Men experience anxiety disorders more often than women. Right Ans -
false
When patients are prescribed benzodiazepines, they must be educated to
avoid Right Ans - alcohol
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders treated by health
care providers. Right Ans - true
________________anxiety is described as being of realistic intensity and duration
for the situation and is followed by relief behaviors intended to reduce or
prevent more anxiety. Right Ans - normal
_________ is a cognitive technique that can change the way a situation, event, or
person is viewed and reduce the impact of anxiety provoking thoughts.
Right Ans - reframing
A negative feature to the use of buspirone in the treatment of generalized
anxiety disorder is the lag in therapeutic effect. Right Ans - true
___________________, a fear of open spaces leading to avoidance behaviors, is often
seen in panic disorder Right Ans - agoraphobia
Phobia is an irrational fear of an object, person, or situation that leads to a
compelling avoidance Right Ans - true
Individuals with panic disorder should eliminate ___________ from their diets.
Right Ans - caffeine
Adolescents with panic disorder may be at lower risk for suicidal thoughts.
Right Ans - false
Hoarding disorder can begin in childhood and last a lifetime. Right Ans -
true
Persons with excoriation disorder only pick at their skin with their fingers.
Right Ans - false
, _________________ restructuring is a method of teaching the person to restructure
dysfunctional thought processes by defining and testing them. Right Ans -
cognitive
Patients with OCD generally describe their compulsions as pleasurable.
Right Ans - false
Antidepressants given to treat OCD are usually given in lower doses than
those to treat depression. Right Ans - false
___________________ is chronic self-destructive hair pulling that results in
noticeable hair loss. Right Ans - trichotillomania
All antidepressant medications interact with the monoamine oxidase
inhibitors (MAOIs), causing _______________________________. Right Ans -
hypertensive crisis
The most common obsession is the fear of contamination. Right Ans - true
________________are unwanted intrusive and persistent thoughts, or impulses,
that cause anxiety and distress. Right Ans - obsessions
_________ ________ contain statements that are positively oriented and pertain to
the person's specific obsessions and compulsions. Right Ans - cue cards
The person with PTSD is primarily treated in the community rather than a
medical facility as an inpatient. Right Ans - true
All persons diagnosed with PTSD develop chronic symptoms. Right Ans -
false
After a traumatic experience, the stress alert system goes to a permanent
alert, as if danger might return, and is referred to as ________________. Right
Ans - hyperarousal
In PTSD, ___________ is defined as involuntary appearance of thoughts,
memories, or dreams of traumatic events that cause psychological and
sometimes physiologic distress. . Right Ans - intrusion
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