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

A sexual act can become sexual assault even if the victim didn’t say "NO." True or False?

A group of psychologists is interested in how hormones, psychoactive medications, and "social drugs" affect us. They are most likely to be _____________.

ACT is important to remember for bystander intervention. T refers to:

a. Take action.

b. Tell a friend or family member.

c. Training is necessary.

d. Tell the police.

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

Which brain structure plays a central role in homeostasis?

Fill in the blank to form fact about OCD:
The practices of washing, counting, and checking to suppress obsessions and provide relief are called$\underline{\phantom{blanks}}$

According to the behavioral viewpoint, compulsions are repeated because ________________.

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.

In understanding the trait of shyness, a behavioral geneticist will argue what?

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. _____________

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.