PNU 128 Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Primary Neurotransmitter for anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER - Adrenalin (epinephrine)
Ego defense mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER - All people use them, it reduces anxiety
and guilt but rarely solves problems that created anxiety
ex. Rationalization
Compulsion - CORRECT ANSWER - an unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to
prevent a feared outcome
Obsession - CORRECT ANSWER - A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps
recurring
Phobia - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal fear
Somatization - CORRECT ANSWER - the expression of psychological stress through
physical symptoms
Dissociation - CORRECT ANSWER - disintegrated psyche, ego defense mechanism used
to deal with trauma by separating it from the psyche
Derealization - CORRECT ANSWER - things don't seem real
Depersonalization - CORRECT ANSWER - feeling like your in a dream or viewing
yourself from outside your body
Biological/ Autonomic symptoms of Anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER - insomnia,
tachypnea, Shortness of breath, tachycardia, diaphoresis, dizziness, paresthesias (pins & needles)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Primary Neurotransmitter for anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER - Adrenalin (epinephrine)
Ego defense mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER - All people use them, it reduces anxiety
and guilt but rarely solves problems that created anxiety
ex. Rationalization
Compulsion - CORRECT ANSWER - an unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to
prevent a feared outcome
Obsession - CORRECT ANSWER - A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps
recurring
Phobia - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal fear
Somatization - CORRECT ANSWER - the expression of psychological stress through
physical symptoms
Dissociation - CORRECT ANSWER - disintegrated psyche, ego defense mechanism used
to deal with trauma by separating it from the psyche
Derealization - CORRECT ANSWER - things don't seem real
Depersonalization - CORRECT ANSWER - feeling like your in a dream or viewing
yourself from outside your body
Biological/ Autonomic symptoms of Anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER - insomnia,
tachypnea, Shortness of breath, tachycardia, diaphoresis, dizziness, paresthesias (pins & needles)
