MH 703 Quiz 2, Modules 3-5
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1. Emotional response to a real or perceived imminent threat: Fear
2. Anticipation of future threat: Anxiety
3. Disorder characterized by excessive, difficult to control worry: Generalized Anxiety
Disorder (GAD)
4. Disorder characterized by recurrent panic attacks and avoidant behavior: Panic
Disorder
5. Disorder characterized by fear and avoidance of social situations: Social Anxiety
Disorder
6. Disorder characterized by a fear of being unable to escape: Agoraphobia
7. The most common type of anxiety disorder: Specific phobia: Marked fear or anxiety about a
specific situation (e.g heights, needles, spiders, etc.)
8. Uncomfortable thoughts or impulses that are intrusive or inappropriate. They
cause anxiety or distress.: Obsessions
9. Repetitive behaviors that a person performs in response to obsessive
thoughts. These behaviors are aimed at reducing distress.: Compulsions
10. Obsessive compulsive disorder in children is more common in which gen-
der.: OCD is more common in males in childhood, but by adulthood rates of OCD are equal in men and women.
11. In order for obsessive thoughts or compulsive behavior to be diagnosed as
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, what must be present?: The obsessions and compulsions
must cause significant distress, take a great deal of time, and interfere with daily life.
12. Anxiety disorders occur more commonly in which gender?: Anxiety disorders are more
common in females than in males in all age groups (2:1 ratio in adults) (exceptions are OCD and Social Phobia)
13. Disorder in which the person has developmentally inappropriate and exces-
sive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual
is attached: Separation Anxiety Disorder
14. What are the most common disorders in children and adolescents?: Anxiety
disorders
15. List three physiologic mechanisms in the development of anxiety: 1. Future
oriented mood state: mediated by the GABA-benzodiazapine system
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2. Increased CO2 levels increase catecholamine release in the body
3. Hypothalamic and thalamic nuclei play a role in perception of and response to external threats
16. How long must persistent, excessive anxiety or worry be present to diagnose
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?: Six months
17. What symptom in more common in children and adolescents with GAD?: Irri-
tability
18. Which anxiety disorder is characterized by recurrent, unexpected, abrupt
surges of intense discomfort or fear?: Panic disorder
19. Define agoraphobia: Fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one has
felt loss of control and panic
20. Panic disorder may occur with or without what other condition?: Agoraphobia
21. Is panic disorder more common in men or women?: Panic disorder is diagnosed twice
as often in women
22. Which trauma-related disorder presents in children (over 9 months old) who
become emotionally withdrawn from caregivers, have limited positive affect,
and episodes of irritability or sadness?: Reactive attachment disorder
23. Which trauma-related disorder presents in children (over 9 months old)
who become culturally inappropriate with unusual friendliness with strangers,
acting overly familiar verbally or physically, and lack of checking with their
caregiver(s) after venturing away?: Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
24. Which disorder is characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social
withdrawal, irritability, hypervigilance, and/or insomnia that lingers for one
month or more after a traumatic experience?: PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
25. What symptoms of PTSD might children portray?: 1. Repetitive play
2. Generalized nightmares
3. Reenactment of the trauma
4. Disorganized or agitated behavior
26. What is the difference between Acute Stress Disorder and Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)?: Acute Stress Disorder lasts from 3 days to one month after the traumatic event.
PTSD lasts over 1 month after the traumatic event
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1. Emotional response to a real or perceived imminent threat: Fear
2. Anticipation of future threat: Anxiety
3. Disorder characterized by excessive, difficult to control worry: Generalized Anxiety
Disorder (GAD)
4. Disorder characterized by recurrent panic attacks and avoidant behavior: Panic
Disorder
5. Disorder characterized by fear and avoidance of social situations: Social Anxiety
Disorder
6. Disorder characterized by a fear of being unable to escape: Agoraphobia
7. The most common type of anxiety disorder: Specific phobia: Marked fear or anxiety about a
specific situation (e.g heights, needles, spiders, etc.)
8. Uncomfortable thoughts or impulses that are intrusive or inappropriate. They
cause anxiety or distress.: Obsessions
9. Repetitive behaviors that a person performs in response to obsessive
thoughts. These behaviors are aimed at reducing distress.: Compulsions
10. Obsessive compulsive disorder in children is more common in which gen-
der.: OCD is more common in males in childhood, but by adulthood rates of OCD are equal in men and women.
11. In order for obsessive thoughts or compulsive behavior to be diagnosed as
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, what must be present?: The obsessions and compulsions
must cause significant distress, take a great deal of time, and interfere with daily life.
12. Anxiety disorders occur more commonly in which gender?: Anxiety disorders are more
common in females than in males in all age groups (2:1 ratio in adults) (exceptions are OCD and Social Phobia)
13. Disorder in which the person has developmentally inappropriate and exces-
sive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual
is attached: Separation Anxiety Disorder
14. What are the most common disorders in children and adolescents?: Anxiety
disorders
15. List three physiologic mechanisms in the development of anxiety: 1. Future
oriented mood state: mediated by the GABA-benzodiazapine system
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2. Increased CO2 levels increase catecholamine release in the body
3. Hypothalamic and thalamic nuclei play a role in perception of and response to external threats
16. How long must persistent, excessive anxiety or worry be present to diagnose
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?: Six months
17. What symptom in more common in children and adolescents with GAD?: Irri-
tability
18. Which anxiety disorder is characterized by recurrent, unexpected, abrupt
surges of intense discomfort or fear?: Panic disorder
19. Define agoraphobia: Fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one has
felt loss of control and panic
20. Panic disorder may occur with or without what other condition?: Agoraphobia
21. Is panic disorder more common in men or women?: Panic disorder is diagnosed twice
as often in women
22. Which trauma-related disorder presents in children (over 9 months old) who
become emotionally withdrawn from caregivers, have limited positive affect,
and episodes of irritability or sadness?: Reactive attachment disorder
23. Which trauma-related disorder presents in children (over 9 months old)
who become culturally inappropriate with unusual friendliness with strangers,
acting overly familiar verbally or physically, and lack of checking with their
caregiver(s) after venturing away?: Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
24. Which disorder is characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social
withdrawal, irritability, hypervigilance, and/or insomnia that lingers for one
month or more after a traumatic experience?: PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
25. What symptoms of PTSD might children portray?: 1. Repetitive play
2. Generalized nightmares
3. Reenactment of the trauma
4. Disorganized or agitated behavior
26. What is the difference between Acute Stress Disorder and Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)?: Acute Stress Disorder lasts from 3 days to one month after the traumatic event.
PTSD lasts over 1 month after the traumatic event
