Abnormal Psych 3

Abnormal Psych 3 "I have to worry about the future. It's always been a good strategy. If I worry, I'm able to avoid problems and negative consequences. It's kind of like trouble-shooting." A statement of this sort would most likely come from someone who has __________. - correct answersgeneralized anxiety disorder A child's developmental hierarchy of fear depends on the child's chronological age and __________. - correct answerslevel of cognitive development A factor to be considered in discriminating normal anxiety from abnormal anxiety is __________. - correct answersfunctional impairment A fear of flying is categorized as which of the following? - correct answerssituational phobia A fear of thunder is categorized as which of the following? - correct answersnatural environment phobia A soldier returning from deployment overseas reports heightened anxiety, a sense of not being able to feel emotions, and re-experiencing a "video" in his mind of a horrific roadside bombing whenever he hears the local fire company siren go off. Although he has tried to remind himself that it is the same siren he has heard for years, the fear he experiences upon hearing it is overwhelming. Given this scenario, which of the following might be his diagnosis? - correct answerspost-traumatic stress disorder A type of situational phobia is __________. - correct answersclaustrophobia According to your text, anxiety is a response oriented toward the __________. - correct answersfuture Across all anxiety disorders, improvement rates for cognitive-behavioral therapy average about __________. - correct answers70% Agoraphobia literally means fear of __________. - correct answersthe marketplace Although approximately 6.8% of the adult U.S. population suffers from PTSD, the rate for combat-related PTSD among veterans is about __________. - correct answers6- 18% An expanded definition of the traumatic event that triggers PTSD has been proposed. The use of expanded criteria to define trauma has led epidemiologists to estimate that __________ of adults could m