Chapter 6: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Chapter 6: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below 

 

Chapter 6: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

 

Multiple-Choice Questions

 

6.1-1. Neurotic behavior

1. is maladaptive and means that a person is out of touch with reality.
2. is a current term, used to describe many disorders in the DSM-5.
3. is what we now refer to as “hysteria.”
4. is maladaptive but means that a person is not out of touch with reality.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 6.1-1

Page Ref: 163

Topic: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. is maladaptive but means that a person is not out of touch with reality.

 

6.1-2.  DSM-III classification, which omited the concept of neurosis, was an improvement because

1. each category now has a specific effective treatment.
2. now anxiety disorders are identified regardless of whether anxiety symptoms are expressed.
3. diagnostic criteria are now based on shared, observable symptoms and are more clearly defined.
4. each category is made up of symptoms that have one causal origin.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 6.1-2

Page Ref: 163-164

Topic: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: c. diagnostic criteria are now based on shared, observable symptoms and are more clearly defined.

 

6.1-3. Fear is a basic emotion that involves

1. concern about the future.
2. the activation of the “fight or flight” response.
3. negative thoughts, but not a change in physiological arousal.
4. a complex blend of negative mood and self-preoccupation.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 6.1-3

Page Ref: 164

Topic: The Fear and Anxiety Response Patterns

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: b. the activation of the “fight-or-flight” response.

 

6.1-4. Which of the following would be an example of anxiety?

1. Julie jumped when she saw the snake.
2. Hilda dreaded walking home alone.
3. Carl was certain that the food was poisoned.
4. The voices in Paul’s head told him he should be afraid.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 6.1-4

Page Ref: 164

Topic: The Fear and Anxiety Response Patterns

Skill: Applied

Answer: b. Hilda dreaded walking home alone.

 

6.1-5. The main way to tell someone is having an uncued panic attack rather than is in a state of fear is

1. whether he or she thinks about what is happening.
2. whether he or she shows physiological changes such as increased heart rate.
3. if he or she has a subjective belief that something awful is about to happen.
4. if he or she feels a strong urge to flee.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 6.1-5

Page Ref: 164

Topic: The Fear and Anxiety Response Patterns

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. if he or she has a subjective belief that something awful is about to happen.

 

6.1-6. Which of the following is a typical symptom of panic attacks?

1. Hallucinations
2. Delusions
3. Fear of dying
4. Paranoia

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 6.1-6

Page Ref: 164

Topic: The Fear and Anxiety Response Patterns

Skill: Applied

Answer: c. Fear of dying

 

6.1-7. Which of the following is one of the five primary types of anxiety disorders recognized in the DSM-5?

1. hypochondriasis
2. agoraphobia
3. dissociative fugue
4. bipolar disorder

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 6.1-7

Page Ref: 165

Topic: Overview of the Anxiety Disorders and Their Commonalities

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. agoraphobia

 

6.1-8. What is one of the major ways the anxiety disorders differ from each other?

1. Whether they have a genetic component.
2. Whether they are treatable.
3. Whether there are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety symptoms involved.
4. Whether the disorder is associated with other anxiety disorders.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 6.1-8

Page Ref: 165

Topic: Overview of the Anxiety Disorders and Their Commonalities

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. Whether there are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety symptoms involved.

 

6.1-9. Neuroticism

1. is a tendency to experience negative mood states.
2. is simply another term for anxiety.
3. is a tendency to believe negative things about oneself.
4. is a tendency to feel anxious.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 6.1-9

Page Ref: 166

Topic: Overview of the Anxiety Disorders and Their Commonalities

Skill: Factual

Answer: a. is a tendency to experience negative mood states.

 

6.1-10. Gradual exposure to feared cues is

1. an old treatment for anxiety disorders that is no longer used.
2. a common component of treatment for all anxiety disorders.
3. likely to make someone with an anxiety disorder worse in the long term.
4. a useful treatment for phobias but not other anxiety disorders.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 6.1-10

Page Ref: 166

Topic: Overview of the Anxiety Disorders and Their Commonalities

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. a common component of treatment for all anxiety disorders.

 

6.1-11. Individuals who suffer from phobias

1. are likely to believe that their fear is justified.
2. suffer from uncued panic attacks.
3. are unlikely to have other psychological diagnoses.
4. have a disproportionate fear of some specific object.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 6.1-11

Page Ref: 166

Topic: Specific Phobias

Skill: Factual

Answer:

1. have a disproportionate fear of some specific object.