Test Bank 2nd Edition Anxiety Chapter.9

Chapter 9

Anxiety

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anxiety affects approximately what percentage of the Canadian population?
2. 25%
3. 17%
4. 12%
5. 10%
6. What is the average age of onset for anxiety disorders?
7. 13 years
8. 11 years
9. 12 years
10. 10 years
11. A UK study of individuals treated for anxiety in primary health care offices found comorbidity with which one of the following?
12. Excessive exercising
13. Weight gain
14. Sleep disturbances
15. Personality disturbances
16. Which one of the following is not included in the list identifying specific groups of people whose experience of anxiety disturbances is more common?
17. People who had a disturbed family environment
18. People who had histories of child sexual abuse
19. People who had lower educational attainment
20. People with higher socio-economic status
21. Separation anxiety forms the underpinnings of:
22. Adult anxiety
23. Marital discord
24. Oppositional defiance disorder
25. Deviant behaviour
26. High-stress environments can contribute to the development of anxiety. Which one of the following is not included in the examples provided in the text?
27. A child living in a violent household
28. A person living in economic distress
29. A person in a high-stress job
30. A child living with many siblings
31. Individuals who repeatedly perceive their efforts to be ineffective can develop:
32. Learned helplessness
33. Personality disturbances
34. Social phobias
35. Bipolar disorder
36. According to the text, global factors contributing to anxiety include:
37. Hurricanes
38. Produce shortages
39. Climate change
40. Political discord
41. A Lancet review revealed some of the negative psychological effects of pandemics. Which one of the following is not included in the list provided in the text?
42. Post-traumatic stress symptoms
43. Confusion
44. Anger
45. Overspending
46. Which one of the following is the second phase of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome?
47. Resistance
48. Exhaustion
49. Alarm and mobilization
50. Repetition
51. Which one of the following is not included in the list of biological changes initiated by the “flight or fight” response?
52. Changes to heart rate
53. Changes in breathing
54. Changes in speech
55. Dilation of blood vessels
56. According to a large population-based study in Sweden, the odds of an individual having Obsessive Compulsive disorder whose siblings or parents have OCD is approximately how many times that of the general population?
57. 2 times
58. 10 times
59. 5 times
60. 6 times
61. Anxiety disorders generally have three groups of symptoms. Which one of the following is not one of the groups mentioned in the text?
62. Physiological
63. Emotional
64. Behavioural
65. Cognitive
66. Physiological symptoms of anxiety disorders include:
67. Reduced heartrate
68. Laboured breathing
69. Migraine
70. Muscle tension
71. Given the symptoms are primarily physical, people with panic disorder are often diagnosed by a:
72. Endocrinologist
73. Gastroenterologist
74. Cardiologist
75. Neurologist
76. Most people report that their first panic attack occurred:
77. In a public place
78. When they were with family members
79. At work
80. At home
81. At any time, what percentage of the population have social anxiety disorder?
82. 2%
83. 4%
84. 6%
85. 3%
86. Which one of the following is not included in the examples of the impact on quality of life for those experiencing generalized anxiety disorder?
87. Physical health
88. Memory
89. Mental health
90. Social functioning
91. What percentage of individuals with OCD also have another mental health disorder?
92. About 25%
93. About 50%
94. About 35%
95. About 60%
96. Which one of the following is not included in the examples of mindfulness-based treatments for anxiety?
97. Mindfulness meditation
98. Cognitive-behavioural stress management
99. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
100. Mindfulness-based stress reduction
101. Family CBT aims to:
102. Strengthen maladaptive parental beliefs and expectations
103. Teach parents coping mechanisms to deal with their child’s anxiety
104. Encourage parents to support the child’s fear responses
105. Teach parents and children effective communication skills
106. When anxiety medication is stopped, the relapse rate can be up to:
107. 50 per cent
108. 75 per cent
109. 60 per cent
110. 45 per cent
111. In general, the first-line medications for anxiety are:
112. MAOIs
113. SNRIs
114. TCAs
115. SSRIs
116. Although monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are effective in treating certain anxiety disorders, they have significant drawbacks regarding the possibility of:
117. Anaphylactic reaction
118. Over-sedation
119. Serious hypertensive crisis
120. Immune suppression
121. Even after only eight weeks of treatment with benzodiazepines, what percentage of individuals demonstrate symptoms of dependency and withdrawal?
122. 35 per cent
123. 50 per cent
124. 25 per cent
125. 45 per cent

True or False Questions

1. Anxiety is the most common of all mental health problems.
2. Among students who attend university counselling centres in North America, the most frequently reported concern is stress.
3. Anxiety disorders are more prevalent among women than men.
4. Behavioural theories suggest that anxiety is a learned response to experiences in the environment.
5. Cognitive theorists suggest that the anxiety experienced by a person reflects that person’s faulty interpretation of the situation.
6. The primary region of the brain responsible for processing fearful material is the amygdala.
7. The “flight or fight” response is modulated by the prefrontal cortex of the brain.
8. Estrogen has been strongly associated with anxiety symptoms.
9. Hypervigilance is not a symptom of anxiety disorder.
10. Some symptoms of anxiety disorders are also experienced in post-traumatic stress disorders.
11. Panic attacks develop gradually over time.
12. There is no known link between behavioural inhibition to unfamiliar situations in children and social phobia in adults.
13. Research shows a positive correlation between social media use in youth and young adults, and anxiety symptoms.
14. The first step in treating anxiety is determining the cause.
15. Mindfulness has its roots in Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the social and environmental factors contributing to anxiety disturbances?
2. What are some of the global factors contributing to anxiety disturbances?
3. What are some of the physiological, cognitive and behavioural symptoms of anxiety disorders?
4. What are the psychosocial interventions that promote recovery from anxiety?
5. What are the different types of mindfulness-based treatments for anxiety?