Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorders
Multiple Choice



1.  

All of the following are characteristics of panic attacks except:



2.  

A type of disorder characterized by persistent feelings of anxiety that are not triggered by any specific object, situation, or activity is known as:



3.  

All of the following statements are true of agoraphobia except:



4.  

Historically, under Freud's __________ assumption, disorders were united as neuroses.



5.  

A disorder characterized by the loss of touch with reality and the appearance of bizarre behavior, beliefs, and hallucinations is:



6.  

In generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), feelings of anxiety are:



7.  

Sylvester, who is an intelligent and attractive man, is interested in meeting the woman of his dreams. When Samantha asked him out, he refused, because of his overwhelming fear of dating. Sylvester is most likely suffering from a:



8.  

Melissa was in a car accident about one year ago in which she encountered severe pain and suffering. Even now, she has a prolonged fear of moving vehicles and an overwhelming sense of helplessness. Melissa is suffering from what kind of stress disorder?



9.  

According to the behavioral perspective, anxiety disorders are acquired through:



10.  

The model referred to as __________ suggests that people may be genetically prepared to acquire phobic responses to certain classes of stimuli.



11.  

The extent to which persons believe that their own internal emotions or body arousal will lead to harmful consequences is called:



12.  

According to the __________ model, anxiety heightens because individuals may doubt their ability to perform competently.



13.  

Which neurotransmitter is implicated in anxiety?



14.  

The family of antianxiety drugs is referred to as:



15.  

The pairing of a previously neutral stimulus with an unpleasant or traumatic experience is called:



16.  

Although psychological approaches differ in their techniques used to treat anxiety disorders, the one thing that most of them have in common is:



17.  

According to this approach, anxieties stem from social repression and an incongruence between one's true self and ideal self.



18.  

The __________ approach relies heavily on the use of drugs to treat anxiety disorders.



19.  

All of the following are problems with using drug therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders except:



20.  

__________ is the treatment of choice for specific phobias.

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

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