Psychopathology Test: Ch. 11
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adh06h on April 18, 2010
Subjects:
Psychopathology, Anxiety disorders, OCD, Panic Disorder, GAD
Classes:
ACU Psych. Grad. Students Class of 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What is the lifetime prevalence rate of anxiety disorders in the general U.S. population? | 31% |
| What is a panic attack? | A discrete period of intense fear or discomfort that develops abruptly and peaks within 10 minutes of onset |
| Describe the physiological symptoms of a panic attack. | Palpitations; pounding heart or accelerated heart rate; sweating; trembling or shaking; sensations of shortness of breath or smothering; chest pain; nausea or abdominal distress; feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded or faint; paresthesias; chills or hot flashes. |
| What are the three types of panic attacks? | a. Unexpected (uncued) b. Situationally bound (cued) c. Situationally predisposed |
| Define agoraphobia. | A fear of being in public places or situations where escape might be difficult or where help may be unavailable should a panic attack occur. |
| Define social anxiety disorder. | A marked persistent fear of social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur. |
| Define obsessions and compulsions. | a. Obsessions: recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses or images that are intrusive and inappropriate and cause marked anxiety or distress. b. Compulsions: repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to obsessions or according to rigid rules. |
| What are the two requirements for the development of PTSD? | a. The person experienced, witnessed or was confronted with actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others b. The response involved intense fear, helplessness, or horror |
| What are the ways that PTSD sufferers experience the event? | a. Recurrent and intrusive recollections and/or dreams b. Suddenly acting or feeling as if the event were recurring c. Intense psychological or physical reactivity d. Distress when exposed to events that symbolize or resemble some aspect of the trauma. |
| What factor distinguishes the diagnoses of PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder? | The duration requirement |
| According to the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCSR), what is the lifetime occurrence of an anxiety disorder in the general population? For the past 12 months? | a. 31.2% b. 18.7% |
| What are the three categories that anxiety symptoms are usually divided into? | a. Subjective distress (self-report) b. Physiological response c. Avoidance/escape behavior (overt behavioral) |
| What are the psychosocial treatments of choice for anxiety disorders according to compelling empirical data? What procedures do all these anxiety disorder interventions incorporate? | a. CBT b. Exposure |
| Across all disorders (except specific phobia), what is a predictor for poorer treatment outcome? | More severe psychopathology (in primary anxiety or comorbid anxiety/affective or Axis 2) |
| Among those with a primary anxiety disorder, what percentage of sufferers had at least one other clinically significant anxiety or depressive disorder? (365) | 50% |
| What types of disorders demonstrate a substantial percentage of comorbidity with an anxiety disorder? | a. Additional anxiety b. Depressive c. Personality |
| Compared to children of normal parents, what is the likelihood that children of anxiety disorders patients will develop a psychiatric disorder? | Over 9 times |
| What are two assumptions cognitive theories make about anxiety disorders? | a. Those with anxiety disorders process threat information differently b. Cognitive biases play a role in the maintenance, and perhaps etiology, of anxiety disorders |
| What type of life events may be more likely to lead to anxiety? What type of life stressors were most often associated with the onset of anxiety disorders? | a. Uncontrollable or threatening b. Those related to threat |
| What is the one type of anxiety disorder (specific phobia) that occurs more in men than women? What type of anxiety disorder occurs in equal proportions between men and women? | a. Fear of heights b. OCD |
| Is there a difference across racial and ethnic groups in the rates of anxiety disorders or the symptomatic expression of these disorders? | a. Few differences in rates b. Symptomatic expression: i. Hispanics and "ataque de nervios": typical features of panic plus becoming hysterical, screaming, hitting oneself or others, breaking things, and nervousness ii. Asian cultures and "Taijin Kyofusho: SAD differs in core fear - offending others or making others feel uncomfortable because of inappropriate social behavior or by having a physical blemish or deformity |
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