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Ab Psych Chapter 6
Abnormal Psychology Clinical and Scientific Perspectives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Panic Attack | Rapidly developing sense of intense fear and anxiety. |
| Agoraphobia | Anxiety about being in places from which escape would be difficult in the event of a panic attack. |
| Interoceptive | Relating to internal, physiological stimuli. |
| Exteroceptive | Relating to external, environmental stimuli. |
| Two-factor theory | Theory that both Pavlovian and operant influences maintain phobic behavior. |
| Obsessions | Intrusive thoughts that are difficult to stop or control |
| Compulsions | Actions that one feels compelled to perform |
| Anxiety disorder affect about "blank" of the population at some point in their lives. | 28% |
| "Blank" is a chronic sensation without being clearly associated with any specific stimulus | Anxiety |
| As in the case of all "blank" conditions, the Anxiety Disorders cause interference with or impairment of normal functioning. | Axis I |
| Panic Disorder affects up to "blank" of the population at some point in life. | 5% |
| The term "blank" is defined as relating to internal, physiological stimuli, while the term "blank" is defined as relating to external, environmental stimuli. | Interoceptive, exteroceptive |
| As treatment for Panic Disorder, "blank" may produce dependence and most patients experience a relapse when medications are discontinued. | Benzodiazepines |
| "Blank" therapies for Panic Disorder appear to be more effective and less subject to relapse. | Cognitive-Behavioral |
| Fear of strangers is known as | xenophobia |
| This is the least common type of obsessions seen in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. | ritualized counting |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder usually follows a(n) "blank" course with symptoms "blank" during periods of stress. | Chronic; Worsening |
| People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder experience all of the following except: | Panic Attacks |
| In terms of the Anxiety Disorders, this may be a more effective treatment and carry a lower rate of relapse after the end of therapy. | cognitive-behavioral interventions |
| A variation that may occur in acute fear is "blank". | fainting |
| Benzodiazepines are "blank" enhancers and reduce anxiety and panic symptoms. | GABA |
| These therapies for Panic Disorder typically involve exposure to feared interoceptive or exteroceptive stimuli with the goal of extinction of the anxiety response an the catastrophic expectations that accompany it. | Behavioral and Cognitive-behavioral |
| Sharon's intense, irrational fear of ladders would most likely be an example of "blank" | phobia |
| Women are diagnosed with phobias "blank" men. | twice as often as |
| In two-factor theory, the acquisition of specific phobias occurs through Pavlovian conditioning and the maintenance of the phobic behavior occurs through "blank". | Operant Conditioning |
| The activation of the "blank" results in abrupt dilation of the blood vessels in the viscera, slowing of the heartbeat, a drop in blood pressure, and loss of muscle tone. | Parasympathetic nervous system |
| A(n) panic attack is a rapidly developing sense of intense fear and anxiety which progresses to a peak within "blank" minutes of onset. | 10 minutes |
| This disorder gets its name from the Greek for fear of the marketplace. | Agoraphobia |
| This disorder may occur with or without agoraphobia | Panic |
| In the case of some subtypes of anxiety, the female to male ratio is "blank" | 3 to 1 |
| Kate has experiences recurrent, spontaneous and unexpected panic attacks. She has anxiety about future attacks and their consequences. Kate is suffering from "blank". | Panic Disorder |
| The most common pattern of attacks appears to be a(n) "blank" one of waxing and waning. | Chronic |
| First degree relatives of Panic Disorder victims are up to "blank" times more likely to also show the disorder. | 8 |
| Panic attacks involve intense activity in parts of the brain involved in fear and emotional arousal such as the "blank". | amygdala |
| From the biological perspective, treatments for panic disorder have included minor tranquilizers such as | Benzodiazepines |
| This is the most reliable diagnosis in the anxiety disorder category. | Specific Phobia |
| Fear of high places is known as | Acrophobia |
| This arguably remains the most validated and plausible account of the etiology of phobias at this time | The comprehensive contemporary learning model |
| Developed by Wolpe, this primary(and the most effective) therapy is used to treat Specific Phobias. | systematic desensitization |
| Pharmacologically, "blank" appear to be effective in short-term relief for social anxiety. | benzodiazepines |
| "Blank" are actions that one feels compelled to perform and are difficult to stop or control while "blank" are intrusive unwanted thoughts that are difficult to stop or control. | Compulsions, obsessions |
| For a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, the obsessions and compulsions are time-consuming, occupying at least "blank". | one hour per day |
| The lifetime prevalence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is about "blank" of the population. | 2.5% |
| Some brain studies utilizing PET scans have reported higher levels of activity in the "blank" of the left hemisphere for those with OCD as compared to those without OCD. | Orbital frontal cortex |
| This is the most common medical treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. | antidepressant medications |
| People with "blank" find their worries difficult to control, distressing, and physically troublesome. | Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
| People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder do not experience "blank" | Panic Attacks |
| For Generalized Anxiety Disorder, medications such as "blank" are helpful for the short-term relief of symptoms. | Benzodiazepines |
| For Generalized Anxiety Disorder, medications such as "blank" are effective for longer term treatment. | SSRIs |
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