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Tense muscles and increased heart rate are _____ symptoms of anxiety. |
| | A) | cognitive |
| | B) | emotional |
| | C) | somatic |
| | D) | behavioral |
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During the fight-or-flight response, the pituitary gland secretes _____. |
| | A) | cortisol |
| | B) | epinephrine |
| | C) | adrenocorticotrophic hormone |
| | D) | norepinephrine |
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Which of the following is not a component of maladaptive anxiety? |
| | A) | The fear is unrealistic given the circumstances. |
| | B) | The fear subsides when the threat ends. |
| | C) | The amount of fear is out-of-proportion to the actual threat. |
| | D) | There is a great deal of anticipatory anxiety about the future. |
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People with panic disorder may have poorly regulated levels of _____. |
| | A) | norepinephrine. |
| | B) | dopamine. |
| | C) | epinephrine. |
| | D) | GABA. |
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One main limitation of using SSRIs to treat panic disorder is that: |
| | A) | The side effects of SSRIs are usually worse than those of tricyclic antidepressants. |
| | B) | SSRIs are frequently addictive. |
| | C) | Many people relapse after they quit using SSRIs. |
| | D) | The SSRIs often interfere with cognitive and motor functioning. |
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The "kindling model" proposes that the _____ lowers the threshold of the _____, which leads to diffuse and chronic anxiety. |
| | A) | periaqueductal gray; locus ceruleus |
| | B) | locus ceruleus; limbic system |
| | C) | limbic system; cerebrum |
| | D) | limbic system; locus ceruleus |
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Which of the following statements about agoraphobia is false? |
| | A) | To be diagnosed with agoraphobia, a person must also have panic attacks. |
| | B) | Agoraphobia tends to develop before the age of 25. |
| | C) | Agoraphobia tends to develop within one year after a person experiences frequent anxiety symptoms. |
| | D) | People with agoraphobia fear both wide-open and enclosed spaces. |
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People with a(n) _____ phobia experience significant drops in heart rate and blood pressure when confronted with their feared stimulus. |
| | A) | blood-injection-injury |
| | B) | natural environment |
| | C) | animal |
| | D) | situational |
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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | About 30% of people meet the criteria for social phobia in a 12-month period. |
| | B) | Most people who develop social phobia seek treatment for their symptoms because it is such a debilitating problem. |
| | C) | Psychodynamic therapy is not a highly effective treatment for phobias. |
| | D) | According to Freud, phobias are rational fears of objects (such as snakes) that are exaggerated. |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | According to behavioral theories, phobias develop through classical conditioning but are maintained by operant conditioning. |
| | B) | Evolution may have prepared us biologically to learn certain associations quickly, such as a fear of spiders. |
| | C) | Phobias appear to be completely learned behavior: there is no evidence for a genetic contribution. |
| | D) | According to the safety signal hypothesis, people remember the places where they had panic attacks and associate these places with their symptoms. |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | The applied tension technique is useful for treating blood-injection-injury phobias. |
| | B) | Drug therapies have not proven to be as useful as behavior therapies for phobias. |
| | C) | Flooding is as effective as systematic desensitization. |
| | D) | Group therapy is not effective for social phobia. |
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According to Freud, _____ anxiety occurs when we have been punished for expressing our id impulses. |
| | A) | moral |
| | B) | neurotic |
| | C) | realistic |
| | D) | generalized |
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Which of the following statements about Generalized Anxiety Disorder is false? |
| | A) | About 4% of the U.S. population experiences GAD in any 6-month period. |
| | B) | The majority of people with GAD also have another anxiety disorder. |
| | C) | People with GAD report feeling restless most of the time and becoming tired only rarely. |
| | D) | People with GAD tend to worry about many things instead of focusing on one issue or concern. |
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Current biological theories of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) implicate _____, an _____ neurotransmitter. |
| | A) | norepinephrine; excitatory |
| | B) | GABA; inhibitory |
| | C) | GABA; excitatory |
| | D) | serotonin; inhibitory |
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15 | |
Taijin-kyofu-sho is not |
| | A) | more common in women than in men. |
| | B) | an intense fear of interpersonal relations. |
| | C) | a fear of blushing, smelling bad, and/or irritating others. |
| | D) | a syndrome encountered in Japan. |
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Which of the following groups of people is not more likely to develop anxiety disorders? |
| | A) | Women. |
| | B) | Members of minority groups. |
| | C) | People with higher levels of education. |
| | D) | People in higher socioeconomic groups. |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of ataque de nervios? |
| | A) | Falling to the ground and convulsing. |
| | B) | Becoming unable to speak. |
| | C) | Difficulty breathing. |
| | D) | Difficulty moving limbs. |
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The applied tension technique is an effective treatment for: |
| | A) | Animal type phobia. |
| | B) | Natural environment type phobia. |
| | C) | Social phobia. |
| | D) | Blood-injection-injury type phobia. |
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Which of the following statements about social phobia is false? |
| | A) | About 8% of people meet criteria for social phobia in a 12-month period. |
| | B) | Most people who develop social phobia seek treatment for their symptoms since it is such a debilitating problem. |
| | C) | Social phobia tends to develop during the adolescent years. |
| | D) | Social phobia is often comorbid with avoidant personality disorder. |
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Which of the following is not a common side effect of tricyclic antidepressants? |
| | A) | Anticholinergic effects. |
| | B) | Hypotension and dizziness. |
| | C) | Sexual dysfunction. |
| | D) | Addiction. |
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