Test Bank For Abnormal Psychology Leading Researcher perspectives 4th Edition by Rieger

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Test Bank For Abnormal Psychology Leading Researcher perspectives 4th Edition by Rieger

Chapter 02 Test Bank

1. In vicarious acquisition, fear is acquired by:

A. classical conditioning.

B. verbal transmission of fear-related information.

C. observing another person responding with fear to a threat.

D. All of the given options are correct.

E. None of the given options is correct.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe the nature of anxiety and models regarding the aetiology of anxiety disorders.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

2. The most effective treatment for a specific phobia is:

A. counselling.

B. in vivo exposure.

C. imaginal exposure.

D. empathy.

E. conditioning.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for specific phobias.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

3. Development of a panic disorder requires:

A. a specific psychological vulnerability.

B. a generalised psychological vulnerability.

C. a generalised biological vulnerability.

D. All of the given options are correct.

E. None of the given options is correct.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.3 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for panic disorder and agoraphobia.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

4. People with social phobia avoid situations because they fear:

A. panic attacks.

B. re-experiencing trauma.

C. contamination by other people.

D. enclosed spaces.

E. embarrassment and negative evaluation by other people.

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.4 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for social anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

5. Individuals with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) typically experience worries about:

A. social threat but not physical threat.

B. physical threat but not social threat.

C. both social threat and physical threat.

D. neither social threat nor physical threat.

E. social threat, physical threat and contamination threat.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

6. According to Barlow (2002), the hallmark of anxiety is:

A. panic attacks.

B. vicarious acquisition.

C. true alarms.

D. false alarms.

E. distorted thoughts.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe the nature of anxiety and models regarding the aetiology of anxiety disorders.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

7. The Rapee (1991) information processing model of the development of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) suggests that individuals with GAD selectively attend to:

A. body sensations of impending panic.

B. memories of trauma.

C. stress neurochemicals.

D. threatening information.

E. negative social cues.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

8. According to the wells meta-cognitive model of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), an individual with GAD is likely to have:

A. only positive beliefs about worrying.

B. only negative beliefs about worrying.

C. both positive and negative beliefs about worrying.

D. All of the given options are correct.

E. None of the given options is correct.

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

9. Research supports the hypothesis that ________ is/are a specific feature of generalised anxiety disorder.

A. intolerance of uncertainty

B. positive meta-beliefs about worrying

C. worry about a few closely related themes

D. over-estimating one’s ability to cope with negative events

E. negative cognitions

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

10. Which of the following is not true of benzodiazepine medications in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder?

A. They quickly reduce anxiety.

B. They produce drug tolerance and dependence.

C. They were frequently prescribed in the past.

D. The anxiety symptoms return after the medication is stopped.

E. The anxiety symptoms do not return after the medication is stopped.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

11. Seligman’s preparedness theory suggests that:

A. there is a biological/evolutionary component to phobic fears.

B. anxiety is due to expectation of negative outcomes.

C. phobias are founded in unconscious mental conflicts.

D. false alarms lead to heightened vigilance.

E. humans are prepared to deal with certain threats.

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for specific phobias.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

12. Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) has a lifetime prevalence in Australia of about:

A. 9.5 per cent.

B. 6.1 per cent.

C. 1.2 per cent.

D. 0.1 per cent.

E. 2.3 per cent.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

13. Which of the following is not true of cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder?

A. Treatment gains are maintained after therapy stops.

B. Clients are assisted to identify negative beliefs.

C. By the end of therapy, at most only 57 per cent of clients score in the non-clinical range on measures of symptoms.

D. Clients are taught to suppress their worries.

E. Clients are taught to re-appraise negative predictions about threats.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

14. Which of the following is not one of the new approaches for helping people with GAD?

A. interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

B. mindfulness meditation approaches

C. cognitive restructuring

D. increasing patient understanding of processes maintaining worry

E. eye movement desensitisation retraining (EMDR)

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

15. Which of the following is not a change to anxiety disorders in the DSM-5?

A. There is a minimum period to receive a specific phobia diagnosis.

B. Agoraphobia has become a distinct disorder from panic disorder.

C. A distinction is made between performance social phobia and generalised social phobia.

D. OCD is listed within ‘Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum’.

E. Specific phobia and panic disorder are combined into one diagnosis.

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 2.1 Describe the nature of anxiety and models regarding the aetiology of anxiety disorders.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

16. What changes to the diagnostic criteria for GAD were enacted in the DSM-5?

A. Removed the criterion that worry should be difficult to control.

B. No changes were made in the DSM-5.

C. Excessive anxiety and worry must be present for three, rather than six, months.

D. Reduced the number of associated symptoms.

E. Included the presence of behavioural symptoms such as time spent planning for potential threat.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

17. An example of a social threat for sufferers of GAD is:

A. worrying about being the victim of a terrorist attack.

B. worrying about being involved in a car accident.

C. worrying about not being liked by others.

D. worrying about developing cancer.

E. None of the given options is correct.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

18. A panic disorder differs from a panic attack in that:

A. panic disorders are more extreme.

B. panic attacks come ‘out of the blue’.

C. a panic disorder is more likely to be comorbid with depression.

D. a panic disorder involves worry about having additional panic attacks.

E. None of the given options is correct.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 2.3 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for panic disorder and agoraphobia.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

19. According to Clark’s model of panic disorder people with this disorder:

A. typically avoid places where a panic attack may occur.

B. are highly anxious.

C. are low on a measure of anxiety sensitivity.

D. catastrophise bodily sensations as dangerous.

E. hyperventilate.

Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 2.3 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for panic disorder and agoraphobia.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders

20. Which of the following is not typically true of GAD?

A. GAD occurs more often in women than men.

B. Without treatment GAD has a chronic course.

C. It is not comorbid with other disorders.

D. Most sufferers do not seek help.

E. None of the given options are correct.

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, aetiology and treatments for generalised anxiety disorder.
Topic: Anxiety Disorders