CHYS 2P35 TERM 3 EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. By definition, an anxiety disorder is the experience of ______ feelings of anxiety. periodic subtle
chronic emotional
Answer:
chronic
Question:
2. Anxiety disorders have a lifetime prevalence of about 29 percent. 5 percent. 17 percent. 52 percent.
Answer:
29 percent
Question:
3. Paulina refuses to spend the night at a friend's house and cannot go to sleep without a parent sitting with
her. She also becomes upset when her parents leave for work. Which of the following disorders does
Paulina likely have? Agoraphobia Separation anxiety disorder Selective mutism Social anxiety disorder
Answer:
Separation anxiety disorder
Question:
4. Which of the following is true?
A. -Females are more likely to experience separation anxiety disorder than are males.
B. -Males are more likely to experience separation anxiety disorder than are females.
C. -Most individuals who develop separation anxiety disorder have no history of adversity or traumatic
events.
D. -It is unusual for those with separation anxiety disorder to later develop other anxiety or depressive
symptoms.
Answer:
Females are more likely to experience separation anxiety disorder than are males
Question:
5. The symptoms of separation anxiety disorder seem to be more severe in countries that promote a(n)
_______ set of cultural norms. collectivist nativist capitalist individualistic
Answer:
individualistic
Question:
6. A promising intensive, time-limited therapy for the treatment of separation anxiety disorder is a form of
_______. deep brain stimulation mindfulness mediation interpersonal therapy cognitive-behavioral therapy
Answer:
cognitive-behavioral therapy
,Question:
7. Of all 12-month prevalence cases of anxiety disorders, almost 23% are classified as _______. severe
mild serious moderate
Answer:
severe
Question:
8. Which is true of children with separation anxiety disorder? Choose all that apply. They do not want to
go to school. They need to sleep near their attachment figures. They become so anxious that they withdraw
from their parents. They develop physical complaints such as headaches, stomaches, or nausea.
Answer:
They do not want to go to school. They need to sleep near their attachment figures. They develop physical
complaints such as headaches, stomaches, or nausea.
Question:
9. Refusing to talk in specific situations is the core feature of the disorder known as ______ ______.
Answer:
selective mutism
Question:
10. What percent of individuals, worldwide, are likely to experience separation anxiety disorder sometime
in their lives?
7.6%
5.3%
2.4%
11.2%
Answer:
5.3%
Question:
11. Behavioral treatment options for separation anxiety disorder include which of the following? Choose
all that apply. Modeling Systematic desensitization Self control interventions Prolonged exposure
Flooding
Answer:
Modeling Systematic desensitization Prolonged exposure
Question:
12. Which approach to the treatment of selective mutism do children respond well to? Behavior therapy
Interpersonal therapy Medication In-patient hospitalization
Answer:
Behavior therapy
Question:
13. Which of the following did an investigation of CBT for the treatment of selective mutism find to be
true? The treatment typically took place in the home. The treatment typically took place in an outpatient
clinic. The highest rates of improvement were in children 6 and older. The highest rates of improvement
were in children younger than 5.
,Answer:
The highest rates of improvement were in children younger than 5
Question:
14. When Nick sees a spider, he becomes paralyzed with fear. This is an example of a _____
Answer:
phobia
Question:
15. Researchers believe the anxiety associated with specific phobias may relate to abnormalities in the
______ ______ cortex.
Answer:
anterior insular
Question:
16. In the ____ ____ ____ exposure method, a client is exposed to a minor anxiety situation and then
gradually progresses toward those that cause greater anxiety.
Answer:
graded in vivo
Question:
17. Which therapy approach coaches the client on learning to challenge their irrational beliefs about
perceived threatening situations? Behavioral therapy Imaginal flooding Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Systematic desensitization
Answer:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Question:
18. Based on a recent meta-analysis, how effective is virtual reality exposure therapy? It is as effective as
behavior therapy. It is more effective than behavior therapy. It is less effective than behavior therapy. The
research was inconclusive.
Answer:
It is as effective as behavior therapy
Question:
19. Which of the following might a person with a specific phobia about driving over bridges tell himself as
part of the cognitive-behavioral intervention "talking to himself"? My fears are ridiculous. I am a really
stupid person for having this fear. Nothing bad will happen to me. I will soon get over the bridge.
Answer:
My fears are ridiculous. Nothing bad will happen to me. I will soon get over the bridge.
Question:
20. If a client is afraid of heights, a clinician may bring the client to the top of a tall building. This is an
example of which of the following behavioral techniques? Systematic flooding In vivo flooding Imaginal
flooding Desensitization
Answer:
In vivo flooding
, Question:
21. Gradually exposing a client to stimuli that present greater and more intense feelings of anxiety is
referred to as a procedure called desensitization exposure. systematic exposure. graded in vivo exposure.
flooding.
Answer:
graded in vivo exposure
Question:
22. Which of the following medications sometimes used to treat social anxiety disorders has the most
potential for abuse? Anticonvulsives Benzodiazapines SSRIs or SNRIs Antipsychotics
Answer:
Benzodiazapines
Question:
23. Which of the following is true? Virtual reality exposure therapy is less effective in the treatment of
social phobia than it is in the treatment of specific phobia. Virtual reality exposure therapy is equally
effective in the treatments of social phobia and specific phobia. There has been no research on virtual
reality exposure therapy for the treatment of social phobia. Virtual reality exposure therapy is more
effective in the treatment of social phobia than it is in the treatment of specific phobia.
Answer:
Virtual reality exposure therapy is less effective in the treatment of social phobia than it is in the treatment
of specific phobia
Question:
24. Which of the following personality disorders are classified in cluster b in the dsm-5?
Answer:
histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, borderline
personality disorder
Question:
25. One major flaw of the_____ rating system for personality disorders retained in the dsm-v is that it does
not allow for the possibility of a client's "somewhat" antisocial or narcissistic behavior
Answer:
categorial
Question:
26. Cluster a of the personality disorder of the dsm-5 is the
Answer:
odd, eccentric cluster
Question:
27. A person with a diagnosis of_______ personality disorder may be extremely suspicious of others and
always on guard against potential danger or harm
Answer:
paranoid
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. By definition, an anxiety disorder is the experience of ______ feelings of anxiety. periodic subtle
chronic emotional
Answer:
chronic
Question:
2. Anxiety disorders have a lifetime prevalence of about 29 percent. 5 percent. 17 percent. 52 percent.
Answer:
29 percent
Question:
3. Paulina refuses to spend the night at a friend's house and cannot go to sleep without a parent sitting with
her. She also becomes upset when her parents leave for work. Which of the following disorders does
Paulina likely have? Agoraphobia Separation anxiety disorder Selective mutism Social anxiety disorder
Answer:
Separation anxiety disorder
Question:
4. Which of the following is true?
A. -Females are more likely to experience separation anxiety disorder than are males.
B. -Males are more likely to experience separation anxiety disorder than are females.
C. -Most individuals who develop separation anxiety disorder have no history of adversity or traumatic
events.
D. -It is unusual for those with separation anxiety disorder to later develop other anxiety or depressive
symptoms.
Answer:
Females are more likely to experience separation anxiety disorder than are males
Question:
5. The symptoms of separation anxiety disorder seem to be more severe in countries that promote a(n)
_______ set of cultural norms. collectivist nativist capitalist individualistic
Answer:
individualistic
Question:
6. A promising intensive, time-limited therapy for the treatment of separation anxiety disorder is a form of
_______. deep brain stimulation mindfulness mediation interpersonal therapy cognitive-behavioral therapy
Answer:
cognitive-behavioral therapy
,Question:
7. Of all 12-month prevalence cases of anxiety disorders, almost 23% are classified as _______. severe
mild serious moderate
Answer:
severe
Question:
8. Which is true of children with separation anxiety disorder? Choose all that apply. They do not want to
go to school. They need to sleep near their attachment figures. They become so anxious that they withdraw
from their parents. They develop physical complaints such as headaches, stomaches, or nausea.
Answer:
They do not want to go to school. They need to sleep near their attachment figures. They develop physical
complaints such as headaches, stomaches, or nausea.
