Question 1

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Stephan experiences periods of intense fear, characterized by heart palpitations, sweating, dizziness, choking sensations and a sense of impending doom. If he were to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder, most likely it would be:

  

OCD

 

  

PTSD

 

  

GAD

 

  

Panic Disorder

 

 

Question 2

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Shala has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. Her obsessions are about doubts. Her compulsion is checking. She checks the following things multiple times a day: whether the door is locked on her house and car, whether she has turned the stove off, whether she has set the house alarm. If her therapist were to use a behavioral treatment, which one would most likely provide the greatest relief of Shala's obsessions and compulsions?

  

Exposure & Response Prevention

 

  

Flooding

 

  

Rewards

 

  

EMDR

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 3

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Which of the following symptoms is/are specific to trauma and stress disorders, like PTSD?

  

Physical symptoms, such as heart racing, sweating

 

  

High anxiety when exposed to situations the person fears

 

  

Difficulty sleeping

 

  

Re-living the trauma

 

 

PartialQuestion 4

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What distinguishes a phobia from a normal fear?

  

The reasonableness of the fear

 

  

Causes significant dysfunction

 

  

The intensity of the fear

 

  

A greater desire to avoid the feared object/situation

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 5

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What do somatic symptom (somatoform) & dissociative disorders have in common with GAD, Panic Disorder and PTSD?

  

They all are associated with anxiety

 

  

Drug therapy is the best treatment for all

 

  

They are more frquently diagnosed in men

 

  

They are all relatively easy to treat