OSU PSY 381 Study Guide | 750 Questions |
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If you were the psychiatrist what course of
treatment would you prescribe for Jane and her
family?
Multiple forms of non-medication treatment
(combination of contingency management, CBT,
and play therapy) for Jane and her family
Anxiety is prevalent across all types of people and
is derived from many experiential experiences and
physical sources. One example of anxiety-
provoking experiences that can lead to an anxiety
disorder is racial trauma, which consists of race-
based traumatic stress from cumulative exposure
to racism. What psychological perspective does
racial trauma belong to?
sociocultural perspective
Iris was walking down the street alone and she was
robbed on her walk home near a bus stop. After
the accident, she was shaken up but did not start
experiencing extreme anxiety until two weeks
later. One night as she was going home, she saw a
figure standing at a bus stop and she started to
feel like she could not breathe. Her heart rate
increased, her vision got blurry, and she felt like
,she was going to die. She continues to experience
this sense of alarm at least once a week. What kind
of anxiety disorder does Iris most likely have?
panic disorder
From a behavioral perspective, a person with panic
disorder may have panic attacks based on the
following statements?
Panic attacks are a result of conditioned responses
to bodily sensations when someone feels anxious.
Children with social anxiety often get diagnosed
during what developmental transition period?
transition to school
Clint is a 10th-grade student who has heightened
anxiety about looking foolish when he is socially
interacting with his classmates. As a child, he was
shy and also was teased about his physical
appearance and physically bullied. Clint often
employs safety behaviors to reduce his anxiety,
like sitting in the back of the class and wearing
neutral colors. Clint has which of the following
anxiety disorders:
social anxiety disorder
People diagnosed with selective mutism are often
confused with having autism spectrum disorder
due to what major characteristic?
,They cannot speak in front of certain people or in
specific situations.
Anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax and Valium are
________. These are often used to help a person feel
more calm, and are best known for having success
in the short term.
benzodiazepines
After the end of his relationship, Casey struggles
with trusting other people and predicting their
behaviors. Casey feels suspicious of new people to
a fault. As a result, he worries about being
mistreated and he is extremely critical and on edge
during social interactions. His friends feel like he is
always irritable, tired, and controlling over any
social event. While they understand, his friends are
frustrated and also want to help him. Which type of
therapy would Casey most benefit from?
Intolerance of uncertainty therapy
The neurobiological theory about panic attacks
suggests that the locus coeruleus region of the
brain releases what neurotransmitter to trigger the
fight-or-flight response?
norepinephrine
Jerika was a naturally curious child who enjoyed
learning about all types of animals and bugs, but
her mom is terrified of spiders. Jerika's mom would
, jump out of her chair at the sight of one and
always spoke badly about how they are so creepy.
She would even avoid places where spiders might
be. Eventually, Jerika also developed a phobia of
spiders. Through what means did her phobia
develop?
modeling
Stella, a 25-year-old woman, has generalized
anxiety disorder and needs treatment to be able to
live normally. In treatment sessions, her therapist
uses motivational interviewing and focuses on
expressing empathy, encouraging self-efficacy, and
heightening the dissonance between behaviors
that are not desired and values that are not
consistent with those behaviors. Her therapist asks
her open-ended questions and listens carefully and
reflects back to her patient. Which of the following
psychological perspectives does this therapy
technique come from?
humanistic
If a person experiences excessive, distressing, and
persistent fear in response to an object or
situation, they likely have
a specific phobia
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If you were the psychiatrist what course of
treatment would you prescribe for Jane and her
family?
Multiple forms of non-medication treatment
(combination of contingency management, CBT,
and play therapy) for Jane and her family
Anxiety is prevalent across all types of people and
is derived from many experiential experiences and
physical sources. One example of anxiety-
provoking experiences that can lead to an anxiety
disorder is racial trauma, which consists of race-
based traumatic stress from cumulative exposure
to racism. What psychological perspective does
racial trauma belong to?
sociocultural perspective
Iris was walking down the street alone and she was
robbed on her walk home near a bus stop. After
the accident, she was shaken up but did not start
experiencing extreme anxiety until two weeks
later. One night as she was going home, she saw a
figure standing at a bus stop and she started to
feel like she could not breathe. Her heart rate
increased, her vision got blurry, and she felt like
,she was going to die. She continues to experience
this sense of alarm at least once a week. What kind
of anxiety disorder does Iris most likely have?
panic disorder
From a behavioral perspective, a person with panic
disorder may have panic attacks based on the
following statements?
Panic attacks are a result of conditioned responses
to bodily sensations when someone feels anxious.
Children with social anxiety often get diagnosed
during what developmental transition period?
transition to school
Clint is a 10th-grade student who has heightened
anxiety about looking foolish when he is socially
interacting with his classmates. As a child, he was
shy and also was teased about his physical
appearance and physically bullied. Clint often
employs safety behaviors to reduce his anxiety,
like sitting in the back of the class and wearing
neutral colors. Clint has which of the following
anxiety disorders:
social anxiety disorder
People diagnosed with selective mutism are often
confused with having autism spectrum disorder
due to what major characteristic?
,They cannot speak in front of certain people or in
specific situations.
Anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax and Valium are
________. These are often used to help a person feel
more calm, and are best known for having success
in the short term.
benzodiazepines
After the end of his relationship, Casey struggles
with trusting other people and predicting their
behaviors. Casey feels suspicious of new people to
a fault. As a result, he worries about being
mistreated and he is extremely critical and on edge
during social interactions. His friends feel like he is
always irritable, tired, and controlling over any
social event. While they understand, his friends are
frustrated and also want to help him. Which type of
therapy would Casey most benefit from?
Intolerance of uncertainty therapy
The neurobiological theory about panic attacks
suggests that the locus coeruleus region of the
brain releases what neurotransmitter to trigger the
fight-or-flight response?
norepinephrine
Jerika was a naturally curious child who enjoyed
learning about all types of animals and bugs, but
her mom is terrified of spiders. Jerika's mom would
, jump out of her chair at the sight of one and
always spoke badly about how they are so creepy.
She would even avoid places where spiders might
be. Eventually, Jerika also developed a phobia of
spiders. Through what means did her phobia
develop?
modeling
Stella, a 25-year-old woman, has generalized
anxiety disorder and needs treatment to be able to
live normally. In treatment sessions, her therapist
uses motivational interviewing and focuses on
expressing empathy, encouraging self-efficacy, and
heightening the dissonance between behaviors
that are not desired and values that are not
consistent with those behaviors. Her therapist asks
her open-ended questions and listens carefully and
reflects back to her patient. Which of the following
psychological perspectives does this therapy
technique come from?
humanistic
If a person experiences excessive, distressing, and
persistent fear in response to an object or
situation, they likely have
a specific phobia
