LSU PSYC 3082 EXAM LATEST
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Which of the following is not a correct pairing of psychological view to
description of anxiety disorders?
A) cognitive view-invokes conditioning and cognitive explanations
B) behavioral view-anxiety and fear are learned responses
C) integrative view-triple vulnerability model
D) biological view-caused by demonic possession - ANSWERS-D
Anxiety disorders are most commonly comorbid with what disorder?
A) agoraphobia
B) parkinson's disease
C) major depression
D) dyslexia - ANSWERS-C
Which two anxiety disorders are new to the DSM-V?
A) generalized anxiety disorder and selective mutism
B) agoraphobia nd panic disorder
C) panic disorder and specific phobias
D) selective mutism and separation anxiety - ANSWERS-D
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A patient who has excessive uncontrollable anxious apprehension about
work and other things and persists for more than 6 months. -
ANSWERS-chronic worry
Which of the following is untrue about generalized anxiety disorder?
A) more common in males and the elderly
B) have dominantly physiological responses to stress than others with
different anxiety disorders
C) can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy
D) very sensitive to threat - ANSWERS-B
Which of the following is not a defining feature of panic disorder?
A) experience of unexpected panic attacks
B) develop anxiety, worry, or fear about another attack
C) many develop agoraphobia
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWERS-E
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Disorder in which a person fears being put into a situation in which they
would be unable to escape any type of anxiety. - ANSWERS-
agoraphobia
How can panic disorder be treated?
A) panic control treatment
B) patients are put in panic inducing situations to build tolerance to the
fear triggering stimuli
C) Rorsarch inkblot tests have been found to be most effective in
treatment.
D) both A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWERS-D
You are dealing with a patient who says he's been having excessive
worry for longer than 6 months, finds it difficult to control the worry,
and his physical symptoms have caused significant distress and
impairment in his daily life. This patient most likely has ______?
A) separation anxiety
B) PTSD
C) generalized anxiety disorder
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D) social anxiety disorder - ANSWERS-C
To treat panic disorder, a patient should :
A) do exposure based therapy
B) take SSRIs or benzodiazepines
C) do cognitive behavioral therapy
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWERS-E
Which of the following is not a distinguishing characteristic of panic
disorder?
A) higher emotional reactivity to stressors
B) higher likelihood of having physical alarm reaction in response to
stress
C) tendency to believe that bodily sensations are dangerous or associated
with catastrophic events
D) interoceptive avoidance and nocturnal panic attacks during non REM
sleep
E) all of the above - ANSWERS-E
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Which of the following is not a correct pairing of psychological view to
description of anxiety disorders?
A) cognitive view-invokes conditioning and cognitive explanations
B) behavioral view-anxiety and fear are learned responses
C) integrative view-triple vulnerability model
D) biological view-caused by demonic possession - ANSWERS-D
Anxiety disorders are most commonly comorbid with what disorder?
A) agoraphobia
B) parkinson's disease
C) major depression
D) dyslexia - ANSWERS-C
Which two anxiety disorders are new to the DSM-V?
A) generalized anxiety disorder and selective mutism
B) agoraphobia nd panic disorder
C) panic disorder and specific phobias
D) selective mutism and separation anxiety - ANSWERS-D
END OF
PAGE
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, LSU PSYC 3082 EXAM LATEST
1
A patient who has excessive uncontrollable anxious apprehension about
work and other things and persists for more than 6 months. -
ANSWERS-chronic worry
Which of the following is untrue about generalized anxiety disorder?
A) more common in males and the elderly
B) have dominantly physiological responses to stress than others with
different anxiety disorders
C) can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy
D) very sensitive to threat - ANSWERS-B
Which of the following is not a defining feature of panic disorder?
A) experience of unexpected panic attacks
B) develop anxiety, worry, or fear about another attack
C) many develop agoraphobia
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWERS-E
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PAGE
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, LSU PSYC 3082 EXAM LATEST
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Disorder in which a person fears being put into a situation in which they
would be unable to escape any type of anxiety. - ANSWERS-
agoraphobia
How can panic disorder be treated?
A) panic control treatment
B) patients are put in panic inducing situations to build tolerance to the
fear triggering stimuli
C) Rorsarch inkblot tests have been found to be most effective in
treatment.
D) both A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWERS-D
You are dealing with a patient who says he's been having excessive
worry for longer than 6 months, finds it difficult to control the worry,
and his physical symptoms have caused significant distress and
impairment in his daily life. This patient most likely has ______?
A) separation anxiety
B) PTSD
C) generalized anxiety disorder
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D) social anxiety disorder - ANSWERS-C
To treat panic disorder, a patient should :
A) do exposure based therapy
B) take SSRIs or benzodiazepines
C) do cognitive behavioral therapy
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWERS-E
Which of the following is not a distinguishing characteristic of panic
disorder?
A) higher emotional reactivity to stressors
B) higher likelihood of having physical alarm reaction in response to
stress
C) tendency to believe that bodily sensations are dangerous or associated
with catastrophic events
D) interoceptive avoidance and nocturnal panic attacks during non REM
sleep
E) all of the above - ANSWERS-E
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