Deck 6: Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

All of the following are characteristic of the diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder EXCEPT:

A) The typical stranger anxiety that occurs around age 2.
B) Refusal to sleep away from home.
C) Nightmares involving a fear of separation.
D) Excessive worry about a bad event happening, like being kidnapped, that would prevent the person from being with attachment figures.

Answer 1

The typical stranger anxiety that occurs around age 2.

Question 2

________ is a manualized version of CBT that was one of the first evidence-based practices for childhood separation anxiety.

A) CBT-E.
B) Dialectical behavior therapy, child version.
C) Coping Cat.
D) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for SAD.

Answer 2

Coping Cat.

Question 3

Regarding the treatment of separation anxiety disorder:

A) For children, parental involvement decreases the effectiveness of therapy.
B) For adolescents, involving parents in therapy yields better results than peer group therapy or treating the adolescent alone.
C) Well established evidence-based treatments are available for adults with separation anxiety disorder.
D) For children, the combination of a CBT-type treatment and medication is effective.

Answer 3

For children, the combination of a CBT-type treatment and medication is effective.

Question 4

Specific phobias _______.

A) Generally begin in adulthood.
B) Are rare in the general population.
C) Are often accompanied by other diagnoses and are associated with an increased suicide risk.
D) Represent a short-term diagnosis, lasting less than 6 months.

Question 5

Which of these is the LEAST LIKELY component to include when treating an adult with a specific phobia?

A) The creation of a fear hierarchy.
B) Exposure to the feared situation.
C) A collaborative and trusting relationship between the client and therapist.
D) Medications like benzodiazepines.

Question 6

Individuals who meet the criteria for social anxiety disorder:

A) Avoid social situations or endure them while feeling anxious.
B) Generally have a positive self-esteem.
C) Often ruminate about what they dislike about others, which increases their anxiety.
D) Are remarkably forgiving of the mistakes they make in conversations or performance situations.

Question 7

Social anxiety disorder:

A) Is the least common anxiety disorder.
B) Is more common in men than women.
C) Is more likely to occur when family members also have this disorder.
D) Has a specifier in DSM-5 of "generalized type."

Question 8

Cognitive behavior group therapy (CBGT) can help social anxiety disorder by:

A) Learning new skills from others.
B) Experimenting with new ways of interacting.
C) Providing connections with others and receiving feedback from peers.
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Learning to stay focused in the present moment, without judgment, is the goal of:

A) Motivational enhancement.
B) Mindfulness.
C) Interpersonal therapy.
D) Assertiveness training.

Question 10

Panic disorder:

A) Requires that the person initially experienced predictable or "expected" panic attacks.
B) Is a quite common diagnosis for children.
C) Involves persistent worry of experiencing another panic attack OR changes in behavior to avoid the recurrence of an attack.
D) Requires panic attacks limited to 2-3 symptoms of anxiety.

Question 11

There is a wealth of controlled clinical trials that support a combination of three components of treatment for panic disorder. Which of the following is NOT one of these three?

A) Stimulus control therapy.
B) Psychoeducation about panic symptoms.
C) Interoceptive exposure.
D) Cognitive therapy.

Question 12

Treatment of agoraphobia with CBT has had very limited success (i.e., <20% improve).

Question 13

Self-directed treatments for agoraphobia have been found to be as effective as clinician-directed therapy (although attrition may be higher without a therapist).

Question 14

The most effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is:

A) Analytic psychotherapy.
B) Group therapy.
C) Relaxation treatment by itself.
D) CBT.

Question 15

In addition to the effective treatment approach mentioned above (14), research indicates that effective therapy for GAD must also address _____ and _______.

A) Abreaction; catharsis.
B) Primary emotions; secondary reactions.
C) Interpersonal issues; emotional processing.
D) Extrinsic; intrinsic motivation.