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QUESTION 46

People with ________ are constantly tense and anxious, and their anxiety is pervasive. They feel anxious about a wide range of life circumstances, sometimes with little or no apparent justification.

	A.	panic disorder
	B.	generalized anxiety disorder
	C.	posttraumatic stress disorder
	D.	agoraphobia

  

QUESTION 47

While he was studying, Matthew was suddenly overwhelmed by feelings of intense apprehension. For several minutes he felt so agitated that he could not catch his breath. Matthew was most likely suffering from

	A.	a phobia.
	B.	social anxiety disorder.
	C.	obsessive-compulsive disorder.
	D.	a panic attack.

QUESTION 48

Repetitive, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors that the individual feels driven to perform are characteristic of

	A.	posttraumatic stress disorder.
	B.	specific phobia.
	C.	obsessive-compulsive disorder.
	D.	generalized anxiety disorder.

QUESTION 49

A person attacked by a fierce dog develops a fear of all dogs. This best illustrates

	A.	agoraphobia.
	B.	stimulus generalization.
	C.	epigenetics.
	D.	survivor resiliency.

  

QUESTION 50

Frequent, intrusive recollections of a traumatic event, social withdrawal, nightmares, and the increased physical arousal associated with anxiety are the major symptoms associated with

	A.	obsessive-compulsive disorder.
	B.	generalized anxiety disorder.
	C.	posttraumatic stress disorder.
	D.	social anxiety disorder.

Answer 1

Answer-46- (B) Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder refers to the excessive worry about different things. People with this disorder are over concerned about money, health, family and other circumstances of life.

Answer- 47- (D) A panic attack

A panic attack refers to the feelings of intense fear that reaches at highest level within minutes and includes the symptoms such as increasing heart rate, shaking, shortness of breath, chest pain, discomfort etc.

Answer- 48- (C) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder refers to an anxiety disorder in which people are engaged in repetitive behaviours, thoughts, feelings or mental acts. The level of OCD may be mild to severe. OCD can be cured with the help of certain medication and therapies.

Answer-49- (B) Stimulus generalization

Stimulus generalization is the tendency for the conditioned stimulus to provide same response after the response has been conditioned. The stimulus has caused a trauma i.e. being attacked by a dog is generalized to emerge the same response that is fear of all dogs.

Answer-50- (C) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic stress disorder develops among people due to some shocking or dangerous event. People who continue to experience problems after any trauma may be diagnosed with PTSD.