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Phobia correct answers A persistent and unreasonable fear of a particular object, activity, or
situation
Specific phobia correct answers A severe and persistent fear of a specific object or situation
Agoraphobia correct answers An anxiety disorder in which a person is afraid to be in public
situations from which escape might be difficult or help unavailable if panic-like or embarrassing
symptoms were to occur
Preparedness correct answers A predisposition to develop certain fears
Systematic desensitization correct answers An exposure treatment that uses relaxation training
and a fear hierarchy to help clients with phobias react calmly to the objects or situations they
dread
Flooding correct answers An exposure treatment for phobias in which clients are exposed
repeatedly and intensively to a feared object and made to see that it is actually harmless
Basic irrational assumptions correct answers The inaccurate and inappropriate beliefs held by
people with various psychological problems, according to Albert Ellis
Intolerance of uncertainty theory correct answers Certain individuals with GAD consider it
unacceptable that negative events may occur, even if the possibility is very small; they worry in
an effort to find "correct" solutions
Avoidance theory correct answers Developed by Borkovec; holds that worrying serves a
"positive" function for those with GAD by reducing unusually high levels of bodily arousal
, Rational-emotive therapy correct answers A cognitive therapy developed by Albert Ellis that
helps clients identify and change the irrational assumptions and thinking that help cause their
psychological disorder
Mindfulness-based therapy correct answers Becoming aware of thoughts, including worries, as
they are occurring and accept them as mere events of the mind
Family pedigree studies correct answers A research design in which investigators determine how
many and which relatives of a person with a disorder have the same disorder
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) correct answers A neurotransmitter whose low activity has
been linked to generalized anxiety disorder
Brain circuits correct answers Networks of particular brain structures that work together,
triggering each other into action to produce a distinct kind of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional
reaction
Locus coeruleus correct answers A small area of the brain that seems to be active in the
regulation of emotions. Many of its neurons use norepinephrine
Panic reactions are produced by a brain circuit consisting of structures such as: correct answers
the amygdala, hippocampus, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, central gray matter, and
locus coeruleus
Biological challenge test correct answers A procedure used to produce panic in participants or
clients by having them exercise vigorously or perform some other potentially panic-inducing task
in the presence of a researcher or therapist
Anxiety sensitivity correct answers A tendency to focus on one's bodily sensations, assess them
illogically, and interpret them as harmful
Phobia correct answers A persistent and unreasonable fear of a particular object, activity, or
situation
Specific phobia correct answers A severe and persistent fear of a specific object or situation
Agoraphobia correct answers An anxiety disorder in which a person is afraid to be in public
situations from which escape might be difficult or help unavailable if panic-like or embarrassing
symptoms were to occur
Preparedness correct answers A predisposition to develop certain fears
Systematic desensitization correct answers An exposure treatment that uses relaxation training
and a fear hierarchy to help clients with phobias react calmly to the objects or situations they
dread
Flooding correct answers An exposure treatment for phobias in which clients are exposed
repeatedly and intensively to a feared object and made to see that it is actually harmless
Basic irrational assumptions correct answers The inaccurate and inappropriate beliefs held by
people with various psychological problems, according to Albert Ellis
Intolerance of uncertainty theory correct answers Certain individuals with GAD consider it
unacceptable that negative events may occur, even if the possibility is very small; they worry in
an effort to find "correct" solutions
Avoidance theory correct answers Developed by Borkovec; holds that worrying serves a
"positive" function for those with GAD by reducing unusually high levels of bodily arousal
, Rational-emotive therapy correct answers A cognitive therapy developed by Albert Ellis that
helps clients identify and change the irrational assumptions and thinking that help cause their
psychological disorder
Mindfulness-based therapy correct answers Becoming aware of thoughts, including worries, as
they are occurring and accept them as mere events of the mind
Family pedigree studies correct answers A research design in which investigators determine how
many and which relatives of a person with a disorder have the same disorder
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) correct answers A neurotransmitter whose low activity has
been linked to generalized anxiety disorder
Brain circuits correct answers Networks of particular brain structures that work together,
triggering each other into action to produce a distinct kind of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional
reaction
Locus coeruleus correct answers A small area of the brain that seems to be active in the
regulation of emotions. Many of its neurons use norepinephrine
Panic reactions are produced by a brain circuit consisting of structures such as: correct answers
the amygdala, hippocampus, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, central gray matter, and
locus coeruleus
Biological challenge test correct answers A procedure used to produce panic in participants or
clients by having them exercise vigorously or perform some other potentially panic-inducing task
in the presence of a researcher or therapist
Anxiety sensitivity correct answers A tendency to focus on one's bodily sensations, assess them
illogically, and interpret them as harmful
