Anxiety Week 3

What can be defined as Somatic Anxiety?

• The perceptions/sensations linked to somatic symptoms

• A worrying emotion that costs cognitive resources

• •An evolution of fear’ due to its complexity, vague sources and difficult-to-escape

Which stage involves changes in attention according to the stress process?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of a negative event linked to fear according to Aristotle?

• Loneliness

• Joy

• Pain

• Illness

Who proposed the concept of cognitive vs somatic anxiety in 1967?

• Smith & Johnson

• Liebert & Morris

• Brown & Taylor

• Green & White

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of trait anxiety?

• Consistent over time

• Occurs on a daily basis

• Induced by a specific situation

• Part of personality

Which of the following is NOT a stressor of performance anxiety?

• Financial issues

• Selection pressure

• High self-esteem

• Failures

What hypothesis is associated with Broadhurst (1957) and Hebb (1955)?

• Yerkes-Dodson Law

• Inverted-U Hypothesis

• Drive Reduction Theory

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory