6- The 7 Types of Anxiety Disorders - From Generalized Anxiety to Social Anxiety Disorder. Anxiety 6/30 (Therapy in a Nutshell)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsC4Gf-SKOc&list=PLiUrrIiqidTVqab7pZivzb-e-tMA8qjd-&index=7

Correct Answer: C. Seven

Explanation:
DSM-5-TR officially lists seven anxiety disorders: GAD, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Specific Phobias, Selective Mutism, and Separation Anxiety Disorder.

According to DSM-5-TR, how many anxiety disorders are formally classified?

A. Five
B. Six
C. Seven
D. Eight

Correct Answer: C. Anxiety becomes disordered when it interferes with functioning and causes significant distress

Explanation:
Severity alone does not define an anxiety disorder. The DSM-5-TR emphasizes functional impairment and clinically significant distress, often driven by avoidance.

Which statement best reflects the DSM-5-TR distinction between normal anxiety and an anxiety disorder?

A. Anxiety becomes disordered when it is severe
B. Anxiety becomes disordered when it lasts more than one month
C. Anxiety becomes disordered when it interferes with functioning and causes significant distress
D. Anxiety becomes disordered when it has physical symptoms

Correct Answer: C. Chronic, excessive worry about multiple domains for at least six months

Explanation:
GAD is defined by persistent, excessive worry occurring on most days for at least six months, about multiple everyday concerns.

Which of the following is a key feature of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?

A. Fear of social judgment
B. Recurrent unexpected panic attacks
C. Chronic, excessive worry about multiple domains for at least six months
D. Fear of specific objects or situations

Correct Answer: C. GAD can occur earlier in life and persist into mid-adulthood

Explanation:
While GAD is commonly diagnosed in adults aged 35–55, onset often occurs earlier, and the disorder is not necessarily permanent or purely genetic.

Which clarification about Generalized Anxiety Disorder is most accurate?

A. GAD typically begins only between ages 35–55
B. GAD is always genetic and permanent
C. GAD can occur earlier in life and persist into mid-adulthood
D. GAD does not contribute to other mental health disorders

Correct Answer: C. Fear of negative evaluation or embarrassment

Explanation:
Social Anxiety Disorder centers on fear of judgment, embarrassment, or scrutiny in social situations.

Social Anxiety Disorder is best characterized by which core fear?

A. Fear of being unable to escape
B. Fear of physical sensations
C. Fear of negative evaluation or embarrassment
D. Fear of separation from caregivers

Correct Answer: B. Adolescence (around age 13)

Explanation:
The median age of onset for social anxiety disorder is approximately 13 years, making it one of the earliest-developing anxiety disorders.

At what median age does Social Anxiety Disorder typically begin?

A. Early childhood (age 5)
B. Adolescence (around age 13)
C. Early adulthood (around age 25)
D. Midlife (around age 40)

Correct Answer: C. Panic disorder involves recurrent panic attacks that interfere with functioning

Explanation:
While many people experience a panic attack, panic disorder involves recurrent, unexpected attacks plus avoidance or fear of future attacks that impair functioning.

What distinguishes panic disorder from having a single panic attack?

A. Panic disorder requires daily panic attacks
B. Panic disorder involves fear of social situations
C. Panic disorder involves recurrent panic attacks that interfere with functioning
D. Panic disorder occurs only after trauma

Correct Answer: B. Avoidance and fear of future panic attacks

Explanation:
Panic disorder is maintained by a cycle of fear, avoidance, and hyper-monitoring of bodily sensations.

Which pattern best explains how panic disorder is maintained?

A. Genetic predisposition alone
B. Avoidance and fear of future panic attacks
C. Exposure to social evaluation
D. Persistent low mood

Correct Answer: B. Two or more

Explanation:
DSM-5-TR requires persistent fear or anxiety in two or more situations (e.g., public transport, open spaces, enclosed spaces, crowds, being alone).

Agoraphobia requires fear or anxiety related to how many categories of situations?

A. One
B. Two or more
C. Three or more
D. All listed categories

Correct Answer: B. Shrinking range of “safe” places

Explanation:
Agoraphobia often leads to a progressively restricted life, sometimes resulting in people being unable to leave their homes.

Which outcome commonly results from untreated agoraphobia?

A. Increased social confidence
B. Shrinking range of “safe” places
C. Improved coping skills
D. Resolution without intervention

Correct Answer: C. Extreme fear of a specific object or situation

Explanation:
Specific phobias involve intense fear of a single object or situation, often leading to avoidance or panic.

What defines a specific phobia?

A. Fear of social situations
B. Chronic worry across multiple domains
C. Extreme fear of a specific object or situation
D. Fear of separation from caregivers

Correct Answer: C. Inability to speak in specific settings despite ability elsewhere

Explanation:
Selective mutism is an anxiety-based condition, most often in children, where speech is inhibited in certain contexts (e.g., school).

Selective mutism is best described as:

A. Refusal to speak in all situations
B. Inability to speak due to language deficits
C. Inability to speak in specific settings despite ability elsewhere
D. A form of oppositional behavior

Correct Answer: C. Excessive fear of being separated from caregivers or home

Explanation:
Separation anxiety involves developmentally inappropriate distress about separation and often co-occurs with other anxiety disorders.

Separation Anxiety Disorder is primarily characterized by:

A. Fear of judgment
B. Fear of panic sensations
C. Excessive fear of being separated from caregivers or home
D. Fear of enclosed spaces

Correct Answer: C. OCD requires compulsive behaviors or mental acts

Explanation:
OCD is no longer classified as an anxiety disorder and typically involves compulsions, with ERP being the most effective treatment. Reassurance can worsen OCD symptoms.

Which statement about OCD is accurate according to the clarification provided?

