CMN 552 EXAM 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Which disorders were removed from the anxiety disorders
category in DSM-5?
Answer: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress
disorder.
◉ What is the new term for 'social phobia' in DSM-5?
Answer: Social anxiety disorder (SAD).
◉ What is the prevalence of agoraphobia without panic disorder
compared to with panic disorder?
Answer: Agoraphobia without panic disorder is considered rarer
than with comorbid panic disorder.
◉ What is the typical age of onset for agoraphobia?
Answer: Late teens to early twenties.
◉ What is the relapse rate for panic disorder after discontinuing
effective antidepressant treatment?
Answer: Greater than 50 percent within 12 months.
,◉ What is a common comorbidity with social anxiety disorder?
Answer: Other anxiety disorders and affective disorders.
◉ What screening tool is appropriate for adults with social anxiety
disorder?
Answer: The Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN).
◉ What are some risk factors for social anxiety disorder?
Answer: Female gender, family history, and childhood signs of
behavioral inhibition.
◉ What is the cross-national prevalence rate of social anxiety
disorder?
Answer: 2 to 3 percent.
◉ What distinguishes specific phobias from normal fears?
Answer: Specific phobias cause avoidance and functional
impairment and last longer than 6 months.
◉ What is an example of a specific phobia?
Answer: Fear of spiders or blood.
,◉ What unique physiological response is associated with blood-
injury-illness phobia?
Answer: Bradycardia and hypotension.
◉ What is the heritability factor for specific phobias?
Answer: There is a genetic component, but it is not specific to the
type of phobia.
◉ How do environmental factors influence specific phobias?
Answer: Trauma may play a more significant role in the
development of many specific phobias.
◉ What is the relationship between social anxiety disorder and
suicide attempts?
Answer: There is a markedly increased rate of suicide attempts
among patients with social anxiety disorder.
◉ What treatment has demonstrated efficacy for social anxiety
disorder?
Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
◉ What are the first-line pharmacologic treatments for social
anxiety disorder?
, Answer: Serotonergic agents, with beta blockers used for the
performance subtype.
◉ What is the typical course of social anxiety disorder?
Answer: It is a chronic condition with a high rate of symptom re-
emergence after remission.
◉ What differentiates agoraphobia from social anxiety disorder?
Answer: Agoraphobia involves fear of panic or shame in public
situations, while social anxiety disorder involves fear of being
judged.
◉ What is the prevalence of comorbid depressive disorders in
patients with agoraphobia?
Answer: 33 to 52 percent.
◉ What is a common confusion in diagnosing agoraphobia?
Answer: It can be confused with social anxiety disorder or PTSD due
to context-dependent fears.
◉ What is the typical duration for a specific phobia to be diagnosed?
Answer: Longer than 6 months.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Which disorders were removed from the anxiety disorders
category in DSM-5?
Answer: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress
disorder.
◉ What is the new term for 'social phobia' in DSM-5?
Answer: Social anxiety disorder (SAD).
◉ What is the prevalence of agoraphobia without panic disorder
compared to with panic disorder?
Answer: Agoraphobia without panic disorder is considered rarer
than with comorbid panic disorder.
◉ What is the typical age of onset for agoraphobia?
Answer: Late teens to early twenties.
◉ What is the relapse rate for panic disorder after discontinuing
effective antidepressant treatment?
Answer: Greater than 50 percent within 12 months.
,◉ What is a common comorbidity with social anxiety disorder?
Answer: Other anxiety disorders and affective disorders.
◉ What screening tool is appropriate for adults with social anxiety
disorder?
Answer: The Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN).
◉ What are some risk factors for social anxiety disorder?
Answer: Female gender, family history, and childhood signs of
behavioral inhibition.
◉ What is the cross-national prevalence rate of social anxiety
disorder?
Answer: 2 to 3 percent.
◉ What distinguishes specific phobias from normal fears?
Answer: Specific phobias cause avoidance and functional
impairment and last longer than 6 months.
◉ What is an example of a specific phobia?
Answer: Fear of spiders or blood.
,◉ What unique physiological response is associated with blood-
injury-illness phobia?
Answer: Bradycardia and hypotension.
◉ What is the heritability factor for specific phobias?
Answer: There is a genetic component, but it is not specific to the
type of phobia.
◉ How do environmental factors influence specific phobias?
Answer: Trauma may play a more significant role in the
development of many specific phobias.
◉ What is the relationship between social anxiety disorder and
suicide attempts?
Answer: There is a markedly increased rate of suicide attempts
among patients with social anxiety disorder.
◉ What treatment has demonstrated efficacy for social anxiety
disorder?
Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
◉ What are the first-line pharmacologic treatments for social
anxiety disorder?
, Answer: Serotonergic agents, with beta blockers used for the
performance subtype.
◉ What is the typical course of social anxiety disorder?
Answer: It is a chronic condition with a high rate of symptom re-
emergence after remission.
◉ What differentiates agoraphobia from social anxiety disorder?
Answer: Agoraphobia involves fear of panic or shame in public
situations, while social anxiety disorder involves fear of being
judged.
◉ What is the prevalence of comorbid depressive disorders in
patients with agoraphobia?
Answer: 33 to 52 percent.
◉ What is a common confusion in diagnosing agoraphobia?
Answer: It can be confused with social anxiety disorder or PTSD due
to context-dependent fears.
◉ What is the typical duration for a specific phobia to be diagnosed?
Answer: Longer than 6 months.
