Question 1

Describe the triple vulnerability model of generalized anxiety disorder and provide an example of each component.

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Question 2

Define agoraphobia and discuss fully how and why it develops.In your answer, include gender differences in the development of this disorder and explain what is meant by interoceptive avoidance.

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Question 3

Which term refers to panic-based cues that become associated with several different internal and external stimuli through a learning process?

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The term that refers to panic-based cues that become associated with several different internal and external stimuli through a learning process is "learned alarms." The other options, vulnerabilities, psychological factors, and stress factors, do not specifically refer to this learning process and are more general terms.

Question 4

Outline the cognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder proposed by Ladouceur and Dugas.Provide examples of each component.

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Question 5

A teenage girl had been feeling depressed and having panic attacks.Her doctor prescribed medication.She was sitting in her room feeling very depressed, so to cheer her up, a friend suggested that they go to an exercise class.Shortly after the warm-up started, she had another panic attack.What is the best explanation for this occurrence?

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The physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal cue for panic to occur. This is an example of classical conditioning, where the body has learned to associate exercise with panic attacks due to previous experiences. It is not related to anger towards the friend, the effectiveness of the medication, or the exercise class being an unconditioned stimulus.

Question 6

Discuss the differences between situational phobia and agoraphobia.What are the specific factors involved in the development of a phobia?

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Question 7

Discuss the genetic factors involved in anxiety disorders.Cite current research into the neurobiology of anxiety and panic and the role of the CRF system and other brain circuits.

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Question 8

Describe panic disorder, including symptoms and causes.Explain the concepts of biological vulnerability and generalized psychological vulnerability and their contributions to the development of this disorder.

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Question 9

Why is anxiety termed "a future-oriented mood state," and fear an "alarm reaction to actual present danger"? Discuss biological and psychological similarities and differences between these emotional events.

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Question 10

Define social phobia.Explain how social phobia differs from "normal" shyness.Using illustrative examples, describe how social anxiety impairs functioning.What types of treatments are effective for social phobia?

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Question 11

Identify and give illustrative examples of the five subtypes of specific phobias.

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Question 12

Define generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).Compare and contrast GAD with phobic disorders, noting how avoidance behaviour is manifested differently in each.

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Quiz 5: Anxiety, Trauma, and Stressor-Related and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders