Chapter 15 Questions - Anxiety and
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders.
What defense mechanisms can only be used in healthy ways?
Suppression and humor
Altruism and sublimation
Idealization and splitting
Reaction formation and denial Answer- Altruism and sublimation
Altruism and sublimation are known as mature defenses. They cannot be used in unhealthy ways. Altruism
results in resolving emotional conflicts by meeting the needs of others, and sublimation substitutes socially
acceptable activity for unacceptable impulses. This statement is not true of the other options
A man continues to speak of his wife as though she were still alive, 3 years after her death. This behavior
suggests the use of which ego defense mechanism?
Altruism
Denial
Undoing
Suppression Answer- Denial
Denial involves escaping unpleasant reality by ignoring its existence. This is not the outcome of any of the other
options
What can be said about the comorbidity of anxiety disorders?
,Anxiety disorders generally exist alone.
Depression may occur prior to onset of anxiety.
Anxiety disorders virtually never coexist with mood disorders.
Substance abuse disorders rarely coexist with anxiety disorders. Answer- Depression may occur prior to onset
of anxiety.
In many instances, major depression may occur prior to the onset of panic disorder or may occur at the same
time. Clinicians and researchers have clearly shown that anxiety disorders frequently co-occur with other
psychiatric problems. Major depression often co-occurs and produces a greater impairment with poorer
response to treatment
Selective inattention is first noted when experiencing which level of anxiety?
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Panic Answer- Moderate
When moderate anxiety is present, the individual's perceptual field is reduced and the client is not able to see
the entire picture of events. This is not an initial characteristic of any of the other levels of anxiety.
A symptom commonly associated with panic attacks?
Obsessions
Apathy
Fever
, Fear of impending doom Answer- Fear of impending doom
The feelings of terror present during a panic attack are so severe that normal function is suspended, the
perceptual field is severely limited, and misinterpretation of reality may occur. None of the other symptoms
are associated with a panic attack
Generally, which statement regarding ego defense mechanisms is true?
They often involve some degree of self-deception.
They are rarely used by mentally healthy people.
They seldom make the person more comfortable.
They are usually effective in resolving conflicts. Answer- They often involve some degree of self-deception.
Most ego defense mechanisms, with the exception of the mature defenses, alter the individual's perception of
reality to produce varying degrees of self-deception. This information helps eliminate the other options as the
correct statement
A 20-year-old was sexually molested at age 10, but he can no longer remember the incident. Which ego
defense mechanism is in use?
Projection
Repression
Displacement
Reaction formation Answer- Repression
Repression is a defense mechanism that excludes unwanted or unpleasant experiences, emotions, or ideas
from conscious awareness. This is not the outcome of any of the other options
Delusionary thinking is a characteristic of which form of anxiety?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders.
What defense mechanisms can only be used in healthy ways?
Suppression and humor
Altruism and sublimation
Idealization and splitting
Reaction formation and denial Answer- Altruism and sublimation
Altruism and sublimation are known as mature defenses. They cannot be used in unhealthy ways. Altruism
results in resolving emotional conflicts by meeting the needs of others, and sublimation substitutes socially
acceptable activity for unacceptable impulses. This statement is not true of the other options
A man continues to speak of his wife as though she were still alive, 3 years after her death. This behavior
suggests the use of which ego defense mechanism?
Altruism
Denial
Undoing
Suppression Answer- Denial
Denial involves escaping unpleasant reality by ignoring its existence. This is not the outcome of any of the other
options
What can be said about the comorbidity of anxiety disorders?
,Anxiety disorders generally exist alone.
Depression may occur prior to onset of anxiety.
Anxiety disorders virtually never coexist with mood disorders.
Substance abuse disorders rarely coexist with anxiety disorders. Answer- Depression may occur prior to onset
of anxiety.
In many instances, major depression may occur prior to the onset of panic disorder or may occur at the same
time. Clinicians and researchers have clearly shown that anxiety disorders frequently co-occur with other
psychiatric problems. Major depression often co-occurs and produces a greater impairment with poorer
response to treatment
Selective inattention is first noted when experiencing which level of anxiety?
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Panic Answer- Moderate
When moderate anxiety is present, the individual's perceptual field is reduced and the client is not able to see
the entire picture of events. This is not an initial characteristic of any of the other levels of anxiety.
A symptom commonly associated with panic attacks?
Obsessions
Apathy
Fever
, Fear of impending doom Answer- Fear of impending doom
The feelings of terror present during a panic attack are so severe that normal function is suspended, the
perceptual field is severely limited, and misinterpretation of reality may occur. None of the other symptoms
are associated with a panic attack
Generally, which statement regarding ego defense mechanisms is true?
They often involve some degree of self-deception.
They are rarely used by mentally healthy people.
They seldom make the person more comfortable.
They are usually effective in resolving conflicts. Answer- They often involve some degree of self-deception.
Most ego defense mechanisms, with the exception of the mature defenses, alter the individual's perception of
reality to produce varying degrees of self-deception. This information helps eliminate the other options as the
correct statement
A 20-year-old was sexually molested at age 10, but he can no longer remember the incident. Which ego
defense mechanism is in use?
Projection
Repression
Displacement
Reaction formation Answer- Repression
Repression is a defense mechanism that excludes unwanted or unpleasant experiences, emotions, or ideas
from conscious awareness. This is not the outcome of any of the other options
Delusionary thinking is a characteristic of which form of anxiety?