A. OCD is classified as an anxiety disorder in DSM-5-TR
B. OCD and anxiety disorders respond best to the same treatments
C. OCD requires compulsive behaviors or mental acts
D. Reassurance is usually helpful in OCD

Correct Answer: C. A trauma- and stressor-related disorder

Explanation:
DSM-5-TR classifies PTSD as a Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder. Describing it as a “mental injury” is a therapeutic framing, not a diagnostic category.

How is PTSD best conceptualized according to the clarification?

A. A subtype of anxiety disorder
B. A personality disorder
C. A trauma- and stressor-related disorder
D. A genetic anxiety condition

Correct Answer: C. Symptoms occur on a spectrum and can fall below diagnostic thresholds

Explanation:
Anxiety disorders exist on a continuum, and with improved coping skills, individuals may no longer meet diagnostic criteria.

Which statement about anxiety disorders is most accurate?

A. They are permanent once diagnosed
B. They are purely genetic
C. Symptoms occur on a spectrum and can fall below diagnostic thresholds
D. They resolve on their own without skills or treatment

Correct Answer: C. When anxiety interferes with work, relationships, or includes suicidal thoughts

Explanation:
Professional support is recommended when anxiety impairs functioning, is difficult to control, or involves suicidal thoughts.

When is professional help recommended according to the content?

A. Only when symptoms are lifelong
B. Only when panic attacks occur
C. When anxiety interferes with work, relationships, or includes suicidal thoughts
D. Only after self-diagnosis

Correct Answer: C. People tend to over-diagnose themselves without proper support

Explanation:
The material emphasizes that learning about disorders often leads people to over-diagnose themselves, which can be harmful without guidance from a trained professional who can teach coping skills.

Why does the speaker warn against self-diagnosing anxiety disorders?

A. Self-diagnosis is illegal
B. It prevents access to medication
C. People tend to over-diagnose themselves without proper support
D. Anxiety disorders are easy to identify without training

Correct Answer: C. Avoidance of anxiety-related experiences

Explanation:
Anxiety disorders are framed as being maintained mainly by avoidance and a lack of skills for experiencing uncomfortable emotions, not by fear itself.

According to the video, what is the primary process that maintains anxiety disorders?

A. Fear intensity
B. Genetic vulnerability
C. Avoidance of anxiety-related experiences
D. Lack of insight

Correct Answer: C. Anxiety disorders often include physical symptoms, but they are not the defining feature

Explanation:
While anxiety disorders frequently involve physical sensations (e.g., nausea, tension), functional impairment and distress are the key diagnostic factors.

Which statement best reflects the role of physical symptoms in anxiety disorders?

A. Physical symptoms are required for all anxiety diagnoses
B. Physical symptoms define the severity of anxiety disorders
C. Anxiety disorders often include physical symptoms, but they are not the defining feature
D. Physical symptoms only occur in panic disorder

Correct Answer: C. OCD requires behavioral or mental compulsions, while anxiety disorders do not

Explanation:
OCD typically involves compulsions, whereas anxiety disorders do not require a behavioral response. This distinction also affects treatment approaches.

Which distinction between anxiety disorders and OCD is accurately described?

A. OCD always includes physical anxiety symptoms
B. Anxiety disorders require compulsive behaviors
C. OCD requires behavioral or mental compulsions, while anxiety disorders do not
D. OCD responds best to reassurance

Correct Answer: B. Women are more frequently diagnosed than men

Explanation:
The content notes that women are diagnosed more often than men across most anxiety disorders, consistent with epidemiological research.

What gender-related trend is noted across most anxiety disorders?

A. Men are more frequently diagnosed than women
B. Women are more frequently diagnosed than men
C. Gender rates are equal across all anxiety disorders
D. Gender differences only occur in childhood

Correct Answer: C. Frequent and costly medical utilization

Explanation:
Untreated GAD is linked to frequent medical visits and increased healthcare costs, often due to stress-related physical complaints.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is associated with which additional outcome when untreated?

A. Reduced healthcare use
B. Increased resilience to stress
C. Frequent and costly medical utilization
D. Improved emotional regulation

Correct Answer: B. Panic disorder, major depression, and substance use disorders

Explanation:
The material states that GAD can contribute to or precede panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and substance use disorders.

Which disorders are more likely to co-occur or develop following Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

A. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
B. Panic disorder, major depression, and substance use disorders
C. Autism spectrum disorder
D. Neurocognitive disorders

Correct Answer: C. Reassurance can sometimes help anxiety but often worsens OCD

Explanation:
In anxiety disorders, appropriate reassurance may be helpful. In OCD, however, reassurance-seeking often reinforces obsessive-compulsive cycles.

How does reassurance differ in its effect on anxiety disorders versus OCD?

A. Reassurance worsens both conditions
B. Reassurance cures OCD but not anxiety
C. Reassurance can sometimes help anxiety but often worsens OCD
D. Reassurance has no effect on either condition

Correct Answer: B. OCD, PTSD, illness anxiety, hoarding, and eating disorders

Explanation:
The video highlights several disorders that are closely linked to anxiety but fall into different DSM categories.

Which of the following conditions are described as closely related to anxiety but not classified as anxiety disorders in DSM-5-TR?

A. Panic disorder and phobias
B. OCD, PTSD, illness anxiety, hoarding, and eating disorders
C. ADHD and autism
D. Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

Correct Answer: C. Anxiety is easier to treat earlier than later

Explanation:
The content stresses that anxiety symptoms do not typically resolve on their own and are easier to treat when addressed early.

Why is early treatment of anxiety disorders emphasized?

A. Anxiety disorders resolve spontaneously
B. Symptoms usually disappear without skills
C. Anxiety is easier to treat earlier than later
D. Medication is only effective early