LSU PSYC 3082 EXAM 2 2026 ADVANCED
PSYCHOLOGY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Anxiety and related disorders occur when :.
Answer: natural and adaptive processes become disproportionate to
the environment
◉ PTSD etiology.
Answer: trauma exposure
◉ Why are trauma and stressor related disorders grouped together
in DSM-5.
Answer: Shared origin (stressful life events)
◉ What plays a role in the development of PTSD?.
Answer: Intensity of trauma
Learn alarms
Biological vulnerability
Uncontrollability and unpredictability
Social support
, ◉ OCD symptoms.
Answer: Vicious cycle of obsessions and compulsions
◉ Risks for the development of OCD.
Answer: Early life experiences
Learning that some thoughts are dangerous/unacceptable
Thought-action fusion (thinking something will make it more likely
to happen
◉ Treatment of OCD.
Answer: CBT
Combining CBT with medication is no better than CBT alone
◉ Hoarding disorder.
Answer: Used to be considered OCD
Excessive collecting
◉ Trichotillomania.
Answer: Hair pulling disorder
◉ Excoriation.
PSYCHOLOGY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Anxiety and related disorders occur when :.
Answer: natural and adaptive processes become disproportionate to
the environment
◉ PTSD etiology.
Answer: trauma exposure
◉ Why are trauma and stressor related disorders grouped together
in DSM-5.
Answer: Shared origin (stressful life events)
◉ What plays a role in the development of PTSD?.
Answer: Intensity of trauma
Learn alarms
Biological vulnerability
Uncontrollability and unpredictability
Social support
, ◉ OCD symptoms.
Answer: Vicious cycle of obsessions and compulsions
◉ Risks for the development of OCD.
Answer: Early life experiences
Learning that some thoughts are dangerous/unacceptable
Thought-action fusion (thinking something will make it more likely
to happen
◉ Treatment of OCD.
Answer: CBT
Combining CBT with medication is no better than CBT alone
◉ Hoarding disorder.
Answer: Used to be considered OCD
Excessive collecting
◉ Trichotillomania.
Answer: Hair pulling disorder
◉ Excoriation.