Comer (7) Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorders
Practice Questions
1. (126)How strong is the evidence supporting the usefulness of client-centered therapy for those with
generalized anxiety disorder?
A) not very strong: case reports of client-centered therapy's usefulness are not strongly supported by
controlled studies
B) not very strong: controlled studies of client-centered therapy's usefulness are not strongly supported
by case reports
C) very strong in both case reports and controlled studies
D) very weak in both case reports and controlled studies
2. (133)Which of the following statement is the most accurate regarding the usefulness of biofeedback in
treating generalized anxiety disorder?
A) It is best to use biofeedback in combination with a cognitive therapy.
B) It is as good as any other therapy.
C) A placebo treatment works just as well.
D) It may take several months of pretraining to prepare.
3. (143)Rosa's heart was racing from the 4 cups of coffee she had just finished, but she thought she
might be having a heart attack. Her fear seemed to be increasing without end. This might be the
beginning of a:
A) panic attack
B) manic episode
C) specific phobia
D) social phobia
4. (135)Steve is afraid of eating in public, expecting to be judged negatively and to feel humiliated. As a
result, he always makes up excuses when asked out to eat. He would most likely be diagnosed with:
A) a social phobia
B) a specific phobia
C) generalized anxiety disorder
D) posttraumatic stress disorder
5. (131)Which of the following statements is most accurate?
A) Long-term anxiety is related to poor GABA reception
B) Long-term anxiety causes poor GABA reception
C) Poor GABA reception causes long-term anxiety
D) Neurotransmitter deficiencies cause long-term anxiety and poor GABA reception
6. (143)A person who experiences unpredictable panic attacks combined with dysfunctional behavior and
thoughts is probably experiencing:
A) typical panic attacks
B) panic disorder
C) physiological damage
D) a normal response to stress
7. (124)According to Freud, children who are prevented from expressing id impulses—making mud pies,
playing war, and exploring their genitals—are at risk for developing:
, A) realistic anxiety
B) neurotic anxiety
C) moral anxiety
D) existential anxiety
8. (125)If you criticized everything you did, looking for flaws, and never could measure up to your
personal standards, you would be exhibiting what Rogers called:
A) empathy
B) unconditioned positive regard
C) conditions of worth
D) moral anxiety
9. (132)Which of the following is a nondrug biological treatment for anxiety that is in general use today?
A) psychoanalysis
B) relaxation therapy
C) behavior modification
D) rational-emotive therapy
10. (150)Which of the following reflects the most common obsessive thought?
A) If I touch that doorknob, I will be dirty and contaminated
B) I must make sure that the brochures are folded evenly
C) I can hardly stop myself from yelling sexual obscenities in class
D) I hope that person dies a long, slow death
11. (148) Imagine that researchers investigating panic disorder gave you a drug that caused you to
hyperventilate and your heart to beat rapidly. You would have been given a(n):
A) in vivo test
B) modeling test
C) covert sensitization test
D) biological challenge test
12. (134)In order to determine if a person's fear of snakes is severe enough to be categorized as a
phobia, you could:
A) show him a snake; if he appears to be very uncomfortable, he most likely has a phobia
B) show him a snake; if he appears to be very uncomfortable, he most likely has a fear
C) ask him if anxiety about snakes interferes with daily living; if he says “yes,” he most likely has a phobia
D) ask him if anxiety about snakes interferes with daily living; if he says “yes,” he most likely has a fear
13. (148)Which of the following therapies is an effective long-term, nonpharmacological treatment for
panic attack that involves teaching patients to interpret their physical sensations accurately?
A) cognitive
B) behavioral
C) humanistic
D) psychodynamic
14. (149) About what proportion of the normal population become irritated if forced to depart from their
normal routine?
A) 20%
B) 40%
Practice Questions
1. (126)How strong is the evidence supporting the usefulness of client-centered therapy for those with
generalized anxiety disorder?
A) not very strong: case reports of client-centered therapy's usefulness are not strongly supported by
controlled studies
B) not very strong: controlled studies of client-centered therapy's usefulness are not strongly supported
by case reports
C) very strong in both case reports and controlled studies
D) very weak in both case reports and controlled studies
2. (133)Which of the following statement is the most accurate regarding the usefulness of biofeedback in
treating generalized anxiety disorder?
A) It is best to use biofeedback in combination with a cognitive therapy.
B) It is as good as any other therapy.
C) A placebo treatment works just as well.
D) It may take several months of pretraining to prepare.
3. (143)Rosa's heart was racing from the 4 cups of coffee she had just finished, but she thought she
might be having a heart attack. Her fear seemed to be increasing without end. This might be the
beginning of a:
A) panic attack
B) manic episode
C) specific phobia
D) social phobia
4. (135)Steve is afraid of eating in public, expecting to be judged negatively and to feel humiliated. As a
result, he always makes up excuses when asked out to eat. He would most likely be diagnosed with:
A) a social phobia
B) a specific phobia
C) generalized anxiety disorder
D) posttraumatic stress disorder
5. (131)Which of the following statements is most accurate?
A) Long-term anxiety is related to poor GABA reception
B) Long-term anxiety causes poor GABA reception
C) Poor GABA reception causes long-term anxiety
D) Neurotransmitter deficiencies cause long-term anxiety and poor GABA reception
6. (143)A person who experiences unpredictable panic attacks combined with dysfunctional behavior and
thoughts is probably experiencing:
A) typical panic attacks
B) panic disorder
C) physiological damage
D) a normal response to stress
7. (124)According to Freud, children who are prevented from expressing id impulses—making mud pies,
playing war, and exploring their genitals—are at risk for developing:
, A) realistic anxiety
B) neurotic anxiety
C) moral anxiety
D) existential anxiety
8. (125)If you criticized everything you did, looking for flaws, and never could measure up to your
personal standards, you would be exhibiting what Rogers called:
A) empathy
B) unconditioned positive regard
C) conditions of worth
D) moral anxiety
9. (132)Which of the following is a nondrug biological treatment for anxiety that is in general use today?
A) psychoanalysis
B) relaxation therapy
C) behavior modification
D) rational-emotive therapy
10. (150)Which of the following reflects the most common obsessive thought?
A) If I touch that doorknob, I will be dirty and contaminated
B) I must make sure that the brochures are folded evenly
C) I can hardly stop myself from yelling sexual obscenities in class
D) I hope that person dies a long, slow death
11. (148) Imagine that researchers investigating panic disorder gave you a drug that caused you to
hyperventilate and your heart to beat rapidly. You would have been given a(n):
A) in vivo test
B) modeling test
C) covert sensitization test
D) biological challenge test
12. (134)In order to determine if a person's fear of snakes is severe enough to be categorized as a
phobia, you could:
A) show him a snake; if he appears to be very uncomfortable, he most likely has a phobia
B) show him a snake; if he appears to be very uncomfortable, he most likely has a fear
C) ask him if anxiety about snakes interferes with daily living; if he says “yes,” he most likely has a phobia
D) ask him if anxiety about snakes interferes with daily living; if he says “yes,” he most likely has a fear
13. (148)Which of the following therapies is an effective long-term, nonpharmacological treatment for
panic attack that involves teaching patients to interpret their physical sensations accurately?
A) cognitive
B) behavioral
C) humanistic
D) psychodynamic
14. (149) About what proportion of the normal population become irritated if forced to depart from their
normal routine?
A) 20%
B) 40%
