Question 1

What differences in life experiences can lessen the likelihood that someone will develop a phobia?

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Previous positive or nontraumatic experi...

Question 2

1-55.Agoraphobics are highly likely to have all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  PTSD.
B)  alcohol abuse.
C)  depression.
D)  neurotic personality disorder.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

1-31.Lauren is phobic of birds.Her therapist shows her how to approach a bird in a cage.The therapist then takes the bird out,pets it and feeds it.She then encourages Lauren to do the same behaviors.This type of procedure is called

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A)  exposure therapy.
B)  classical conditioning.
C)  participant modeling.
D)  virtual reality therapy.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

1-47.Agoraphobia is best described as a fear of

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A)  going to the dentist.
B)  being alone.
C)  being judged by people.
D)  experiencing a panic attack.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

1-61.Betty is hyper-aware of such bodily sensations as heart rate and respiration rate.When she perceives heart or breathing as getting faster she becomes afraid that she is having a heart attack.These thoughts make her symptoms worse and she has a panic attack.Betty's pattern of thinking best illustrates

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A)  cognitive theory of panic.
B)  the psychoanalytic theory of panic.
C)  the importance of perceived control in panic disorder.
D)  the role of the locus coeruleus in panic.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Describe the purpose of exposure therapy for specific phobia.

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To place people in the situati...

Question 7

1-12.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

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A)  agoraphobia without history of panic disorder.
B)  social phobia.
C)  specific phobia,situation type.
D)  panic disorder with agoraphobia.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The __________ is the part of the brain that plays a central role in panic attacks.

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The answer of The __________ is the part of the...

Question 9

1-32.Which of the following seems to be the best treatment for phobias?

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A)  exposure therapy
B)  psychoanalysis
C)  cognitive restructuring
D)  family therapyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

1-48.________ was once thought to be a fear of crowded places,but now is seen as a complication of having panic attacks in public.

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A)  Agoraphobia
B)  Claustrophobia
C)  Generalized anxiety disorder
D)  General social phobiaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

1-29.From an evolutionary perspective,what concept explains the easy acquisition of a fear of spiders or snakes?

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A)  vicarious conditioning
B)  defense mechanisms
C)  prepared learning
D)  behavioral inhibitionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

1-23.Wendy went swimming in the ocean last week and became mildly fearful when she swallowed a lot of water and felt as though she would drown.Just yesterday someone told her that a shark was seen in the water at the same time she was swimming.Now she is petrified of going into the ocean.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the observational learning explanation for phobias.
B)  the inability of the phobic person to direct his or her attention away from a feared object.
C)  the "inflation effect."
D)  classically conditioned generalization based on direct experience.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

1-68.Which of the following are the antidepressants most widely prescribed today for the treatment of panic disorder?

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A)  SSRIs
B)  Tricyclics
C)  Anxiolytics
D)  BenzodiazepinesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

DSM-III classification,which omited the concept of neurosis,was an improvement because

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A)  each category now has a specific effective treatment.
B)  now anxiety disorders are identified regardless of whether anxiety symptoms are expressed.
C)  diagnostic criteria are now based on shared,observable symptoms and are more clearly defined.
D)  each category is made up of symptoms that have one causal origin.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

1-59.Which brain structure is recognized as playing a central role in panic attacks?

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A)  Amygdala
B)  Cerebellum
C)  Hippocampus
D)  Locus coeruleusE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

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

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A)  Fear of contamination
B)  Counting over and over
C)  Hand washing
D)  Double checking locked doorsE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

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

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A)  Worry about humiliating oneself in public
B)  Fear of contamination and fear of harming others
C)  Being the victim of crime and having a panic attack in public
D)  Desire to get intoxicated on drugs and alcoholE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

1-13.Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?

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A)  Avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction.
B)  There is something wrong with their fight or flight system.
C)  They are cognitively unable to make any other decision due to their disorder.
D)  Their low self-esteem causes them to choose not to fight their fear.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

1-25.Which of the following illustrates how cognitive variables may act to maintain acquired fears?

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A)  Jane no longer went to the park due to her fear of dogs.
B)  Karen would think happy thoughts whenever she drove over a bridge.
C)  Ryan's fear of heights caused him to always wonder just how high up he was in a building.
D)  Melvin knew that his heart was racing because he was afraid.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

1-57.Research using panic provocation agents has revealed

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A)  the neurobiological basis for panic disorder.
B)  that there is no biological explanation for panic disorder.
C)  flaws in the studies using sodium lactate infusion.
D)  that there are probably multiple biological explanations for panic disorder.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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1-29.From an evolutionary perspective,what concept explains the easy acquisition of a fear of spiders or snakes?

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1-59.Which brain structure is recognized as playing a central role in panic attacks?

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1-47.Agoraphobia is best described as a fear of

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1-68.Which of the following are the antidepressants most widely prescribed today for the treatment of panic disorder?

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1-57.Research using panic provocation agents has revealed

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What differences in life experiences can lessen the likelihood that someone will develop a phobia?

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Previous positive or nontraumatic experi...
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Describe the purpose of exposure therapy for specific phobia.

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1-32.Which of the following seems to be the best treatment for phobias?

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DSM-III classification,which omited the concept of neurosis,was an improvement because

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1-12.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

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1-48.________ was once thought to be a fear of crowded places,but now is seen as a complication of having panic attacks in public.

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

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1-55.Agoraphobics are highly likely to have all of the following EXCEPT

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The __________ is the part of the brain that plays a central role in panic attacks.

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

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