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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Answer-A psychological problem characterized by persistent and pervasive feelings of anxiety without an external cause. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Answer-The compulsive component are repetitive, purposeful acts performed according to certain privat...

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Abnormal Psychology Anxiety Disorders
Exam Questions and Answers
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Answer-A psychological problem characterized
by persistent and pervasive feelings of anxiety without an external cause.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Answer-The compulsive component are
repetitive, purposeful acts performed according to certain private "rules," in response to
an obsession.

Phobias - Answer-A persistent and disproportionate fear of a specific object or situation,
typically lasting 6 months or more. Will get immediate anxiety and will do anything to
avoid the fear

Panic Disorder - Answer-Debilitating anxiety with frequent fear with no cause

DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness) - Answer-Check List:
- Feels excessive or unreasonable
-Causes great distress
-Consumes a lot of time
-Interfere with daily functions

Modeling - Answer-A phobia treatment. When the therapist will tell the patient to
imagine themselves in the situation

Comorbidity - Answer-More than one disorder

Serotonin - Answer-A neurotransmitter involved with OCD an depression

Systematic Desensitization - Answer-A phobia treatment when the person is engaged in
a relaxation exercise and gradually exposed to anxiety triggering stimuli

Obsession - Answer-Something that causes someone severe anxiety

Free Floating Anxiety - Answer-Main symptom of GAD

Preparedness Hypothesis - Answer-Threw evolution we are more likely to have certain
phobias

Hoarding - Answer-When someone hoards an excessive amount of something as a
compulsion

Compulsion - Answer-A certain action that a person with obsessive thoughts will do to
make them feel better about their anxiety

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