Identify the following phobias: (a) blood–injection– injury, (b) acrophobia, (c) animal, (d) social, (e) natural environment, and (f) other. Select the appropriate phobia to fill in the blanks .
Mark had no friends at school and hid in the boys’ bathroom during both lunch and recess. _____________

Why are the majority of people who suffer from agoraphobia women?
a. Chromosomal features related to sensitivity of the hypothalamus–pituitary axis are more common in women.
b. Women are more likely to use cognitive distortions in which they appraise events as threatening.
c. The hormonal system in women sensitizes the female nervous system to stress.
d. Cultural factors make it more acceptable for women to avoid situations and to report their fears.

Which feature differentiates posttraumatic stress disorder from acute stress disorder?
a. the time since the traumatic event occurred.
b. the severity of the symptoms.
c. the nature of the symptoms.
d. the presence of emotional numbing.

Fill in the blank to form fact about OCD:
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Which technique appears to be the most effective treatment for phobias?
a. exposure to the feared stimulus under therapeutic supervision.
b. rapid and repeated exposure to the feared stimulus followed by immediate escape.
c. hypnosis during which fear-related conflicts are banished from the unconscious.
d. challenging the client to see that the fears are irrational, unrealistic, and excessive.

Every morning when he leaves for work Anthony has recurring doubts about whether he locked his front door. He continues thinking about this throughout the day, to the distraction of his work. Anthony is experiencing:
a. obsession
b. derealization
c. panic
d. compulsion

When a person believes that thinking about hurting someone is just as bad as actually hurting someone, that person is experiencing:
a. obsession
b. a false alarm
c. a panic attack
d. thought-action fusion

Diagnose the dissociative disorders described here by choosing one of the following: (a) dissociative fugue, (b) depersonalization-derealization disorder, (c) generalized amnesia, (d) dissociative identity disorder, and (e) localized amnesia.

Ann was found wandering the streets, unable to recall any important personal information. After searching her purse and finding an address, doctors were able to contact her mother. They learned that Ann had just been in a terrible accident and was the only survivor. Ann could not remember her mother or any details of the accident. She was distressed. _____________

What does the acronym OARS stand for in motivational interviewing?

What is the best description of informational interviewing?

Marco had been having panic attacks and was experiencing a high level of anxiety. In addition to psychotherapy, which type of medication did Marco's doctor prescribe to him?

Kayla's uncle fought m an overseas war zone. After returning home, he finds it difficult to sleep and has a feeling of near constant anxiety. A psychiatrist would most likely off er him treatment for a. posttraumatic stress disorder. b. illness anxiety disorder. c. panic disorder. d. conversion disorder. e. bipolar disorder.

Anxiety that takes the form of an irrational and maladaptive fear of a specific object or situation is called a. a phobia. b. a panic attack. c. generalized anxiety. d. an obsessive -compulsive disorder.

What differentiates motivational interviewing from person-centered therapy?

a. Motivational interviewing has specific goals of reducing ambivalence about change and increasing intrinsic motivation to bring changes about, while traditional person-centered therapy does not. b. Motivational interviewing focuses on unconscious motives, while traditional person-centered therapy focuses on the self. c. Motivational interviewing allows the client to talk about anything they wish, while traditional person-centered therapy is more direct. d. Motivational interviewing is a behavioral therapeutic technique, while person-centered therapy is a biomedical therapy