WVU Psych 101- Exam 5 WVU Test
Questions and Correct Answers 2026-
2027 Updated.
Anxiety - Answer Ex. Nervous to tell your parents when you get in trouble.
Adaptive vs. Maladaptive: Adaptive is when you have enough anxiety to study and maladaptive
is when its too much
Anxiety disorder - Answer Anxiety that begins to interfere with an individual’s life in a
significant way.
Generalized Aniexty Disorder Definition - Answer Excessive worry about everyday things. Ex.
Piglet
GAD Symptoms - Answer Excessive worry, muscle tension, fatigue, agitation/restlessness,
sleep difficulties, 6+ months
GAD Risk Factors - Answer Increased sensitivity toward possible threats, early life stressors.
GAD Prevalence - Answer 5.7% lifetime prevalence
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Definition - Answer A condition marked by regular panic
attacks and significant levels of worry about future attacks
PD and Agoraphobia symptoms - Answer Unexpected panic attacks, intense anxiety and
avoidance related to the attack for a month
Panic Attack - Answer Experience an alarm or "fight or flight" reaction for no apparent reason
Agoraphobia Internal bodily/Somatic cues - Answer Physical sensations that serve as triggers
for anxiety
Agoraphobia External Cues - Answer External stimuli that serves as triggers for anxiety
Agoraphobia Prevalence - Answer 4.7% lifetime prevalence
Specific Phobia Definition - Answer Irrational fear of objects or situation
, SP Symptoms - Answer Most interfere with/ the persons ability to function
Subtypes of specific phobia - Answer Blood - injury injection type
Situational type
Natural Environment type
Animal Type
Other
SP Heritability - Answer Blood - injection injury phobia run in families more strongly than any
other phobic disorder
SP Comorbidity - Answer Most people who suffer from specific phobia have multiple phobias
of several types
Specific Prevalence - Answer 12.5% lifetime prevalence, one of the most common disorders
Social Anxiety Disorder (Social phobia) definition - Answer A condition marked by acute fear of
social situations
SAD Symptoms - Answer Anxiety with social situations that leads to a person avoiding entirely
SAD Example - Answer Being bullied (92% of adults with SAD experienced teasing)
PTSD Definition - Answer A sense of intense fear, triggered by memories of a past traumatic
event, that another traumatic event might occur
PTSD Symptoms - Answer Re-experiencing: Flashbacks, nightmares, thoughts.
Avoidance: Places, feelings
Hyperarousal: Exaggerated startle reflex, "on edge". difficulty sleeping
PTSD Risk factors - Answer Predisposition toward viewing the world as uncontrollable and
impredicatable
Prevalence - Answer 7.8% lifetime prevalence
Questions and Correct Answers 2026-
2027 Updated.
Anxiety - Answer Ex. Nervous to tell your parents when you get in trouble.
Adaptive vs. Maladaptive: Adaptive is when you have enough anxiety to study and maladaptive
is when its too much
Anxiety disorder - Answer Anxiety that begins to interfere with an individual’s life in a
significant way.
Generalized Aniexty Disorder Definition - Answer Excessive worry about everyday things. Ex.
Piglet
GAD Symptoms - Answer Excessive worry, muscle tension, fatigue, agitation/restlessness,
sleep difficulties, 6+ months
GAD Risk Factors - Answer Increased sensitivity toward possible threats, early life stressors.
GAD Prevalence - Answer 5.7% lifetime prevalence
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Definition - Answer A condition marked by regular panic
attacks and significant levels of worry about future attacks
PD and Agoraphobia symptoms - Answer Unexpected panic attacks, intense anxiety and
avoidance related to the attack for a month
Panic Attack - Answer Experience an alarm or "fight or flight" reaction for no apparent reason
Agoraphobia Internal bodily/Somatic cues - Answer Physical sensations that serve as triggers
for anxiety
Agoraphobia External Cues - Answer External stimuli that serves as triggers for anxiety
Agoraphobia Prevalence - Answer 4.7% lifetime prevalence
Specific Phobia Definition - Answer Irrational fear of objects or situation
, SP Symptoms - Answer Most interfere with/ the persons ability to function
Subtypes of specific phobia - Answer Blood - injury injection type
Situational type
Natural Environment type
Animal Type
Other
SP Heritability - Answer Blood - injection injury phobia run in families more strongly than any
other phobic disorder
SP Comorbidity - Answer Most people who suffer from specific phobia have multiple phobias
of several types
Specific Prevalence - Answer 12.5% lifetime prevalence, one of the most common disorders
Social Anxiety Disorder (Social phobia) definition - Answer A condition marked by acute fear of
social situations
SAD Symptoms - Answer Anxiety with social situations that leads to a person avoiding entirely
SAD Example - Answer Being bullied (92% of adults with SAD experienced teasing)
PTSD Definition - Answer A sense of intense fear, triggered by memories of a past traumatic
event, that another traumatic event might occur
PTSD Symptoms - Answer Re-experiencing: Flashbacks, nightmares, thoughts.
Avoidance: Places, feelings
Hyperarousal: Exaggerated startle reflex, "on edge". difficulty sleeping
PTSD Risk factors - Answer Predisposition toward viewing the world as uncontrollable and
impredicatable
Prevalence - Answer 7.8% lifetime prevalence