Question:
9. Refusing to talk in specific situations is the core feature of the disorder known as ______ ______.
Answer:
selective mutism
Question:
10. What percent of individuals, worldwide, are likely to experience separation anxiety disorder sometime
in their lives?
7.6%
5.3%
2.4%
11.2%
Answer:
5.3%
Question:
11. Behavioral treatment options for separation anxiety disorder include which of the following? Choose
all that apply. Modeling Systematic desensitization Self control interventions Prolonged exposure
Flooding
Answer:
Modeling Systematic desensitization Prolonged exposure
Question:
12. Which approach to the treatment of selective mutism do children respond well to? Behavior therapy
Interpersonal therapy Medication In-patient hospitalization
Answer:
Behavior therapy
Question:
13. Which of the following did an investigation of CBT for the treatment of selective mutism find to be
true? The treatment typically took place in the home. The treatment typically took place in an outpatient
clinic. The highest rates of improvement were in children 6 and older. The highest rates of improvement
were in children younger than 5.
,Answer:
The highest rates of improvement were in children younger than 5
Question:
14. When Nick sees a spider, he becomes paralyzed with fear. This is an example of a _____
Answer:
phobia
Question:
15. Researchers believe the anxiety associated with specific phobias may relate to abnormalities in the
______ ______ cortex.
Answer:
anterior insular
Question:
16. In the ____ ____ ____ exposure method, a client is exposed to a minor anxiety situation and then
gradually progresses toward those that cause greater anxiety.
Answer:
graded in vivo
Question:
17. Which therapy approach coaches the client on learning to challenge their irrational beliefs about
perceived threatening situations? Behavioral therapy Imaginal flooding Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Systematic desensitization
Answer:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Question:
18. Based on a recent meta-analysis, how effective is virtual reality exposure therapy? It is as effective as
behavior therapy. It is more effective than behavior therapy. It is less effective than behavior therapy. The
research was inconclusive.
Answer:
It is as effective as behavior therapy
Question:
19. Which of the following might a person with a specific phobia about driving over bridges tell himself as
part of the cognitive-behavioral intervention "talking to himself"? My fears are ridiculous. I am a really
stupid person for having this fear. Nothing bad will happen to me. I will soon get over the bridge.
Answer:
My fears are ridiculous. Nothing bad will happen to me. I will soon get over the bridge.
Question:
20. If a client is afraid of heights, a clinician may bring the client to the top of a tall building. This is an
example of which of the following behavioral techniques? Systematic flooding In vivo flooding Imaginal
flooding Desensitization
Answer:
In vivo flooding
, Question:
21. Gradually exposing a client to stimuli that present greater and more intense feelings of anxiety is
referred to as a procedure called desensitization exposure. systematic exposure. graded in vivo exposure.
flooding.
Answer:
graded in vivo exposure
Question:
22. Which of the following medications sometimes used to treat social anxiety disorders has the most
potential for abuse? Anticonvulsives Benzodiazapines SSRIs or SNRIs Antipsychotics
Answer:
Benzodiazapines
Question:
23. Which of the following is true? Virtual reality exposure therapy is less effective in the treatment of
social phobia than it is in the treatment of specific phobia. Virtual reality exposure therapy is equally
effective in the treatments of social phobia and specific phobia. There has been no research on virtual
reality exposure therapy for the treatment of social phobia. Virtual reality exposure therapy is more
effective in the treatment of social phobia than it is in the treatment of specific phobia.
Answer:
Virtual reality exposure therapy is less effective in the treatment of social phobia than it is in the treatment
of specific phobia
Question:
24. Which of the following personality disorders are classified in cluster b in the dsm-5?
Answer:
histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, borderline
personality disorder
Question:
25. One major flaw of the_____ rating system for personality disorders retained in the dsm-v is that it does
not allow for the possibility of a client's "somewhat" antisocial or narcissistic behavior
Answer:
categorial
Question:
26. Cluster a of the personality disorder of the dsm-5 is the
Answer:
odd, eccentric cluster
Question:
27. A person with a diagnosis of_______ personality disorder may be extremely suspicious of others and
always on guard against potential danger or harm
Answer:
paranoid
