NFDN 2007 FINAL EXAM (7-12) QUESTIONS
Someone with OCD is completing a ritual... - Answers- let them carry out the ritual; do
not stop them.
which class of medication has a high risk of physical dependence? - Answers-
Benzodiazepines
Anxiety Disorders have low levels of... - Answers- GABA
Anxiety can be: - Answers- Mild, moderate, severe
Many victims of trauma or infections that affect the CNS can develop OCD later in life (T
or F) - Answers- True
When working with a client with paranoid personality disorder, which approach would be
used? - Answers- Supportive approach
Avoidant Personality Disorder - Answers- social inhibitions, feelings of inadequacy
Borderline Personality Disorder - Answers- unstable relationships, affect, and self
image
Antisocial Personality Disorder - Answers- disregard for the right of others (Ted Bundy)
Schizoid Personality Disorder - Answers- Detachment from social relationships,
restricted affect
Anxiety - Answers- an emotion characterized by apprehension or dread of a potentially
threatening or uncertain outcome
Fear - Answers- is a primitive alarm in response to a present danger; is acute
Worry - Answers- thoughts, images that centre on adverse outcomes that engender
negative affect and are relatively uncontrollable
GAD - Answers- individual feels a lack of control, worries about a variety of things, can
be debilitating.
"is characterized by unwarranted, enduring anxiety across life situations"
Panic - Answers- extreme overwhelming form of anxiety; can be normal; often imitated
when a person is put in a real or perceived life-threatening situation
Panic Disorder (PD) - Answers- characterized by repeated episodes of panic;
recurrent/unexpected panic attacks that temporarily impairs functioning... Can occur
WITH or WITHOUT Agoraphobia
, Agoraphobia - Answers- fear of certain environments such as open spaces, enclosed
spaces, crowded spaces, public transportation.
Can occur with or without Panic Disorder
Phobia - Answers- illogical, intense, & persistent fear
Specific Phobia (Simple Phobia) - Answers- is a disorder marked by an irrational fear of
a specific object or situation that the person realizes is unreasonable
Ex: fear of heights, fear of closed spaces
when assessing anxiety/phobias: - Answers- need to determine the degree of the
impairment; what happened before the attack? is there substance abuse? sleep
disturbed?
----- is used for intensely distressed patients - Answers- Benzodiazepines
----- is the 1st line of treatment for most anxiety disorders - Answers- SSRIs
---- is generally not used due to side effects and dietary restrictions (red wine, cheese,
chocolate) - Answers- MAOIs
Anxiety/phobia interventions: Psychotherapy - Answers- positive self talk
CBT
systemic desensitization therapy
--- is the 1st line of treatment in psychotherapy for chronic pain, eating disorders, and
sleep problems - Answers- CBT
--- treatment of chose for agoraphobia, OCD, specific phobias - Answers- systemic
desensitization therapy (exposure therapy)
Basic principles of CBT - Answers- 1. thoughts, feelings, behaviours (actions/choices),
& body sensations affect each other.
2. because feelings, behaviours, sensations, & thoughts are connected, even small
changes in one area can affect others
3. encourages self-awareness
4. emphasizes learning & practising new skills
5. focuses on events + situations in the "here and now"; does NOT try to figure out
where it all began
OCD - Answers- obsessions & compulsions; has its own DSM-5 category; psychiatric
disorder characterized by severe obsessions (repetitive/intrusive thoughts),
compulsions (repetitive ritualistic behaviours), or both
---- is considered a sub-type of OCD - Answers- hoarding disorder
Someone with OCD is completing a ritual... - Answers- let them carry out the ritual; do
not stop them.
which class of medication has a high risk of physical dependence? - Answers-
Benzodiazepines
Anxiety Disorders have low levels of... - Answers- GABA
Anxiety can be: - Answers- Mild, moderate, severe
Many victims of trauma or infections that affect the CNS can develop OCD later in life (T
or F) - Answers- True
When working with a client with paranoid personality disorder, which approach would be
used? - Answers- Supportive approach
Avoidant Personality Disorder - Answers- social inhibitions, feelings of inadequacy
Borderline Personality Disorder - Answers- unstable relationships, affect, and self
image
Antisocial Personality Disorder - Answers- disregard for the right of others (Ted Bundy)
Schizoid Personality Disorder - Answers- Detachment from social relationships,
restricted affect
Anxiety - Answers- an emotion characterized by apprehension or dread of a potentially
threatening or uncertain outcome
Fear - Answers- is a primitive alarm in response to a present danger; is acute
Worry - Answers- thoughts, images that centre on adverse outcomes that engender
negative affect and are relatively uncontrollable
GAD - Answers- individual feels a lack of control, worries about a variety of things, can
be debilitating.
"is characterized by unwarranted, enduring anxiety across life situations"
Panic - Answers- extreme overwhelming form of anxiety; can be normal; often imitated
when a person is put in a real or perceived life-threatening situation
Panic Disorder (PD) - Answers- characterized by repeated episodes of panic;
recurrent/unexpected panic attacks that temporarily impairs functioning... Can occur
WITH or WITHOUT Agoraphobia
, Agoraphobia - Answers- fear of certain environments such as open spaces, enclosed
spaces, crowded spaces, public transportation.
Can occur with or without Panic Disorder
Phobia - Answers- illogical, intense, & persistent fear
Specific Phobia (Simple Phobia) - Answers- is a disorder marked by an irrational fear of
a specific object or situation that the person realizes is unreasonable
Ex: fear of heights, fear of closed spaces
when assessing anxiety/phobias: - Answers- need to determine the degree of the
impairment; what happened before the attack? is there substance abuse? sleep
disturbed?
----- is used for intensely distressed patients - Answers- Benzodiazepines
----- is the 1st line of treatment for most anxiety disorders - Answers- SSRIs
---- is generally not used due to side effects and dietary restrictions (red wine, cheese,
chocolate) - Answers- MAOIs
Anxiety/phobia interventions: Psychotherapy - Answers- positive self talk
CBT
systemic desensitization therapy
--- is the 1st line of treatment in psychotherapy for chronic pain, eating disorders, and
sleep problems - Answers- CBT
--- treatment of chose for agoraphobia, OCD, specific phobias - Answers- systemic
desensitization therapy (exposure therapy)
Basic principles of CBT - Answers- 1. thoughts, feelings, behaviours (actions/choices),
& body sensations affect each other.
2. because feelings, behaviours, sensations, & thoughts are connected, even small
changes in one area can affect others
3. encourages self-awareness
4. emphasizes learning & practising new skills
5. focuses on events + situations in the "here and now"; does NOT try to figure out
where it all began
OCD - Answers- obsessions & compulsions; has its own DSM-5 category; psychiatric
disorder characterized by severe obsessions (repetitive/intrusive thoughts),
compulsions (repetitive ritualistic behaviours), or both
---- is considered a sub-type of OCD - Answers- hoarding disorder
