Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology Perspectives 6th Edition David J.A. Dozois

Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology Perspectives 6th Edition David J.A. Dozois

Chapter 05: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Chapter 05 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anxiety is distinguished from fear and panic because of the emphasis on __________.
2. A) fighting
3. B) the present
4. C) the past
5. D) the future
6. E) fleeing

Difficulty: 1

QuestionID: 05-1-01

Page-Reference: 96

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: D) the future

2. Panic is defined as an extreme __________ reaction that is triggered by a(n) __________.
3. A) anxiety; future-oriented threat
4. B) emotional; perceived threat
5. C) fear; false alarm
6. D) anxiety; false alarm
7. E) emotional; imagined threat

Difficulty: 2

QuestionID: 05-1-02

Page-Reference: 96

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: C) fear; false alarm

3. References to anxiety have been made since __________, with the first references being made by _____ about __________.
4. A) Victorian era; Freud; a woman who feared men with cigars
5. B) the Middle Ages; Paracelsus; people who feared possession
6. C) the 18th century; Pinel; a patient with apparent agoraphobia
7. D) late 1800s; Kraepelin; a patient with apparent OCD-related disorder
8. E) beginning of history; Hippocrates; a man who feared flute music

Difficulty: 2

QuestionID: 05-1-03

Page-Reference: 96

Skill: Factual

Answer: E) beginning of history; Hippocrates; a man who feared flute music

4. According to the text, biological theories of anxiety emphasize all of the following except
5. A)
6. B) structural brain damage.
7. C) family history.
8. D)
9. E)

Difficulty: 1

QuestionID: 05-1-04

Page-Reference: 97

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: B) structural brain damage.

5. The neural circuit in fear / anxiety is believed to involve (from input to output):
6. A) sensory systems; frontal cortex; adrenal cortex; brain stem / spinal cord
7. B) sensory systems; thalamus; amygdala; hypothalamus; midbrain; brain stem / spinal
8. C) thalamus; hippocampus; basal ganglia; hypothalamus; brain stem / spinal
9. D) thalamus; occipital cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem/spinal
10. E) thalamus; temporal cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem / spinal

Difficulty: 3

QuestionID: 05-1-05

Page-Reference: 97

Skill: Factual

Answer: B) sensory systems; thalamus; amygdala; hypothalamus; midbrain; brain stem / spinal

6. With regard to neurotransmitters involved in fear / anxiety
7. A) serotonergic circuits are primarily involved.
8. B) dopamine agonists increase the fear / anxiety response in animals.
9. C) the roles of GABA, norepinephrine and serotonin are the most studied.
10. D) Only GABA has been well studied but others are thought to be involved.
11. E) GABA’s function in the brain is processing threat-related stimuli.

Difficulty: 3

QuestionID: 05-1-06

Page-Reference: 98

Skill: Factual

Answer: C) the roles of GABA, norepinephrine and serotonin are the most studied.

7. The role of GABA in anxiety was discovered after it was found that a class of drugs known as __________ reduce anxiety through their action on GABA.
8. A) tricyclics
9. B) benzodiazepines
10. C) SSRIs
11. D) bicyclics
12. E) monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Difficulty: 1

QuestionID: 05-1-07

Page-Reference: 98

Skill: Factual

Answer: B) benzodiazepines