Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Anxiety - Answer Negative mood state in anticipation of something negative that will happen
in the future
Fear - Answer Present-oriented marked by danger by which there is a strong tendency for
escape
Panic - Answer Flight or fight response which is unexpected (absence of threat)
Separation Anxiety Disorder - Answer Excessive fear concerning separation from
parents/attachment figure
Specific Phobia - Answer Fear which leads to the avoidance of the object/event
Social Anxiety Disorder - Answer Marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations
in which the individual is exposed to scrutiny by others
Panic Disorder - Answer Recurrent unexpected panic attacks followed by 1 month of concern
of worry
Panic Attack - Answer Sudden and overwhelming period of intense fear or discomfort
accompanied by several (four or more) physical symptoms
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Answer Excessive and uncontrollable anxiety and worry about
a number or events or activities
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Answer Presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both that
are time-consuming or cause clinically significant distress or impairment
Obsessive Thoughts - Answer Urges, thoughts or images that are intrusive or unwanted
Compulsions - Answer The act of doing the obsession (counting, hand washing) in order to
prevent the anxiety
Behavioral Inhibition - Answer Temperamental style: shy, timid, take punishments very hard
, Effect Size - Answer magnitude of effectiveness versus control group in absolute numbers
Evidence-Based Treatments - Answer treatment based directly on scientific evidence
indicating their efficacy in treating psychological symptoms
Therapist drift - Answer start therapy with knowledge of EBTs, but start to drift away from
practicing them (implementing their own experience)
Credentialing - Answer ensures that people are adherent to a predefined standard for a
workforce (licensure and certification)
Selective Adaptation - Answer adapt the treatment based on risk or protective factors that
are known to differ by cultural group
Racial Socialization - Answer Some African American children must make sense of pervasive
and open hostility, prejudice and discrimination
Cultural Narratives - Answer role plays, exposures that include racial socialization messages
Selective Mutism - Answer Failure to speak in specific social situations in which there is an
expectation to speak (e.g. School) even though they may speak loudly and frequently at home
or in other settings
Body Dysmorphic Disorder - Answer preoccupation with defects of flaws in physical
appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others
Hoarding disorder - Answer persistent difficulty discarding parting with possessions,
regardless of their actual value
Trichotillomania - Answer recurrent pulling out of one's hair, resulting in hair loss, repeated
attempts to decrease or stop hair pulling, and significant distress or impairment in important
areas of functioning
Excoriation Disorder - Answer Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions, repeated
attempts to stop skin picking and significant distress or impairment in important areas of life
functioning