Question 1

The focus of cognitive behavioral therapy in children with anxiety is to increase the number of positive self-statements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Felicia is always plucking out the hair in her eyebrows; she does this without paying attention and sometimes looks up and an entire eyebrow is gone.She feels that she cannot control this habit and it is very distressing to her.Felicia is exhibiting symptoms consistent with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   normal behavior
B)   trichotillomania with focused hair pulling
C)   trichotillomania with automatic hair pulling
D)   excoriationE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Marlene spends most of the day thinking about fairies.Sometimes,when she's at school,thoughts about fairies will just pop into her head.Marlene's thoughts about fairies,therefore,sometimes interfere with her school work,but Marlene can't help it-she just loves thinking about fairies.Is Marlene experiencing an obsession with fairies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yes.
B)   No, because we don't know how long this has been going on.
C)   No, because she likes these thoughts.
D)   No, because these thoughts don't spur her to complete compulsions.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The frequency and severity of GAD increases with children's ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   capacity for worry
B)   need for reassurance
C)   linguistic ability
D)   social awarenessE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Eliza is very afraid of spiders.She wants to become a Girl Scout,but is too worried that she might see a spider on a camping trip to participate.In fact,she doesn't even want to walk home from school for fear of seeing a spider; she makes her mom come pick her up instead.In what ways is Eliza demonstrating the criteria for specific phobia?

Accepted Answer

The fear of spiders is interfering with ...

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a way that Mary Cover Jones attempted to reduce Peter's fear of rabbits?

Accepted Answer

A)   bringing the rabbit closer to Peter, releasing the rabbit from its cage and then encouraging Peter to touch it
B)   exposing Peter to additional animals
C)   giving Peter candy when he did not protest the rabbit's presence
D)   having Peter play with other children who were not afraid of the rabbitE) C) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 7

Tamar's brother,Eric,witnessed Tamar become scared by a monster in a movie.Now,Eric is also scared of monsters.Eric's fear developed through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   classical conditioning
B)   operant conditioning
C)   observational learning
D)   informational transmissionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Jo has just been adopted.Since his adoption,he has not spoken to his adoptive parents.Which of the following would NOT help in assessing whether or not he has selective mutism ?

Accepted Answer

A)   knowing Jo's age
B)   knowing if Jo's language background is the same as that of his adoptive parents
C)   knowing if he speaks to others
D)   knowing if he has any biological siblingsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Benny is 14 months old and every time his mom leaves for work,he cries for about 5 minutes.This is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   developmentally normative
B)   inappropriate because of its unusual intensity
C)   inappropriate because of its unusual chronicity
D)   inappropriate because of its unusually high degree of impairmentE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT thought to be acquired through classical conditioning or social learning and maintained through negative reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A)   social anxiety disorder
B)   panic disorder
C)   specific phobia
D)   separation anxiety disorderE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Parents of children with social anxiety disorder are often described as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   intrusive and overprotective
B)   harsh and cold
C)   reasonable and accommodating
D)   alternating between hostile and permissiveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT part of the brain circuit thought to underlie OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)   orbitofrontal cortex
B)   amygdala
C)   cingulate gyrus
D)   caudateE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

What is the relationship between gender and panic attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Panic attacks are more common in girls, but more severe when they occur in boys.
B)   Panic attacks are more common in boys, but more severe when they occur in girls.
C)   Panic attacks are equally common among boys and girls, but more severe in girls.
D)   Panic attacks are more common in girls, but panic disorder is more common in boys.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Describe how agoraphobia might arise from panic disorder.How might it arise in those with no history of panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

With panic disorder,agoraphobia usually ...

Question 15

One primary difference in separation anxiety disorder between children and adolescents is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   In young children, the disorder is seen primarily in males, while in adolescence the disorder is seen primarily in females.
B)   Somatic complaints are more common in adolescents with separation anxiety disorder than in children with separation anxiety disorder.
C)   Young children with separation anxiety disorder more commonly worry about harm befalling them or other loved ones through unlikely means, while older children worry about more realistic events.
D)   Separation anxiety disorder needn't persist as long to be diagnosed in young children compared to adolescents.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Systematic desensitization differs from graded exposure in that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   only graded exposure involves a hierarchy of feared stimuli
B)   graded exposure takes much longer than systematic desensitization
C)   only graded exposure involves classical conditioning
D)   systematic desensitization is essentially graded exposure plus relaxation training which produces an incompatible response to anxiety in the presence of a feared stimulusE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) D

Question 17

Obsessions cannot be suppressed,but tics can.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The evidence supports which of the following regarding the genetic component of specific phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is a prominent genetic component for specific phobia.
B)   Animal phobia appears to be propagated via epigenetic effects.
C)   Blood-injection-injury phobias tend to have a relatively greater genetic component than other phobias.
D)   A specific genetic marker that increases predisposition to specific phobia has been located on the 7th chromosome.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Risk for anxiety is greatest for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   among those with insecure attachment, though the studies that have been conducted cannot determine which factor came first
B)   among those with low levels of behavioral inhibition
C)   among those with high levels of behavioral inhibition
D)   in those with high behavioral inhibition and insecure attachmentE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) D

Question 20

Phobias can be classically conditioned when ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   fear becomes an unconditioned response
B)   a neutral stimulus becomes an unconditioned stimulus
C)   an unconditioned stimulus is paired with a conditioned response
D)   a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulusE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Felicia is always plucking out the hair in her eyebrows; she does this without paying attention and sometimes looks up and an entire eyebrow is gone.She feels that she cannot control this habit and it is very distressing to her.Felicia is exhibiting symptoms consistent with which of the following?

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The frequency and severity of GAD increases with children's ______.

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Tamar's brother,Eric,witnessed Tamar become scared by a monster in a movie.Now,Eric is also scared of monsters.Eric's fear developed through which of the following?

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Jo has just been adopted.Since his adoption,he has not spoken to his adoptive parents.Which of the following would NOT help in assessing whether or not he has selective mutism ?

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Benny is 14 months old and every time his mom leaves for work,he cries for about 5 minutes.This is ______.

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Which of the following is NOT thought to be acquired through classical conditioning or social learning and maintained through negative reinforcement?

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Which of the following is NOT thought to be acquired through classical conditioning or social learning and maintained through negative reinforcement?

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Parents of children with social anxiety disorder are often described as ______.

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Which of the following is NOT part of the brain circuit thought to underlie OCD?

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The evidence supports which of the following regarding the genetic component of specific phobia?

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