Abnormal Psych Exam 2 Review

Social Anxiety

The case study question that deals with social factors is?

Unfounded fear, distress, day to day functioning

Which factors differentiate healthy anxiety from anxiety disorder?

Serotonin

Which neurotransmitter is linked to both depression and anxiety?

Generalized anxiety Disorder

The case study question that deals with the person worried about many things over the past year is?

Thoughts, behaviors, emotions

What are the components of the cognitive behavior triangle?

Hoarding Disorder

What disorder is characterized by difficulty discarding or having excessive clutter?

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

What disorder is characterized by persistent high levels of anxiety and excessive hard to control worry over life circumstances?

Panic Disorder

What is the condition in the feedback loop diagram that shows the external and internal factors that make you think you are dying?

Obsessions; Compulsions

_____ are consistent anxiety producing thoughts thoughts or images. _____ are overwhelming need to engage in activities to overcome anxiety.

True

True or False: Most people who experience a traumatic event do not experience PTSD

Watching someone get killed, shooting a person, being the first responder at a terrorist attack

Based on the DSM criteria for PTSD what would be a traumatic event?

Intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations, hyperactivity

What are the four major symptom clusters of PTSD?

Problems in Concentration

Which of the following symptoms are present in PTSD and anxiety disorder?

Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Fred is enrolled in an evidence-based treatment program that has him listening to his trauma account everyday. What therapy is he undergoing?

Cognitive Processing Therapy

Frank is enrolled in an evidence-based treatment program that has him identifying stuck points in his trauma. What therapy is he undergoing?

Conversion Disorder

A man believes he is blind, but when he gets a diagnosis he has no physical abnormalities found. What disorder is he showing?

Falsification of physical or psychological symptoms in someone else, a mother who is loving and attentive, diagnosis is difficult

Which of the following is/are examples of true factious disorder opposed on another?

Malingering

A person with _____ is purposefully faking a disorder to achieve some sort of goal.

It is important to demonstrate empathy and accept the symptoms

Which of the following are true about somatic symptom disorders?

Dissociative Amnesia

The case study question that deals with someone who survived a dramatic fire but does not remember it and then becomes agitated and then remembers it is?

Major Depressive Disorder

The case study question that deals with a roommate who notices his other roommate is losing weight, feeling sad, and doing bad in school is?

Sleep

Decrease need for _____ is the first sign for a hypomanic or manic.

Bipolar Disorder

Lithium is used to treat _____.

Polarized Thinking

Check all that apply about Beck’s faulty thinking.

Energized goal-oriented behavior, pressured speech

Symptoms of mania/hypomania include?

True

True or False: Individuals treated with CBT are less likely to relapse after treatment.

Negative emotions, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbance

Which of the following symptoms are present in the criteria for PTSD and depression?