Abnormal Psychology Exam 2 OCD 2024
________ and _______ rituals often give meaning and comfort to their practitioners and
are not reflective of compulsions. - ANSWER-Cultural and religious
_________ theorists begin their explanation of obsessive-compulsive disorder by
pointing out that everyone has repetitive, unwanted, and intrusive thoughts. Anyone
might have thoughts of harming others or being contaminated by germs, for example,
but most people dismiss or ignore them with ease. Those who develop this disorder,
however, typically blame themselves for such thoughts and expect that somehow
terrible things will happen as a result of the thoughts. To avoid such negative outcomes,
they try to _____________ the thoughts—thinking or behaving in ways meant to put
matters right or to make amends. - ANSWER-Cognitive; neutralize
__________ compulsions are very common. - ANSWER-Cleaning
Abnormally low activity of the neurotransmitter __________ and abnormal
______________ in key regions of the brain have been determined to be involved in
OCD. - ANSWER-serotonin; functioning
After performing a compulsive act, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder usually
feel ______ for a short while. - ANSWER-less anxious
Anxiety - ANSWER-vague sense of being in danger
Anxiety Disorder - ANSWER-Suffering such disabling fear and anxiety that they cannot
lead normal lives. Discomfort is too severe or too frequent, lasts too long, or is triggered
too easily
As many as ___ percent develop obsessive-compulsive disorder at some point during
their lives. - ANSWER-3
Behaviorists have concentrated on explaining and treating __________ rather than
_____________. - ANSWER-compulsions; obsessions
Between _______ percent of the people in the United States and other countries
throughout the world suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder in any given year. -
ANSWER-1 to 2
Between ____________ percent of clients with obsessive-compulsive disorder have
been found to improve considerably with exposure and response prevention,
improvements that often continue indefinitely. - ANSWER-55 and 85
Caudate nuclei acts as filters that send only the most powerful impulses on to the
_________. - ANSWER-Thalamus
________ and _______ rituals often give meaning and comfort to their practitioners and
are not reflective of compulsions. - ANSWER-Cultural and religious
_________ theorists begin their explanation of obsessive-compulsive disorder by
pointing out that everyone has repetitive, unwanted, and intrusive thoughts. Anyone
might have thoughts of harming others or being contaminated by germs, for example,
but most people dismiss or ignore them with ease. Those who develop this disorder,
however, typically blame themselves for such thoughts and expect that somehow
terrible things will happen as a result of the thoughts. To avoid such negative outcomes,
they try to _____________ the thoughts—thinking or behaving in ways meant to put
matters right or to make amends. - ANSWER-Cognitive; neutralize
__________ compulsions are very common. - ANSWER-Cleaning
Abnormally low activity of the neurotransmitter __________ and abnormal
______________ in key regions of the brain have been determined to be involved in
OCD. - ANSWER-serotonin; functioning
After performing a compulsive act, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder usually
feel ______ for a short while. - ANSWER-less anxious
Anxiety - ANSWER-vague sense of being in danger
Anxiety Disorder - ANSWER-Suffering such disabling fear and anxiety that they cannot
lead normal lives. Discomfort is too severe or too frequent, lasts too long, or is triggered
too easily
As many as ___ percent develop obsessive-compulsive disorder at some point during
their lives. - ANSWER-3
Behaviorists have concentrated on explaining and treating __________ rather than
_____________. - ANSWER-compulsions; obsessions
Between _______ percent of the people in the United States and other countries
throughout the world suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder in any given year. -
ANSWER-1 to 2
Between ____________ percent of clients with obsessive-compulsive disorder have
been found to improve considerably with exposure and response prevention,
improvements that often continue indefinitely. - ANSWER-55 and 85
Caudate nuclei acts as filters that send only the most powerful impulses on to the
_________. - ANSWER-Thalamus
