Abnormal Psychology Chapter 6

Betty is hyper-aware of such bodily sensations as heart and respiration rate. When she perceives heart or breathing as getting faster she becomes afraid that she is having a heart attack. These thoughts make her symptoms worse and she has a panic attack. Betty's pattern of thinking best illustrates:

a) cognitive theory of panic

b) the psychoanalytic theory of panic

c) the importance of perceived control in panic disorder

d) the role of the locus coeruleus in panic

a) cognitive theory of panic

According to the psychoanalytic view, what makes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) different from specific phobias?

a) defense mechanisms are not functional in GAD

b) different defense mechanisms are employed by those with GAD and those with specific phobias

c) the underlying conflict in GAD is between the ego and the superego, while it is between the id and ego in specific phobias

d) individuals with specific phobias suffer from self-hate and project this emotion on the feared stimulus

a) defense mechanisms are not functional in GAD

If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that:

a) suppressed the activity of the locus coeruleus in the brainstem and the central gray in the midbrain

b) decreased GABA levels while increasing norepinephrine

c) increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin

d) decreased serotonin levels and suppressed activity in the locus coeruleus

c) increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin

Which of the following is one of the five primary types of compulsive acts seen in individuals with OCD?

a) cleaning

b) fear of contamination

c) fear of danger

d) scanning

a) cleaning

Which of the following is a common type of obsession seen in OCD?

a) fear of contamination

b) counting over and over

c) hand-washing

d) double checking locked doors

a) fear of contamination

Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits that those with GAD commonly believe they derive from worrying?

a) If I worry about it now, I won't be as upset when it happens

b) If I worry about it, it is less likely to happen

c) If I worry about it, I won't have to think about other things that are even worse

d) if I worry about it, I'll be more prepared when it does happen

a) if I worry about it now, I won't be as upset when it happens

Which of the following statements is correct in regard to the role of cognitions in panic?

a) panic can be prevented in a panic provocation study by explaining what will happen

b) panic clients are more likely to interpret bodily sensations as catastrophic events

c) only individuals who tend to catastrophize develop panic disorder

d) cognitive therapy is less effective than emotive therapy for panic disorder

b) panic clients are more likely to interpret bodily sensations as catastrophic events