ABNORMAL PSYCH TEST CH 5: ANXIETY| Questions with Complete Solutions
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Abnormal Psychology
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Abnormal Psychology
ABNORMAL PSYCH TEST CH 5: ANXIETY|
Questions with Complete Solutions
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Answer characterized by excessive anxiety and worry that is not
limited to any one object, situation, or activity
-tends to arise in teens-twenties & follow lifelong course
-excessive and uncont...
ABNORMAL PSYCH TEST CH 5: ANXIETY|
Questions with Complete Solutions
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Answer characterized by excessive anxiety and worry that is not
limited to any one object, situation, or activity
-tends to arise in teens-twenties & follow lifelong course
-excessive and uncontrollable worry, worry about everyday/minor things, avoidance
of situations, emotional distress and impairment in functioning
psychodynamic perspective on GAD - Answer Threatened leakage of unacceptable sexual
or aggressive impulses or wishes into conscious awareness.
learning perspective on GAD - Answer generalization of anxiety across many situations
, Cognitive perspective on GAD - Answer emphasis on role of exaggerated distorted thoughts
and beliefs, especially beliefs that underlie worry
biological perspective on GAD - Answer irregularities of the function of the amygdala & its
connection to the prefrontal cortex
-overactive amygdala generates fear
-prefrontal cortex relies on worrying
--irregularities in NT activity
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders - Answer Disorders characterized by a pattern
of compulsive or repetitive behaviors that are associated with significant personal distress or
impaired functioning.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - Answer type of anxiety disorder characterized by
recurrent obsessions, compulsions, or both that are time-consuming, or cause sig.
personal distress or interfere w/ a person's normal routines
obsession - Answer a recurrent, persistent, and unwanted thought, urge, or mental image
that seems beyond a person's control
compulsion - Answer a repetitive beh or mental act (praying) that a person feels compelled or
driven to perform
-typically occur in response to obsessive thoughts
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