behaviours are problematic, rather than to measure treatment effectiveness or assess performance.

Question 7

Which of the following might be included in CBT for panic disorder?&#10;A) Challenging of troublesome beliefs&#10;B) Testing out catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily sensations&#10;C) Removal of safety behaviours&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

All of the options listed are components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for panic disorder. Challenging troublesome beliefs, testing out catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily sensations, and removal of safety behaviors are all strategies used in CBT to help individuals manage and overcome panic disorder.

Question 8

What is involved in a behavioural experiment for social anxiety disorder?&#10;A) Feedback on performance&#10;B) Outcome predictions&#10;C) Elicitation of feared catastrophes&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Behavioral experiments for social anxiety disorder typically involve all of the listed elements: feedback on performance, making outcome predictions, and eliciting feared catastrophes. These components help individuals confront their fears and challenge the beliefs that fuel their anxiety.

Question 9

Compared to group-based CBT, how effective is internet-based CBT according to findings by Bergstr&#246;m et al. (2010)?&#10;A) Internet-based CBT is more effective than group-based CBT&#10;B) Internet-based CBT is less effective than group-based CBT&#10;C) Internet-based CBT is equally as effective as group-based CBT&#10;D) Internet-based CBT is equally as effective as group-based CBT in the short term, but in the long term internet-based CBT is less effective than group-based CBT

Accepted Answer

Bergström et al. (2010) found that internet-based CBT is equally as effective as group-based CBT, indicating that the mode of delivery (online vs. group) did not significantly impact the effectiveness of CBT in treating certain conditions.

Deck 8: Panic Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder